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

Sickle cell has been overlooked for far too long. Fortunately, there are new breakthroughs in sickle cell treatment that you can't miss.

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 ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces sickle-cell treatment program in Charleston while assuring SC Sen. Tim Scott that federal ...

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 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 ...

Those with sickle cell disease produce unusually shaped red blood cells. It can be life-threatening and cause recurring intense pain, when blood vessels become blocked by the misshapen cells.

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 ...

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

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 ...

An oral chemo drug is safe and effective for sickle cell disease in children Hydroxyurea helps red blood cells retain a healthy, round shape The drug significantly reduced ER visits and hospital ...