21-year-old Long Island man is the first person in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia
Medical history has recently been made in a New York City hospital. This month, 21-year-old Sebastien Beauzile became the ...
Scientists identify potential new genetic target for sickle cell disease treatment
Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine and eight other institutions in the United States, Africa and Europe say they have ...
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Groundbreaking Gene Therapy Cures 21-year-old of His Sickle Cell Anemia: ‘I’m not in pain anymore’
Sebastien Beauzile, 21, is the first New Yorker to have received the breakthrough Lyfgenia treatment, according to the New ...
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I hid my genotype from friends to avoid stigma – Lead City University first-class graduate with sickle cell
Amblest Kanu, a graduate of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Lead City University, Oyo State, tells AYOOLA OLASUPO about some of the challenges he faced as a sickle cell ...
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Second New Jersey Committee Approves Measure to Add Sickle Cell Anemia as Medical Cannabis Condition
A New Jersey Assembly bill that would add sickle cell anemia to the list of qualifying medical marijuana conditions has ...
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Sickle cell treatment that "cured" New York patient costs millions
Sebastien Beauzile’s recently announced cure from sickle cell disease brings hope to thousands of mostly Black Americans who ...
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Sickle Cell Disease
because in areas where malaria is common, there is a fitness benefit in carrying only a single sickle-cell gene (sickle cell trait). Those with only one of the two alleles of the sickle-cell ...
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The role of antioxidants in sickle cell management
Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder characterised ... which can be beneficial in individuals with SCD-related anemia. However, excessive iron absorption from vitamin C supplementation ...
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Vascular Instability and Neurological Morbidity in Sickle Cell Disease: An Integrative Framework
It is well-established that patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at substantial risk of neurological ... hypercoagulability, thrombosis, hemolytic anemia, and hypoxia, as well as the ...
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How Immunizations Play a Role in the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease
People with sickle cell disease are immunocompromised, which means they have an increased risk of infection. For this reason, immunizations are an important part of complete sickle cell care. This ...
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Exagamglogene autotemcel for treating severe sickle cell disease in people 12 years and over
Next review: More evidence on exagamglogene autotemcel is being collected. After this, NICE will decide whether to recommend it for use in the NHS and update the guidance. It will be available with ...