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Daniel Cressy was diagnosed with sickle cell disease as a child. Thanks to a newly approved gene therapy, on May 22, Cressy left the hospital with a new diagnosis…
SHREVEPORT, La. — More than 80 softball teams from across the Ark-La-Tex and beyond are competing this weekend in the 48th annual Sickle Cell Softball Tournament at…
SAGINAW, Mich. — Elijah Dottery spent months at a time at a children’s hospital in Ann Arbor battling sickle cell anemia and its complications. Now 11 years old and…
Gene-edited babies could be free of sickle cell anemia. David Sanchez, a teen with the disease, shares his thoughts on living with sickle cell—and a possible future…
Gigi Felix suffers from sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder.TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida teenager is battling an aggressive form of sickle cell disease and…
A man is now the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene therapy.Local doctors are celebrating a patient and his…
Through groundbreaking gene therapy, a patient in Louisiana has become the first person to ever be functionally cured of sickle cell anemia in the state.Daniel…
People who live with sickle cell disease often face more complications than just anemia and chronic pain.Those who suffer from the disease are also at risk of…
A young man named Daniel Cressy is the first person in Louisiana to successfully undergo gene therapy for sickle cell disease — and hopefully many others will…
New treatment options are now available at Kingston General Hospital for local patients living with sickle cell disease.The inherited blood disorder causes red…