A year ago, NBC News joined Wedam Minyila as he began undergoing a groundbreaking treatment for sickle cell disease. The ...

If you or someone you know has sickle cell disease (SCD), you may have heard of Lyfgenia, one of two gene therapies approved for this condition. Gene therapies are the only treatments for SCD that can ...

The FDA made a historic approval Dec. 8 when it cleared Casgevy, the nation’s first medicine based on CRISPR gene-editing technology, as a treatment for sickle cell disease. Its makers are now working ...

Sickle cell anemia is the world's most common genetic disorder. It causes the red blood pigment hemoglobin to crystallize, ...

Doctors say new gene-based treatments could offer long-term relief — and possible cures — for people living with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease has long shortened lives in the United States, ...

This video is no longer available. It is described as intense pain shooting throughout your body and has had a history of misdiagnosis and complications as patients are constantly traveling to ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved two gene-editing treatments for patients 12 and older suffering from severe sickle cell disease, but they come with health risks doctors want patients to ...

A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly developed form of CRISPR at UNSW Sydney points to a safer way of treating ...

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has formed a bond with a family from Falmouth, Massachusetts. Jayden Wilsey, now a teen, has been battling sickle cell disease since he was an infant. The ...

After spending a year living within the walls of Boston Children's Hospital fighting sickle cell disease, Jayden Wilsey, 15, finally emerged on Sept. 15 — free from the pain associated with the ...

GLP-1 receptor agonist use appeared linked to significantly reduced all-cause mortality among people with sickle cell disease ...

Maharashtra government is implementing a comprehensive screening drive in 21 districts to detect sickle cell anaemia. The ...