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What Causes Sickle Cell Anemia?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSickle cell anemia is a genetically inherited disorder of the hemoglobin in red blood cells (RBC). Hemoglobin is the protein in RBCs that transports...
Understanding Sickle Cell Anemia
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 12 months agoSickle cell disease is an inherited condition that affects the oxygen-carrying hemoglobin protein in red blood cells. It carries a risk of a sickle cell...
Signs and Symptoms of Sickle Cell Disease
Health via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders that causes symptoms such as anemia, pain, fatigue, jaundice, an increased...
The FDA just approved the first gene editing therapy for sickle cell anemia, but it'll cost $2.2...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe FDA approved the first gene therapy for sickle cell anemia.Meletios Verras/ iStock The FDA...
Why we need more Black blood donors to treat sickle cell anemia
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCNN staffer Sharon Browne-Peter was diagnosed with sickle cell disease before she was born and needs...
If you're Black, your odds of getting sickle cell disease are significantly high
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLocal volunteers are on a mission to not only help residents learn if they have sickle cell disease,...
Sickle cell disease is rife in west Africa - a fresh approach is needed to combat it
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest prevalence of sickle cell disease Wikimedia...
FDA approves gene therapy for sickle cell disease: 'One incredible journey of success.'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFederal officials Friday approved two gene therapy treatments for sickle cell disease, welcome news...
Kansas Citians with sickle cell disease may benefit from new FDA-approved treatments
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people in the United States, including an estimated 2,000...
‘Unheard’ explores living with sickle cell disease: ‘When we say we’re in pain, we’re in pain’
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 12 months ago“People with sickle cell get better as they age…” “You don’t look like you’re in pain…” Those are...
