Promise Out of Reach
New therapies revolutionize sickle cell treatment, but who can afford the price tag? Fact checked by Shannon Sparks When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two milestone treatments for sickle cell disease at the end of 2023, the community rejoiced. As a potential one-time therapy, the treatments might put an end to […]
A Dire Diagnosis
But advancements give new hope for children with sickle cell disease Martha Strong’s son Marrion came out screaming. “He was actually having his very first pain crisis as he was being pushed out of me,” Strong says. What she didn’t know then, but would learn very soon, was that Marrion had sickle cell disease, a […]
