Experts hailed exciting news for some people with sickle cell disease in England as the health watchdog decided to grant ...

Around 1,700 people could be eligible for the one-time treatment, which is seen as a less risky alternative to a donor stem ...

The therapy involves taking stem cells out of a patient's bone marrow and editing a gene in the cells in a laboratory and ...

Charity organisation Sickle Cell Society has described the recommendation as a “major breakthrough” for sickle cell patients.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today a reimbursement agreement with NHS England for eligible sickle cell ...

People in England with sickle cell will be able to get the world’s first CRISPR-based medicine under an agreement between the ...

A GROUNDBREAKING genetic treatment with the potential to cure sickle cell disease will be rolled out on the NHS. The one-off ...

A revolutionary gene therapy treatment costing a staggering £1.65 million has been approved for NHS use, offering patients ...

An Oxfordshire university student is among those set to receive a "transformative" gene-therapy treatment on the NHS for sickle ...

CRISPR technology has revolutionized genetic testing and disease detection ... and management by enabling rapid detection and treatment. 18 CRISPR-based diagnostics hold immense promise for ...

NHS officials estimate that around 50 people a year will receive treatment now that it has been approved for use for certain ...

Read about exa-cel being rolled out on the NHS, providing a 'functional cure' for some patients with severe sickle cell ...