Columnist Mary Shaniqua offers suggestions and encouragement to parents whose child has just been diagnosed with sickle cell ...

Living with sickle cell disease presents many physical and emotional challenges. From painful crises to the risk of organ damage, individuals with SCD often carry a heavy health burden. Among the many ...

While both sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease involve mutations in the haemoglobin gene, they are fundamentally different in terms of symptoms, severity, and impact on daily life.

A study of U.S. children with sickle cell disease found fewer than half get a needed screening for stroke, a common complication. Pfizer is buying sickle cell drug maker Global Blood Therapeutics ...

Aliyah Reid battled sickle cell for five years until her brother decided to donate his own bone marrow to save her.

Sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait can increase the risk of eye diseases associated with diabetes mellitus, a study ...

LAS said it had developed an action plan to improve care for patients with sickle cell disease, including more detailed training for all front-line clinicians and improving the use of pain relief.

The Michigan Sickle Cell Data Collection Program has been tracking information from the estimated 4,000 Michigan residents ...