Spherix Global Insights today announced the release of its 2026 Patient Chart Dynamix(TM): Sickle Cell Disease (US) report, an in-depth analysis of 133 real-world patient charts collected from 86 U.S.

The first gene therapies approved to treat sickle cell disease in December 2023 are struggling on the market. But there are glimpses of forward momentum as Vertex and Genetix Bio provide updates.

Howard University opens the first comprehensive wellness center for sickle cell disease in Washington, D.C., offering personalized care and support.

Sickle cell disease—the subject of a new Seminar in The Lancet—is one of the most prevalent and fastest-growing genetic disorders worldwide. Although its true prevalence is difficult to determine ...

The Trump administration is aiming to change that with a new program within Medicaid, the federal-state insurer for low-income people that covers about half of the 100,000 people in the U.S. with ...

Serenity Cole enjoyed Christmas last month relaxing with her family near her St. Louis home, making crafts and visiting friends. It was a contrast to how Cole, 18, spent part of the 2024 holiday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After spending a year living within the walls of Boston Children's Hospital fighting sickle cell disease, Jayden Wilsey, 15, ...

Advances in sickle cell therapies, including gene editing, offer hope—but racial disparities, cost, and access barriers remain major challenges. Racial and ethnic disparities in health care persist in ...

This video is no longer available. It is described as intense pain shooting throughout your body and has had a history of misdiagnosis and complications as patients are constantly traveling to ...

Hematology-oncology trained physicians who treat sickle cell disease reported higher rates of burnout (60%) than their counterparts who do not provide sickle cell care (43%) despite no differences in ...

Serenity Cole lives in St. Louis with her grandmother, Theresa Cole. Serenity is doing well after being one of the first patients to get a gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease under a new ...