This past weekend in Atlanta, the Sickle Cell Community Consortium hosted its 9th Annual Leadership Summit and General Assembly — nothing short of inspiring. Founded by Dr. Lakiea Bailey ...

Clifton Kirkman, a brave warrior in the fight against sickle cell, was born before Michigan’s sickle cell mandate, leading to his diagnosis at 18 months. This past weekend, the highly impactful ...

Sickle cell disease is a chronic, inherited blood disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. It is characterised by the production of abnormally shaped red blood cells, which can block ...

A sickle cell patient, Bello Kehinde, opens up to TEMITOPE ADETUNJI about her inspiring journey living with the disease, the strength and resilience that carried her through the most challenging ...

CHARLESTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a landmark initiative to expand access to cutting-edge treatments for sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder that ...

“Past is the past. It’s a different stage. This is like a much higher [level] like this is crazy volleyball right now,” Brooke Van Sickle said of the Angels’ stint in the Asian Volleyball ...

Kennedy Jr. said 35 states have agreed to participate in a federal pilot program aimed at helping Medicaid patients access costly gene therapies for sickle cell disease. The states represent about ...

Cancel anytime. Martin Mwita and his mother Jacinta Mwita, both of Omaha, speak about his journey living with sickle cell disease and receiving treatment from St. Louis Children’s Hospital on ...

Kennedy gave roughly five minutes of remarks to a packed ballroom in the Francis Marion Hotel, mainly focusing on progress in widening treatment access for sickle cell disease, a blood disorder ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — One of the Trump administration’s top health officials said Friday that the federal government is working to expand access to and lower the cost of “transformative ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects an estimated 20 million people worldwide. As a genetic condition that leads to severe, lifelong complications, SCD remains a significant unmet medical need with ...

Brooke van Sickle contributed 17 points apart from 22 excellent digs for Petro Gazz, the last team from the country to exit in the playoffs. Jonah Sabete chipped in 15 points and MJ Phillips had 11.