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Approved Sickle Cell Drug Fails to Beat Placebo in Trial
Crizanlizumab (Adakveo) failed to outperform placebo in patients with sickle cell disease, the phase III STAND trial showed.
Sickle cell anemia patient reunites with Long Island doctors whose gene therapy treatments made him symptom-free
Sebastien Beauzile, 21, became the first person in New York state to be made symptom-free of sickle cell disease after ...
Long Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia
A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say. They credit state-of-the-art genetic treatment. For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile suffered chronic pain ...
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Sickle Cell Disease in Social Security Disability Evaluations
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Sickle Cell Disease in Social Security Disability Evaluations is inviting people with sickle cell disease (SCD) and ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence17d
Exagamglogene autotemcel for treating severe sickle cell disease in people 12 years and over
Next review: More evidence on exagamglogene autotemcel is being collected. After this, NICE will decide whether to recommend it for use in the NHS and update the guidance. It will be available with ...
Sickle Cell Disease News17d
Incidence of sickle cell disease complications rise in cold weather
The incidence of vaso-occlusive episodes and acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease is higher from January to March.
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Sickle cell anemia
Sickle cell anemia, also called drepanocytosis, is a blood disorder or hemoglobin disorder that changes the shape of red blood cells. The abnormally shaped red blood cells interfere with the delivery ...
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Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease
Three key players share the story of how fundamental discoveries in the laboratory became a first-of-its-kind therapy that promises to have a monumental impact on sickle cell disease patients around ...
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Splinter Cell remake - everything we know so far
It feels like the Splinter Cell remake has been on its way for a while now, which isn't helped by the fact it's been over three years since we heard anything official about the game. From what we ...
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Dying to serve: Dozens of recruits have died nationwide while training to become police officers
Many carried sickle cell trait, a condition most prevalent among Black Americans that increases the risk of serious injury following extreme exertion. Overall, the deaths amount to a tiny percentage ...
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Takeaways from AP’s investigation into dozens of deaths of police recruits
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. At least 29 recruits have died during basic training at law enforcement academies nationwide in the last ...
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MUSC expands gene therapy, resources for Sickle Cell ‘warriors’ in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Medical University of South Carolina is expanding its access to state-supported Sickle Cell programs for “warriors,” or patients battling the disease. The medical ...