As is the case for institutions treating the disease, a majority of the sickle cell patients at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital are African American. The hospital recognized the need ...

In 2019, the first CRISPR clinical trials were conducted to treat sickle cell diseases and in 2020, this treatment was ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade talked for the first time yesterday about his surgery for kidney cancer in December 2023.

The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind the controversial policy agenda Project 2025, has referred to HIV ...

The gene-editing treatment will be available to certain patients with sickle cell disease in England as Vertex commits to collecting additional data.

President Trump signed an executive order on the day of his inauguration that created doubts about the future of a program to ...

With a rise in Trikafta demand, the investors have assigned a higher valuation multiple for VRTX stock. The increase in VRTX ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTX) shares are trading higher Friday following two major developments that strengthen ...

Columnist Mary Shaniqua explains how to be an ally to the sickle cell community, and why that kind of support is essential ...

Experts hailed exciting news for some people with sickle cell disease in England as the health watchdog decided to grant ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) stock gains as England opts to reimburse its CRSPR (CRSP)-partnered gene therapy Casgevy to ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) announced a reimbursement agreement with NHS England for eligible sickle cell disease patients to access the ...