Bluebird Bio and Xcellbio have entered into an agreement to support the commercialization of sickle cell gene therapy ...

Traditional stem cell transplants can cure sickle cell disease but come with serious risks and require a suitable ...

A 24-hour-a-day emergency blood transfusion service described as a "lifeline" for patients has opened. James Cook Hospital in ...

A toolkit on hydroxyurea was designed to help parents of young children with sickle cell disease feel more confident about ...

The Department of Health - Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the emirate, has announced the ...

A National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission was launched in July 2023 to eliminate the disease by 2047 by aiming to ...

Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited haemoglobinopathy in Tanzania, with 11 000– 14 000 children born with the ...

Blood clots are associated with life-threatening conditions such as sepsis, sickle cell disease, heart attack, and stroke.