Medicaid tries new approach with sickle cell: Companies only get paid if costly gene therapies work

Serenity Cole enjoyed Christmas last month relaxing with her family near her St. Louis home, making crafts and visiting ...
Frontiers

Innovations and Challenges in Sickle Cell Disease: Bridging Gaps in Global Health

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a global health challenge that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite significant ...

Angella Ferguson, a Leader in Sickle Cell Anemia Research, Dies at 100

A Black female doctor when that was rare, she developed a diagnostic test for the disease that is still a standard tool, as ...
Jefferson Public Radio

Medicaid has a new way to pay for costly sickle cell treatment: Only if it works

Medicaid is doing a novel payment system for the new, promising and expensive sickle cell treatment. It may become a model ...
Essence

Seeing Past the Stigma: Understanding Life with Sickle Cell Disease

Makenzie’s first sickle cell pain crisis came without warning. She was scared and felt alone. Not only was the pain excruciating, but her parents weren’t there—her two worst fears at once. She spent ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Opinion: Why sickle cell care must remain a state priority

For years, my family struggled to understand the constant, mysterious pain my younger sister and I endured. Her cries were so frequent that she earned the nickname “Holly” because she was always ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Roseland Hospital opens delayed sickle-cell clinic on Chicago’s South Side

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