Patients with sickle cell disease often suffer from painful attacks known as vaso-occlusive crises, during which their sickle-shaped blood cells get stuck in tiny capillaries, depriving tissues of ...

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Makenzie’s first sickle cell pain crisis came without warning. She was scared and felt alone. Not only was the pain excruciating, but her parents weren’t there—her two worst fears at once. She spent ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Sickle Cell Disease,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Sickle cell disease was ...

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