In 2008, the Sickle Cell Clinic at the children's hospital regularly treated 16 children. Now there are more than 80, primarily because of immigration, says Dr. Mike Leaker.

Science Sickle cell anemia treatment helps Montreal girl CBC News · Posted: Nov 10, 2003 11:46 AM PST | Last Updated: November 10, 2003 ...

Our patient had a severe genotype (HbSS) and phenotype of sickle cell anemia with several complications. The low glucose measurements occurred after lengthening the interval between exchange ...

“For 95% of the world where people with sickle cell anemia live, this not an option at all right now,” said Buchanan, noting that stem cell transplants often cost US$100,000 to $150,000.

Observed annually on June 19, World Sickle Cell Anemia Day draws global attention to an inherited blood disorder. Sickle cell anemia is a condition that alters the shape and function of red blood ...

Often, that life is cut short; on average, those without sickle cell anemia live 20 years longer than those with the disease. Two new gene therapies hope to change that—and so far, one in ...

KEY POINTS The most common form of sickle cell disease occurs in people who carry 2 alleles for hemoglobin S; however, people also have sickle cell disease if they carry 1 allele for hemoglobin S and ...

“Sickle cell anemia is a lifelong condition that needs timely diagnosis and management. Symptoms like shortness of breath should not be taken lightly, as they can turn into severe complications.

For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile suffered chronic pain from debilitating sickle cell anemia. "Sickle cell was like a blockade for me, but now it's just like a wall that I just jumped over," he said.

Last May, a 12-year-old with sickle cell anemia was the first person to receive a new gene therapy to treat the disease. The process is painful, expensive, and still frightening and uncertain, but ...