Britain's National Health Service (NHS) will provide a cutting-edge gene therapy that aims to cure sickle cell disease, the ...

There will be a blood drive for sickle cell disease – the most common inherited blood disorder – this weekend in South Jersey ...

Around 1,700 people could be eligible for the one-time treatment, which is seen as a less risky alternative to a donor stem ...

Charity organisation Sickle Cell Society has described the recommendation as a “major breakthrough” for sickle cell patients.

It is believed around 1,700 people could be eligible for the treatment, while the NHS estimates around 50 people a year will ...

Experts hailed exciting news for some people with sickle cell disease in England as the health watchdog decided to grant ...

The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts ...

A GROUNDBREAKING genetic treatment with the potential to cure sickle cell disease will be rolled out on the NHS. The one-off ...

Read about exa-cel being rolled out on the NHS, providing a 'functional cure' for some patients with severe sickle cell ...

NHS officials estimate that around 50 people a year will receive treatment now that it has been approved for use for certain ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today a reimbursement agreement with NHS England for eligible sickle cell ...

As is the case for institutions treating the disease, a majority of the sickle cell patients at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital are African American. The hospital recognized the need ...