Chronic pain is the most common complication affecting adults with sickle cell disease (SCD). 1 Pain profoundly affects people’s quality of life, functional ability, and health care utilization.

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NICM: 6.10 appropriate treatments per 100 patient-years MI/CAD: 8.64 appropriate treatments per 100 patient-years The rate of appropriate LifeVest treatments in SCD-PROTECT was significantly higher ...

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 ...

The Ministry of Health says it now recognises Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) as a public health and developmental challenge that requires a coordinated, multisectoral response, anchored in prevention, earl ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a pressing global health issue, with rising cases and mortality, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Hydroxyurea, a cost-effective treatment for SCD, ...