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June 15, 2022
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Sickle Cell Data Collection program to continue key initiatives with $2.5M funding increase

Sickle Cell Data Collection program to continue key initiatives with $2.5M funding increase

Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people in the United States, but the exact incidence is unknown and rates vary from state to state.

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April 26, 2022
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Corticosteroids may increase risk for hospitalization for sickle cell disease pain crises

Corticosteroids may increase risk for hospitalization for sickle cell disease pain crises

Exposure to systemic corticosteroids appeared to increase risk for hospitalization for vaso-occlusive episodes among patients with sickle cell disease, according to a French study published in Blood.

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April 25, 2022
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Organ dysfunction rare among children who underwent HSCT for sickle cell disease

Organ dysfunction rare among children who underwent HSCT for sickle cell disease

SALT LAKE CITY — Prevalence of organ dysfunction appeared low among pediatric patients who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for sickle cell disease, according to retrospective study results.

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April 23, 2022
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Sickle cell disease increases risk for transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy

Sickle cell disease increases risk for transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy

SALT LAKE CITY — Sickle cell disease increased risk for transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy among children who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to study results.

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April 20, 2022
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Many male AYAs with sickle cell disease unaware of disease-related fertility issues

Many male AYAs with sickle cell disease unaware of disease-related fertility issues

Most male adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease reported a desire to have children later in life but few knew of disease-related fertility issues, according to study results published in Blood Advances.

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April 14, 2022
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UCSF researchers hope to cure sickle cell disease through CRISPR gene editing

UCSF researchers hope to cure sickle cell disease through CRISPR gene editing

With the aid of $17 million in grant funding, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland will initiate a 4-year trial evaluating CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing as a potential cure for sickle cell disease.

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March 29, 2022
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Music therapy helps patients with sickle cell disease cope with pain

Music therapy helps patients with sickle cell disease cope with pain

According to one patient undergoing treatment for sickle cell disease at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health, pain associated with the disease “feels like someone’s constantly stabbing you, but you’re not dying.”

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March 17, 2022
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ASH president advises that early-career women be persistent, ‘show up and be in the room’

ASH president advises that early-career women be persistent, ‘show up and be in the room’

Jane N. Winter, MD, the current American Society of Hematology president, advised that it’s essential to be persistent with your goals and choose mentors wisely during the early years of a medical career.

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February 13, 2022
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Sickle cell disease specialist named genetic medicine director at Johns Hopkins

Sickle cell disease specialist named genetic medicine director at Johns Hopkins

Ambroise Wonkam, MD, PhD, DMedSc, has been appointed director of the department of genetic medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

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February 04, 2022
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Gene therapy shows promise as potential cure for sickle cell disease

Gene therapy shows promise as potential cure for sickle cell disease

LentiGlobin led to a reduction in hemolysis and complete resolution of severe vaso-occlusive events among a small cohort of patients with sickle cell disease, according to study results published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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