Richard Bayliss is 44 years old and has sickle cell disease with hemoglobin SS disease. He’s in the final year of a master’s ...

A "groundbreaking" £1.65 million treatment has been approved for use on the NHS, offering patients with severe sickle cell disease some hope of a cure. It is believed around 1,700 people could be ...

A cutting-edge gene therapy has been approved for NHS use for some patients with severe sickle cell disease. Casgevy, also known as exa-cel, was the first treatment to be licensed using gene ...

A sickle cell disease “cure” is to be offered to NHS patients for the first time. The £1.65 million gene therapy called exa-cel, also known under the brand name Casgevy, uses a Nobel Prize ...

Sufferers of sickle cell disease experience agonising and unpredictable sickle cell crises, where blood vessels become blocked causing severe pain. Casgevy, also known as exa-cel, was the first ...

A gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease, with a price tag of £1.65m, is to be offered to patients on the NHS in England. About 50 people a year with the inherited blood disorder are likely ...

What would it look like to have a successful stem cell transplant? Would it be a cure for my sickle cell disease? It was a decision I could think about making because my sister was a genetic match ...

Governor Mangubhai Patel said on Tuesday that Madhya Pradesh has become a leading state in efforts to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) and sickle cell anaemia. The Governor added that the achievements of ...

FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- People with sickle cell disease often struggle with memory, focus, learning and problem solving, setting them back in school and the workplace.

A plaque honouring Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, the NHS's first sickle cell specialist nurse counsellor, has been unveiled at an NHS blood donor centre in south London. Dame Elizabeth ...

(Bloomberg) -- Country Garden Holdings Co.’s shares jumped as they resumed trading in Hong Kong Tuesday following a nine-month suspension, after the Chinese property giant pledged to clinch a ...

Sickle cell anaemia occurs when red blood cells change shape under low oxygen conditions, transforming into a sickle shape that can block blood flow. This blockage can result in pain in the ...