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 ...

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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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Sickle cell and the year ahead

The year ahead feels like a long stretch of unwrapped gifts. Some days are bright boxes with bows; others are wrinkled wrapping paper hiding something unexpected. For me, living with sickle cell ...