Researchers have found a new way to reactivate fetal hemoglobin without the need for gene-editing therapy, according to a new study.

Disc Medicine will be enrolling 24 adults with SCD in its newly launched trial testing DISC-3405 at three doses for easing ...

Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye encourages medical professional to be more mindful about the care they provide to sickle cell ...

Although she understands her illness, columnist Michelle Harlan is still learning how to communicate and disclose her sickle ...

Treatment with hydroxyurea increases blood oxygen levels during sleep in children with sickle cell disease (SCD), but it does not meaningfully lessen sleep disturbances, a study reports. Compared with ...

Disc Medicine says it’s planning to launch a clinical trial before the end of the year that will test DISC-3405, its treatment candidate for reducing high iron levels and easing iron overload, in ...

Communication is necessary for any relationship to form, whether it’s platonic or romantic. The more I experience different types of relationships, the more I realize how pivotal communication is in ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed the continuing suspension of marketing authorization for Pfizer’s sickle cell disease (SCD) treatment Oxbryta (voxelotor) — withdrawn from the market ...

Using tocilizumab off-label in four young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) who developed hyperhemolysis syndrome as a complication of a blood transfusion stopped the premature destruction of red ...

While I am not a board-certified hematologist, I am an expert on my personal experience with sickle beta-zero thalassemia. One might say I am “board-certified” in living with the condition! When I ...