A pair of abstracts presented during this year’s 64th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition explored barriers to treatment for sickle cell disease (SCD). “In the absence of ...

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This new economic valuation of the societal and health care benefits of gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease (SCD) concludes the highly personalized treatment has potential to be cost effective ...

For classical hematologist Srila Gopal, MD, overseeing the care of about 250 adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) and thalassemia isn’t just a matter of diagnosis and treatment. In just a single week ...

The specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) is popular among people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It focuses on simple carbohydrates and unprocessed foods. Haas and Gottschall claimed the diet could ...