The Marquette men's basketball team has formed a bond with B.J. Mathews, a 10-year-old with sickle cell disease. Mathews was connected with the team through Team IMPACT, a program that matches ...

Jason Mast is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the science behind new medicines and the systems and people that decide whether that science ever reaches patients. You can reach Jason ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A newly opened sickle cell treatment center at the Medical University of South Carolina is facing growing criticism from patients and civil rights advocates who say they are ...

CARY, Ill. (WLS) -- This is truly a story of resilience and the power of modern medicine in the face of a life-altering accident. It has been nearly five-and-a-half months since 4-year-old Cohen ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and bluebird bio have entered into an agreement with CMS to participate in a new Medicaid payment model for gene-based sickle cell anemia treatments, the agency announced ...

Emmerdale fans have been left gobsmacked after learning the actual age of Rodney Blackstock actor Patrick Mower. Rodney has been a staple on the ITV soap since 2000 and soap watchers were left ...

He is a 42-year-old Sickle Cell Disease Warrior, a husband and a father of seven. He completed his Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology with Troy University and his experiences include serving as ...

It started by tearing out Buddy’s dog pen, which was right outside our kitchen door. We had to put Buddy to sleep. Walking ...