Sickle cell disease—the subject of a new Seminar in The Lancet—is one of the most prevalent and fastest-growing genetic disorders worldwide. Although its true prevalence is difficult to determine ...

Five seemingly unconnected Black and ethnic minority Londoners discover they have superpowers in the hit Netflix series "Supacell". The link between them? They all suffer from sickle cell anaemia, a ...

If you or someone you know has sickle cell disease (SCD), you may have heard of Lyfgenia, one of two gene therapies approved for this condition. Gene therapies are the only treatments for SCD that can ...

A sickle cell emergency unit at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel will remain open following a campaign, it has been ...

Avascular necrosis is the breakdown and death of bone tissue due to insufficient blood supply. It’s a common complication of sickle cell disease, but early diagnosis and treatment can help slow ...

Tatyana Thompson was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia as a baby. When she became a parent, her symptoms worsened. A treatment at Johns Hopkins finally cured her.

A world-first gene therapy for severe sickle cell disease has not been approved for widespread NHS use in new draft guidance. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) said it ...

Sickle cell disease can cause various eye-related complications, including retinopathy. If untreated, sickle cell retinopathy can cause permanent vision loss. Treatments include laser therapy and eye ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders. A person inherits SCD from their parents when they inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. This hereditary ...

Doctors who treat sickle cell disease (SCD) face burnout up to 60%, may be not due to a lack of resilience, but rather systemic healthcare factors inherent to SCD care.