<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/link-2025-01-ask-the-expert-whats-new-in-the-treatment-of-sickle-cell-disease.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>Ask the expert: What’s new in the treatment of sickle cell disease?</title><description>Shawn Jobe, a pediatrician specializing in hematology and oncology, discusses the latest developments in treatments for sickle cell disease patients.</description><pubDate>02/07/2025</pubDate><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2025/2025-02-380-380sickelcell.png" alt="Side-by-side comparison of normal red blood cells and sickle cell anemia."/></image><externalNewsArticleLink>https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/ask-the-expert-whats-new-in-treatment-of-sickle-cell-disease</externalNewsArticleLink><categories>Health Science and Innovation</categories><broadcast/></item>