In a new study, researchers found that the inflammation behind painful episodes in sickle cell disease are correlated with ...

Columnist Mary Shaniqua offers examples of some symptoms of sickle cell that are lesser known than fatigue and a ...

Martin Mwita, 20, is the first patient in St. Louis and among the first across the country to receive a new gene therapy for ...

Thirty-five states have agreed to participate in a federal pilot program aimed at helping Medicaid patients access costly ...

Sickle cell conditions are genetic blood disorders that affect haemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. While both sickle cell trait and sickle ...

MONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Women with sickle cell disease often have pain crises around the time of their ...

For those with sickle cell, red blood cells can lose their natural shape and become crescent-shaped sickles that block blood flow. But sickle cell trait should not be confused with sickle cell ...

Listen to a short summary Read by Guy R. Your browser does not support the audio element.Sickle cell disease is a serious ...

Behind every diagnosis, treatment, and cure, there's a team of unsung heroes working tirelessly in the laboratory. I am ...

Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder that mostly impacts Black and Hispanic Americans. It makes a patient’s blood cells change from the typical doughnut shape into the shape of a ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited red blood cell disorder in the U.S., affecting an estimated 100,000 people, researchers said in background notes. One in every 365 Black ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was recently at the American Red Cross to donate blood and was given interesting material on the need for Black blood donors for sickle cell anemia patients. The booklet ...