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Notable FDA Approvals
Timelines
Notable FDA Approvals in July
07/27/2026
July 2026 included several FDA drug and biologic approvals across a range of therapeutic areas. This timeline highlights the key alerts our publication covered throughout the month, giving readers a quick,...
07/27/2026
FDA Approval
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FDA Approval
FDA Expands Casgevy Approval to Children Aged 2 Years and Older With Sickle Cell Disease or Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia
07/21/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
The FDA expanded approval of exagamglogene autotemcel (Casgevy) for patients aged 2 years and older with sickle cell disease and recurrent vaso-occlusive crises or transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia. ...
07/21/2026
Case in Point
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Case in Point
Traumatic Hyphema After Minor Ocular Trauma in a Child with Sickle Cell Trait: A Case Report
07/12/2026
Kamian Buggage, BS; Ayobami Olanrewaju, MBBS, MPH, FAAP
A 12-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with worsening right eye pain, redness, photophobia, eyelid swelling, and blurred vision. His symptoms began 3 days after being struck in the right...
07/12/2026

From the Journal

Case in Point
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Case in Point
Traumatic Hyphema After Minor Ocular Trauma in a Child with Sickle Cell Trait: A Case Report
07/12/2026
Kamian Buggage, BS; Ayobami Olanrewaju, MBBS, MPH, FAAP
A 12-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with worsening right eye pain, redness, photophobia, eyelid swelling, and blurred vision. His symptoms began 3 days after being struck in the right...
07/12/2026
From the Archives: Case in Point
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From the Archives: Case in Point
Fat Embolism Syndrome After Corticosteroid Use in Sickle Cell Disease
07/05/2026
Alexander O'Hara, MD; Daniel Sweeney, MD; Kirk Cahill, MD; Gail Kellberg, APN; Patrick Stiff, MD
A 28-year-old woman with HbSS sickle cell disease, bilateral avascular necrosis of the hips, and asthma initially presented to the emergency department with facial swelling and urticaria on her arms and...
07/05/2026
Top Papers Of The Month
Scott T. Vergano, MD
Top Papers Of The Month
Top Papers You May Have Missed in May 2022
06/16/2022
Scott T. Vergano, MD
In this article, Scott T. Vergano, MD, writes about 4 papers you may have missed in May 2022, including a rescue medication recommendation, differentiating Bell’s palsy from Lyme-related facial palsy,...
06/16/2022
Photoclinic
Acute Pancreatitis in Sickle Cell Vaso-occlusive Crisis
Photoclinic
Acute Pancreatitis in Sickle Cell Vaso-occlusive Crisis
01/21/2020
A 19-year-old woman presented with nausea, vomiting, epigastric abdominal pain with radiation to her back, and bilateral hip, knee, and ankle joint pain for the past 5 hours.
01/21/2020

Clinical Insights

Editorial
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Editorial
Pediatric Perspectives: Clinical Learning Across Developmental Stages
02/23/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
From newborn skin lesions to neurologic emergencies and trauma sequelae, this month’s pediatric cases highlight practical insights that clinicians can apply across practice settings.
02/23/2026
Expert Q&A
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Expert Q&A
Opioid-Related Mortality in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
06/16/2023
Lead study author Lana Mucalo, MD, discusses her team’s study examining the prevalence of opioid-related mortality in patients with sickle cell disease from 2013 to 2019. She presented her research at the...
06/16/2023
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
Update in the Management of Sickle Cell Disease
04/05/2023
In this episode, Nirmish Shah, MD, speaks about updates in the management of sickle cell disease (SCD), including the clinical utility, side effects, and appropriate monitoring of crizanlizumab, voxelotor,...
04/05/2023
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
Optimizing Iron Chelation in Sickle Cell Disease Management
06/17/2022
In this episode, Sherif M. Badawy, MD, MS, speaks about strategies for optimizing iron chelation in sickle cell disease management from pediatric through adult care. Dr Badawy also presented this topic at...
06/17/2022
Hematology
Hematology
Shania Willen, MD, on OSA, Pain in Sickle Cell Anemia
05/18/2018
<p>Dr Shaina Willen from Vanderbilt University Medical Center discusses her latest research on the interaction between obstructive sleep apnea and pain in children with sickle cell anemia.</p> ...
05/18/2018