It’s a medical breakthrough in treating sickle cell disease and a Michigan man is proof that it works.

Sickle cell anemia causes sickle-shaped cells to block blood flow to the lungs, leading to acute chest syndrome. Common treatment methods involve oxygen supplementation and pain management. Sickle ...

Chantez Sanford Jr., 24, of Southfield, says his life has been transformed after undergoing Lyfgenia gene therapy at Children ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders. A person inherits SCD from their parents when they inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. This hereditary ...

Nikki Peterson, like approximately 100,000 other Americans, was born with sickle cell anemia. The 43-year-old lives in Upper Marlboro, Md., and ends up in the hospital about four times during what she ...

Sickle cell conditions are genetic blood disorders that affect haemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. While both sickle cell trait and sickle ...

Nemours Children's Hospital is now offering Lyfgenia gene therapy. The treatment aims to reduce pain crises and hospital visits for young patients.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Recurrent pain episodes are the leading reason for emergency department (ED) visits among patients with sickle cell disease, but adherence to established acute pain management ...

Daniel Cressy says today is a life-changing day. The man in his 20s received a gene therapy transfusion Wednesday at Manning ...