Cece Calhoun ’21, medical director of Yale’s Sickle Cell Program, reflects on the challenges of building teams and structures ...
Gene editing has delivered remarkable results against sickle cell disease. Now researchers are working to make these ...
June 19 is marked as World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, granting the opportunity to reflect on the current state of treatment, access, equity, and more that impacts patients living with sickle cell ...
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders. A person inherits SCD from their parents when they inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. This hereditary ...
Sickle cell disease can cause various eye-related complications, including retinopathy. If untreated, sickle cell retinopathy can cause permanent vision loss. Treatments include laser therapy and eye ...