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Just Like You: Young girl, mother write children’s book to help others understand Sickle Cell Anemia
Simmie White is taking control of her own story. The six-year-old girl and her mother want others to understand more about ...
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Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease
In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...
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Sickle Cell Disease
Many individuals with sickle cell anemia undergoing controlled ovarian ... In the United States, about 1 out of 500 African-American children born will have sickle-cell anaemia.
Gaston County mother sentenced to 10 years in prison for daughter’s overdose death
A Gaston County woman, Rhondasha McNair, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the overdose death of her 20-month-old ...
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles adds sickle cell treatment
Children's Hospital Los Angeles added a 10th cell and gene therapy treatment for children, adolescents and young adults with serious medical conditions. The newest gene therapy treatment ...
Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering—here's what you need to know
Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen ...
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A Book Club for Kids with Sickle Cell Disease
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital partners with Eye See Me African Bookstore to provide books promoting ...
High-cost sickle cell gene therapies push insurers and Medicaid programs to find new payment models
The high cost of sickle cell gene therapies is pushing private insurers and Medicaid programs to develop new payment models.
$100K raised during 2025 Teddi Dance for Love marathon
Folks danced and grooved for 24 hours straight in honor St. John Fisher University’s annual Teddi Dance for Love, a ...
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Local blood drive benefits African Americans with Sickle Cell Anemia
This makes it difficult for those with Sickle Cell Anemia, who are of African descent. “Many of those patients require up to 100 transfusions of blood every single year. It’s a very painful ...