Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of red blood cells. Some parents may learn that their infant has this disorder after prenatal testing. Hospitals also test for SCA after birth as part ...

Exa-cel, a new CRISPR-based treatment, modifies the genes of the patient's stem cells to induce them to produce fetal hemoglobin. I have a long-standing interest in sickle cell anemia, a genetic ...

Since it’s discovery in 1910, sickle cell disease has been considered a death sentence for those that inherited it. But over the years, dedicated pediatric programs and research initiatives have ...

A 21-year-old man has become the first person in New York—and one of the first in the world—to be cured of sickle cell anemia. A novel form of gene therapy enabled the man to receive a life-changing ...

23andMe will offer its Health + Ancestry Service at no cost for up to 1,000 eligible* participants who are 18 years or older and have African ancestry or ancestry from a region where sickle cell ...

Lauren Pastrana is the co-anchor of CBS4 News weeknights at 5, 6, 7 and 11 p.m. She joined CBS Miami in April 2012 as a reporter. She is an Emmy-nominated, multimedia journalist with experience in ...

The FDA approved the first gene therapies for sickle cell anemia. The two approved treatments, Casgevy and Lyfgenia, will cost $2.2 million and $3.1 million. Casgevy is the first therapy to use the ...

Sickle cell anemia may qualify as a disability for people experiencing severe symptoms, allowing access to benefits. However, eligibility depends on how the condition affects daily life. Sickle cell ...