Sickle Cell

Reading Time: < 1 minute Health bosses are aiming to tackle “poor care” faced by many children and young people living with sickle cell disease when they…

Reading Time: < 1 minute A young mother has said she is “disappointed” it took a potentially fatal lymphoma diagnosis for doctors to address her painful sickle…

Reading Time: < 1 minute A 12-year-old boy is the first commercial patient in the world to receive an FDA-approved gene therapy for sickle cell disease, The New…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Four thousand people diagnosed with sickle cell disease in England may now access “life-changing” treatment following its approval for NHS use.  Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Well before intermittent fasting became a fad those of us living with sickle cell knew about the importance of drinking water.  Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventative care that could…

Reading Time: < 1 minute A drug approved to treat sickle cell disease has been axed by the government, sparking criticism from campaigners. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute As if starting life with a potentially disabling genetic blood disease wasn’t enough, a study shows that almost two-thirds of babies born…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Sickle cell, a genetic blood disease that affects red blood cells, has caused grief  in the medical fratenity as their colleagues, who…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Gautam Dongre’s two children in India and Pascazia Mazeze’s son in Tanzania live with an inherited blood disorder that turns blood cells into instruments of…