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Thanks to a groundbreaking genetic treatment, Sebastien Beauzile is the first person in New York to be cured of the disease.

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The Long Island man had been coming to the hospital since he was 2 months old, now after 21 years he is cured. Read on to ...

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 ...

Over the last few months, there have been multiple reports on new treatments for sickle cell disease. In this feature, we highlight the biggest updates in this field and think about what the future ...

People with sickle cell disease are immunocompromised, which means they have an increased risk of infection. For this reason, immunizations are an important part of complete sickle cell care. This ...

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 ...

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 ...

A bone marrow transplant process is safe and curative for adults with sickle cell disease, according to results of a trial completed at about 20 cancer centers. A bone marrow transplant process co ...

A novel reduced-intensity haploidentical bone marrow transplant has shown high success in curing sickle cell disease in adults, with 95% survival and 88% cure rates two years post-transplant.