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 ...
WCIV on MSN

Sickle cell patients ask for individualized care, say MUSC treatment is oversimplified

Sickle cell patients and their families are speaking out, saying their pain is being treated with a one-size-fits-all ...

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 ...
Boise State 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 ...
Medscape

Scotland Approves Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

NHS Scotland has approved a one-time CRISPR gene therapy for severe sickle cell disease, offering durable reduction in vaso-occlusive crises for eligible patients.
Indianapolis Recorder

Sickle cell advocacy day to highlight urgent needs at statehouse

Hoosiers from across the state will gather at the Indiana State Capitol on Monday, Feb. 2, to call attention to the urgent ...

Alabama Senate passes bill giving ADPH oversight of Sickle Cell Commission

The Alabama Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that moves the Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission under the ...
Devdiscourse

AI could close Africa’s deadly diagnosis gap for diabetes and sickle cell disease if deployed equitably

Africa accounts for the majority of global births affected by the condition, yet universal newborn screening remains rare.
Business Daily Africa on MSN

Patients’ boost as sickle cell fully covered in SHA package

The Ministry of Health is set to fully integrate Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) into the Social Health Authority’s (SHA) benefits package, a move that will reshape how care for patients with the condition ...
The New Indian Express

14-yr-old sickle cell patient operated for hip replacement at Apollo hospital

NEW DELHI: Doctors at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital successfully performed a total hip replacement on a 14-year-old girl suffering from severe complications of sickle cell disease earlier this week.