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With a little bit of teasing and a lot of affection, siblings Anyah and Cobus Johnson like to talk about how much they have in common.Anyah, 13, and 11-year-old Cobus share the same friends and favorite games. They even share identical blood and …

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day falls on June 19, a time to highlight new advances in treating the genetic disorder.Two Cook Children’s patients underwent gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) in 2024 through a clinical trial. The goal …

Whenever his lower back started to throb, Triston Tate knew a full-blown pain crisis was about to hit as a result of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).The pain would spread to his knee or arm, pulsing like a heartbeat. Prescription pain medication didn’t …

Eleven years ago on March 17, 2003, we were blessed with a beautiful baby boy names Ja'Kiyran McArthur, also known as J.T.Two weeks after he arrived we received a letter from the hospital where Ja’Kiyran was born, stating he had a chronic …