Although they are not the only community who suffers with sickle cell disease (SCD), African Americans are affected at a disproportionately higher rate than their White, Asian or Latino counterparts.

If you have sickle cell disease (SCD), your red blood cells aren’t round and bendable or pliable like they should be. Instead, they’re stiff and sticky. They’re also shaped like a crescent ...

When Patricia McGill was 13 and learning that she had inherited sickle cell disease, she did not think she would reach 30. But now she and her family are celebrating McGill’s 80th year.