A Black female doctor when that was rare, she developed a diagnostic test for the disease that is still a standard tool, as ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders. A person inherits SCD from their parents when they inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. This hereditary ...

Sickle cell patients and their families are speaking out, saying their pain is being treated with a one-size-fits-all approach that fails to recognize how diffe ...

If you or someone you know has sickle cell disease (SCD), you may have heard of Lyfgenia, one of two gene therapies approved for this condition. Gene therapies are the only treatments for SCD that can ...

Under the agreement, participating states will receive “discounts and rebates” from the drugmakers if the treatments don’t ...

Three-year-old Kaliph Eubanks is full of happy energy playing at the park in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. He also has sickle cell disease. Thursday marked World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) can affect people of any ethnicity but is much more common among Africans and African Americans. Other ethnic groups with higher rates of SCD include Hispanic Americans from ...

Sickle cell anemia may qualify as a disability for people experiencing severe symptoms, allowing access to benefits. However, eligibility depends on how the condition affects daily life. Sickle cell ...

Cohen, 29, ran the New York City Marathon on Nov. 2 with NYRR's Team Inspire and now feels “at peace” Her accomplishment will “help our sickle cell warriors achieve whatever they want,” Dr. Sharl Azar ...

Daniel Cressy hopes to use a breakthrough treatment to cure his sickle cell disease, which will make him the first person in the state of Louisiana to do so. Should his wish come true, he might be ...

Farrell High School students are raising awareness for an important cause--donating blood for sickle cell anemia.