News 8 is once again honoring Black history by looking at health care and the racial disparities many report facing.

Researchers at the New York Blood Center have made a breakthrough in understanding the body’s autoimmune response to sickle ...

In addition to the prolonged pain and suffering endured by sickle cell patients, a Washington University School of Medicine study has concluded that there could be a significant impact on cognitive ...

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 ...

Our independent appraisal committee has approved the use of gene editing therapy exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) for use in the NHS in England, providing a potential cure for some people with ...

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 ...

Most with sickle cell don’t have that option. It’s a decision that is open to many more people with sickle cell now that NICE has given the go ahead for Exa-cel (Casgevy) treatment to be used ...

LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Britain's National Health Service (NHS) will provide a cutting-edge gene therapy that aims to cure sickle cell disease, the National Institute for Health and Care ...

Sickle Cell Trait Does Not Cause "Sickle Cell Crisis" Leading to Exertion-Related Death: A Systematic Review. Blood Journal , 2025; DOI: 10.1182/blood.2024026899 Cite This Page : ...

Higher economic deprivation also associated with brain age gap in controls without sickle cell anemia. HealthDay News — Adults with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and healthy controls with greater ...

20 years after T-Boz opened Chase’s Closet, Chase has a shop of her own, and she cites her mom as her biggest inspiration. “My mom and I are super close. She’s my best friend, and I'm ...