The Sickle Cell Blood Drive with the American Red Cross runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, 2420 SE Bellview Ave.

News 8 is once again honoring Black history by looking at health care and the racial disparities many report facing.

Sickle cell disease can take a toll on couples, but it's entirely possible to maintain a healthy relationship, says columnist.

Researchers at the New York Blood Center have made a breakthrough in understanding the body’s autoimmune response to sickle ...

In addition to the prolonged pain and suffering endured by sickle cell patients, a Washington University School of Medicine study has concluded that there could be a significant impact on cognitive ...

RTCB is required for the splicing of both tRNA and XBP1 mRNA, whereas the DDX1 enzymatic activity is specifically required for tRNA splicing in vivo. Snaebjornsson et al. explore a selective ...

Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic blood disorder characterised by the production of an abnormal haemoglobin, known as haemoglobin S. Sickle cell disease changes the shape of blood cells into a crescent ...

A "groundbreaking" £1.65 million treatment has been approved for use on the NHS, offering patients with severe sickle cell disease some hope of a cure. It is believed around 1,700 people could be ...

Our independent appraisal committee has approved the use of gene editing therapy exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) for use in the NHS in England, providing a potential cure for some people with ...

A sickle cell disease “cure” is to be offered to NHS patients for the first time. The £1.65 million gene therapy called exa-cel, also known under the brand name Casgevy, uses a Nobel Prize ...

Would the transplant work? What would it look like to have a successful stem cell transplant? Would it be a cure for my sickle cell disease? It was a decision I could think about making because my ...