PLANTATION, Fla. -- A grieving Broward County mother is working to garner support for sickle cell survivors who have grappled with an overlooked side of the disease. A Journal of the American Medical ...

Sickle cell anemia causes sickle-shaped cells to block blood flow to the lungs, leading to acute chest syndrome. Common treatment methods involve oxygen supplementation and pain management. Sickle ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Sickle cell disease is a devastating, inherited blood disorder that affects an estimated eight million people worldwide and roughly 100,000 here in the United ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of red blood cells. Some parents may learn that their infant has this disorder after prenatal testing. Hospitals also test for SCA after birth as part ...

Doctors say new gene-based treatments could offer long-term relief — and possible cures — for people living with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease has long shortened lives in the United States, ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Ensuring no one fights alone. The Carilion Clinic Sickle Cell Collaborative is holding a walk to honor sickle cell patients and their caregivers on Saturday. Sickle cell disease is a ...

Hoosiers from across the state will gather at the Indiana State Capitol on Monday, Feb. 2, to call attention to the urgent ...

People with sickle cell disease are thrilled there are now approved gene therapies for the inherited blood disorder, but the cost has them wondering if they'll ever get treatment. There's new hope for ...

Sickle cell anemia is the world's most common genetic disorder. It causes the red blood pigment hemoglobin to crystallize, ...

The University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital is one of only nine centers nationwide authorized to use the newly approved CRISPR-based treatment for sickle cell disease in patients 12 ...

Sickle cell anemia is the most severe form of sickle cell disease (SCD). Treatments for sickle cell anemia include medications, blood transfusions, and bone marrow transplants. SCD is a group of ...