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

In 2019, the first CRISPR clinical trials were conducted to treat sickle cell diseases and in 2020, this treatment was ...

Australian cancer researchers are the first to establish a next-generation gene-editing tool for modeling and interrogating human disease.

One sickle cell patient told ITV News the new gene therapy being rolled out for use on the NHS means they "finally have something to look towards". | ITV National News ...

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

The gene-editing treatment will be available to certain patients with sickle cell disease in England as Vertex commits to collecting additional data.

After moving from Sierra Leone to London, guest columnist Richard Bayliss received a proper diagnosis and care plan for his sickle cell.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a non-opioid pain drug, clearing the way ...

The Exa-cel gene therapy treatment is at the forefront of medical technology. It takes the person’s DNA and “edits” out the faulty sickle gene. It’s expensive, too. According to the manufacturer, ...

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

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Casgevy (exagamglogene ...