Jan. 17, 2025 — A new study has found older-looking brains in adults with sickle cell disease, helping to explain the cognitive challenges experienced by such individuals. A brain image from a ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and bluebird bio have entered into an agreement with CMS to participate in a new Medicaid payment model for gene-based sickle cell anemia treatments, the agency announced ...

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In this Healio Video Perspective from Retina 2025, Adrienne W. Scott, MD, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, ...

The most common sickle cell disorder type is sickle cell anemia. The condition affects ... Medicaid agencies is critical. The voluntary model, led by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that individuals with sickle cell disease show premature brain aging, appearing 14 years older ...

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Individuals with sickle cell disease – a chronic illness where misshapen, sticky blood cells clump together, reducing oxygen ...

A new study has found older-looking brains in adults with sickle cell disease, helping to explain the cognitive challenges experienced by such individuals. A brain image from a healthy individual ...

Rigel has enrolled the first subject in a Phase I trial of its oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor, fostamatinib, to ...

Despite progress in healthcare services for individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Africa, substantial gaps ...