Connecticut is now participating in a new federal program aimed at expanding treatment access for patients with sickle cell ...

Crushing pain episodes brought on by his sickle cell disease were getting progressively worse. "It's just been hard skipping school and always being in and out of the hospital," the 19-year-old said.

Daniel Cressy yawned, tired after three days of watching a machine pull blood out of his body, extract his stem cells and ...

Below is a brief description of sickle cell disease and the populations most affected by it.SCD is a genetic blood disorder that affects the structure and function of red blood cells. In individuals ...

But researchers say these new therapies can be life-changing for many patients. Sickle cell disease has plagued 15-year-old Langston Bennett of Los Angeles with debilitating pain crises.

Deshawn "DJ" Chow is one of just over 100 sickle cell patients who have undergone treatment with new gene therapies. CVS Health CEO David Joyner said private insurers and employer-sponsored health ...

When new sickle cell gene therapies were approved by the Food and Drug Administration just over a year ago, Chow's adopted parents sought out City of Hope Children's Cancer Center in Los Angeles ...