Aiming for big changes to a child welfare system that isn’t always child- or family-friendly, the foundation’s new OPT-In for Families initiative is backing prevention-oriented approaches at four sites across the country.
Read MoreThe $78 million gift from a foundation built by an heir to the du Pont fortune will fuel research and clinical care for children with cancer, sickle cell disease and other life-threatening blood disorders.
Read MorePhilanthropy in the United States has shown a particularly weak response to one disease that disproportionately affects Black people. We look at the state of philanthropy around sickle cell disease, and what needs to improve.
Read MoreGene editing technologies have broad potential in medicine. Late last year, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded Boston Children’s Hospital a $1.5 million grant to expand gene therapies for sickle cell disease in developing countries.
Read MoreSickle cell disease affects millions of people worldwide and is the most common inherited blood disorder in the U.S., but few funders prioritize finding a cure. Here's a major exception.
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