It’s a medical breakthrough in treating sickle cell disease and a Michigan man is proof that it works.

Nemours Children's Hospital is now offering Lyfgenia gene therapy. The treatment aims to reduce pain crises and hospital ...

Chantez Sanford Jr., 24, of Southfield, says his life has been transformed after undergoing Lyfgenia gene therapy at Children ...

Sickle Cell disease can be a very scary issue to deal with however, with proper monitoring and care, many people are able to live their life to its full capacity with minor complications. According to ...

Opinion: Thousands of Marylanders are living with sickle cell disease, but our health care system has not kept pace with our ...

Noncancerous blood disorders are conditions that affect blood cells, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Blood disorders may cause symptoms and complications, but most are ...

NMDP(SM) , the nonprofit organization that operates the national registry of unrelated blood stem cell donors and cord blood units, applauds Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Tim Scott (R-SC), Tina Smith ...

Have you ever asked how doctors help the body repair itself when a serious disease damages cells or tissues? Modern medicine ...

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Juan Uribe shared an update on his search for a a stem cell donor match for his son, Max ...

Hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, anemia, leukemias, or a low platelet count can cause bruising. A person should contact a doctor if they are concerned about their bruising. Bruising is one of the ...