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Using lactated Ringer’s solution instead of normal saline to replace lost fluids in adults admitted to the hospital for vaso-occlusive crises, that is, pain episodes caused by sickle cell disease (SCD), allows for shorter stays, fewer readmissions, and a reduced need for opioids, a study finds.  Dehydrated…

The NewYork-Presbyterian Dalio Center for Health Justice is using basketball to raise awareness about sickle cell disease (SCD). The Sickle Cell Awareness Ball campaign features a special-edition basketball with one crescent-shaped red panel, representing the cell that’s a hallmark feature of the disease. The black-and-red ball is featured…

In the years after undergoing a stem cell transplant, people with sickle cell disease (SCD) exhibit quality-of-life scores that are similar to norms for the general population, according to a recent analysis. “In addition to the well-documented survival benefits of [stem cell transplant] for SCD, this study describes…

Low-intensity stem cell transplants, which use milder conditioning regimens, appear not to damage the lungs and may even improve lung function in adults with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a new study led by scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “By using a low-intensity blood…

The sickle cell disease (SCD) community will mark National Sickle Cell Awareness Month through September to help bring greater visibility to the inherited blood disorder and the roughly 100,000 U.S. residents affected by it. The campaign also seeks to raise funds for research and support those with SCD and…

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) has been awarded a $28 million federal contract to help make cell and gene therapy (CGT) treatments more accessible to Medicaid recipients, initially focusing on sickle cell disease (SCD). The contract, from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in the Centers for…

Reproductive health issues were found to be common after a stem cell transplant among young people with sickle cell disease (SCD), most of whom underwent the procedure at approximately 11 years of age, according to a recent analysis of STELLAR data. The observed reproductive health issues, which included abnormalities in…

Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) may be more likely than their peers to have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new study that found that the prevalence of ADHD in SCD kids may be more than double the expected rate in the general population. Based on these…

Enrollment has been completed in the adolescent group of the Phase 1/2/3 RUBY clinical trial testing Editas Medicine’s gene-editing therapy, renizgamglogene autogedtemcel (reni-cel), in people with sickle cell disease (SCD). “I am proud of the Editas team’s work and our advancement in the first half of 2024 as…

A bone marrow transplant may help reverse heart damage in people with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a study. The findings were published in a letter to the editor titled, “Impact of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation on Myocardial Fibrosis in Young Patients with Sickle Cell Disease,” in…