1st Michigan patient undergoes FDA-authorized sickle cell gene therapy

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

Nanoparticles can genetically modify several human cell types

In a demonstration that could help pave the way for gene therapies with fewer side effects, several human cell types have ...
Medscape

New Tool Forecasts Pregnancy Risks for Sickle Cell Patients

Pregnant patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) have a significantly elevated risk for severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and preterm birth, but a novel risk calculator shows promise for predicting ...

Maryland must address its sickle cell public health crisis | GUEST COMMENTARY

Opinion: Thousands of Marylanders are living with sickle cell disease, but our health care system has not kept pace with our ...
BMJ Open

Haemoglobinopathies and health disparities: findings of a large-scale sample survey among indigenous populations in Odisha, India

Objectives To estimate the prevalence of sickle cell trait, sickle cell disease, beta-thalassaemia minor and ...
The New York Times

Doctors Told Him He Was Going to Die. Then A.I. Saved His Life.

Scientists are using machine learning to find new treatments among thousands of old medicines. Scientists are using machine learning to find new treatments among thousands of old medicines. Joseph ...