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 blood ...

One of the Trump administration’s top health officials said Friday that the federal government is working to expand access to ...

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

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 ...

Martin Mwita and his mother Jacinta Mwita, both of Omaha, Neb., speak about his journey living with sickle cell anemia and ...

Scenes from the Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County’s 2025 Eva Mack Breakfast at the Kravis Center on Saturday, April ...

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

Hydroxyurea remains effective long-term in reducing emergency department visits and hospital days for children living with ...

Sickle cell conditions are genetic blood disorders that affect haemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. While both sickle cell trait and ...

Work likely to be halted by the cuts includes the collection of data for studying Americans with sickle cell, a painful blood disorder that predominantly affects Black families, as well as ...