Although she understands her illness, columnist Michelle Harlan is still learning how to communicate and disclose her sickle ...

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Amy Cohen is running the New York City Marathon despite living with the painful effects of sickle cell disease.

Hydroxyurea increases blood oxygen levels during sleep for children with SCD, but it does not lessen sleep issues, a study ...

A specialist from Oman, located at the crossroads of Africa and Asia, explains that his nation serves as a microcosm when it ...

When you have a low red blood cell count, your body will show that your blood health may be at risk. We help you recognize ...

Most individuals living with sickle cell disease who presented to the emergency department with a pain crisis, known as vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), were not triaged appropriately according to ...

When Dr. Ambroise Wonkam walked into a panel on medical genetics out of curiosity, he had no idea it would shape the course of his career. Born in Cameroon, Wonkam has dedicated his career to studying ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida’s Sickle Cell Conquerors hosted their first-ever Sickle Cell Walk at Carver Middle School in Orlando to increase awareness and support for sickle cell disease. Sickle ...

NEW ORLEANS — A 22-year-old man is hoping to become the very first person in the state to be cured of his sickle cell disease with a new treatment. Daniel Cressy has dreams of becoming a pilot one day ...

A Pfizer drug designed to address a severe problem associated with sickle cell disease failed to beat a placebo in a Phase 3 clinical trial. It’s the latest setback for Pfizer in this inherited blood ...