Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic blood disorder characterised by the production of an abnormal haemoglobin, known as haemoglobin S. Sickle cell disease changes the shape of blood cells into a crescent ...

A cutting-edge gene therapy has been approved for NHS use for some patients with severe sickle cell disease. Casgevy, also ...

The condition is relentless, marked by excruciating pain crises, organ damage, and constant medical uncertainty. But advancements in treatment are rewriting what it means to live with sickle cell.

A "groundbreaking" £1.65 million treatment has ... suffer from regular sickle cell crises - last year, I had to go to the hospital at midnight after waking up in severe pain, and overall, I ...

Now a £1.6million gene editing treatment will ... suffer from regular sickle cell crises. Last year, I had to go to the hospital at midnight after waking up in severe pain, and overall, I had ...

A cutting-edge gene therapy has been approved for NHS use for some patients with severe sickle cell ... and pain her entire life. Funmi Dasaolu said that she is overjoyed that the treatment ...

People living with sickle cell say they're "apprehensive" following news of a revolutionary new one-off treatment that has ... vessels causing excruciating pain and much more.