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

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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 ...

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

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In 2017, the FDA approved hydroxyurea to reduce the frequency of pain crises and the need for blood transfusions in pediatric patients ages 2 years and older with sickle cell anemia with recurrent ...

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.