Sickle cell patients share delight over approval of new treatment
NHS officials estimate that around 50 people a year will receive treatment now that it has been approved for use for certain ...
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Oxfordshire student to receive new sickle cell treatment
An Oxfordshire university student is among those set to receive a "transformative" gene-therapy treatment on the NHS for sickle ...
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‘Functional cure’ for sickle cell disease now offered on NHS
Read about exa-cel being rolled out on the NHS, providing a 'functional cure' for some patients with severe sickle cell ...
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Cardinal Glennon opens book club for kids with sickle cell disease
As is the case for institutions treating the disease, a majority of the sickle cell patients at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital are African American. The hospital recognized the need ...
New sickle cell treatment approved for NHS use offers patients ‘hope of a cure’
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 ...
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Gene-editing Therapy Could Be The Cure To Sickle Cell Disease
In 2019, the first CRISPR clinical trials were conducted to treat sickle cell diseases and in 2020, this treatment was ...
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Revolutionary gene-editing therapy for sickle cell ‘offers hope of a cure’ for NHS patients
It mainly affects people from Black African and Black Caribbean ... Around half the number of children and adults with sickle cell disease receive a stem cell transplant on the NHS each year. The list ...
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Guest Voice: Moving, literally, in the right direction for sickle cell care
After moving from Sierra Leone to London, guest columnist Richard Bayliss received a proper diagnosis and care plan for his sickle cell.
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Advocates gather in support of bill that would increase Virginia funding for sickle cell research, care
Sickle cell disease impacts more than 100,000 people in the United States. It’s estimated that more than two million ...
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles adds sickle cell treatment
Discover the latest addition to Children's Hospital Los Angeles' 10 cell and gene therapy treatments, including Casgevy for sickle cell disease ...