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

A Bahrain study shows CT scans to check for blood clots in lung blood vessels increased significantly in people with sickle ...

Sickle cell has been overlooked for far too long. Fortunately, there are new breakthroughs in sickle cell treatment that you ...

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

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

HealthDay News — For children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), hydroxyurea has sustained clinical benefits in terms of reducing emergency department visits and hospital days, according to a study ...

“Our results reinforce that hydroxyurea, the most efficacious medicine available for sickle cell disease, continues to have ...

Sickle cell anemia disproportionately impacts minority communities, with patients often requiring regular blood transfusions. The effectiveness of these treatments depends on a close ethnic match ...

Eneles Zhou’s five children have sickle cell disease. Her daily routine is a fight against pain, infection and a broken ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD ... improves anemia, and reduces the risk of clots blocking blood vessels in the lungs. The drug helps red blood cells stay round and flexible, rather than sickle-shaped ...