Today is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day.
The annual observance aims to increase knowledge about the genetic blood disorder, including the challenges it presents to patients, their families and care providers. Global Alliance of Sickle Cell Disease Organizations has established a theme of “Hope through progress: Advancing care globally,” for this year’s awareness day.
In conjunction with the observance, Healio provides the following eight news and research updates in sickle cell disease.
1. The FDA approved exagamglogene autotemcel (Casgevy, Vertex Pharmaceuticals) and