Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh researchers have shown that a simple, noninvasive light-based technology could help doctors better track how sickle cell disease affects the ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) — Prisma Health has opened a new center for sickle cell patients in Greenville, marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Wednesday. Located on the second floor of 900 West ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH — Two community health events are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 13, at Brown Park in Lafayette, bringing together screenings, awareness, and free resources for local residents. The ...

Pain has always been humanity’s unwelcome companion. From the moment a child is born, their first cry is an expression of pain, the shock of leaving the safety of the womb. For those living with ...

Essentially all cells in an organism's body have the same genetic blueprint, or genome, but the set of genes that are actively expressed at any given time in a cell determines what type of cell it ...

The procedure, powered by a newly acquired apheresis machine, marks a breakthrough in the management of sickle cell disease (SCD) in Kisumu, a region where the condition remains highly prevalent. For ...

Shen’iyah Green, from Enfield, died on the journey home from hospital, after being being wrongly diagnosed with stomach flu Shen’iyah Green, from Enfield, died less than three hours after being sent ...

Essentially all cells in an organism’s body have the same genetic blueprint, or genome, but the set of genes that are actively expressed at any given time in a cell determines what type of cell it ...

THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel), a one-time, ex vivo CRISPR-Cas9 gene-edited cell therapy, is beneficial for adults and adolescents with severe sickle ...