Sickle cell disease is an inherited condition that affects the oxygen-carrying hemoglobin protein in red blood cells. It carries a risk of a sickle cell crisis, pain, infections, and blood clots. The ...

A couple of months ago, I sat with the founder of the Disability and Sickle Cell Organisation of Nigeria, Mr Tayo Faloye, for an interview that has since been published online. Tayo himself is a ...

Sickle cell crisis is a health complication of sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder. It usually causes severe pain, and it happens due to an acute blood cell reaction. Sometimes sickle ...

I’ve discussed before how infections have been a menace to managing sickle cell disease. I’ve also explained how sickle cell patients are more susceptible to infections because of our compromised ...

Because sickle cell disease isn’t as progressive a disease as others that have gene therapies available, there isn’t as much urgency to start on these expensive therapies, said Kevin Niehoff ...

Life will never be the same for Leila and Errol after the death of their 22-year-old son Darnell, who lived with disabilities including sickle cell disease. Darnell Smith died on 23 November 2022 ...

Eric Boodman, a STAT general assignment reporter, is the author of a series about sickle cell disease and forced sterilizations. She knew what it was to have pain she couldn’t put into words ...

Enlargement of the left atrium, one of the heart’s upper chambers, is associated with a greater sickle cell disease (SCD) burden for patients, with more emergency department visits and blood test ...

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(NYSE: PFE) announced today that it is voluntarily withdrawing all lots of OXBRYTA ® (voxelotor) for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) at this time, in all markets where it is approved.

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The EU's drug watchdog Thursday called for the suspension of approval for Pfizer's medicine to treat sickle cell disease, saying doctors should stop using the drug. The European Medicines Agency's ...