The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the emirate, has announced the introduction of CASGEVY, the first CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing therapy in the UAE.

Avianah Drakeford was born with sickle cell disease, a genetic disorder that negatively affects how blood moves around the ...

Breaking News in Ghana, Ghana Sports News, Ghana News, News in Ghana, latest in ghana, Business in Ghana, Entertainment in Ghana , Top Stories, Headlines in Ghana, Politics in Ghana ...

Oluwatosin Adesoye finds much that pleases her as she notes her evolution over two years as a columnist for Sickle Cell ...

Scientists have discovered more than a dozen genes that regulate the production of fetal hemoglobin in people of African ...

Scientists say they have identified a potential new gene target that could be edited to treat sickle cell disease, an ...

Scientists have found a potential new gene variant target to treat sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder that ...

Prevention is the best medicine.   While not all chronic diseases can be prevented, one of the best ways to stay ...

Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine and eight other institutions in the United States, Africa and Europe say they have ...

The upcoming testing hub at Sadar Hospital, Jamshedpur, will play a crucial role in early detection and treatment. Sickle cell testing is a routine procedure performed on newborns, but it is also ...

With approximately 18,000 babies born with sickle cell disease (SCD) annually out of an estimated 896,000 ... about 25 per cent of the Ghanaian population are carriers of the sickle cell trait. The ...

Did you know that donating blood can do more than just save a life? Here's what your blood can tell you about your health.