Sickle Cell advocacy groups in Lagos have called on both federal and state governments to enact legislation mandating ...

Drew Agahiu, 17, has sickle cell disease, the group of inherited disorders that affect hemoglobin, which is a protein in the red blood cells that delivers oxygen to the body.

So, we marked another World Sickle Cell Day on Thursday, June 19. But truthfully, what was there to celebrate? I can’t speak for everyone, but I know I speak for many when I say: we have nothing.

Vertex Pharma's £1.65 million ($2.05 million) gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD), Casgevy, has been given the green light for use by the NHS in England under a managed access ...

The Sickle Cell Society described the decision to withdraw its European marketing authorisation as a significant setback for patients. Image. Phil Taylor. 26 September, 2024. sickle cell disease.

Clinical Presentation of Stroke in Sickle Cell Disease. There is a broad spectrum of acute presentation with CVA and other neurological complications in patients with SCD ( Table 1).Clinical ...

Therapy Insight: Stroke Risk and Its Management in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease. Fenella J. Kirkham. Disclosures. Nat Clin Pract Neurol. 2007;3(5):264-278. In This Article.