This past weekend in Atlanta, the Sickle Cell Community Consortium hosted its 9th Annual Leadership Summit and General Assembly — nothing short of inspiring. Founded by Dr. Lakiea Bailey ...

For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile lived with the chronic pain of sickle cell anemia. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking genetic treatment, he is the first person in New York to be cured of the disease.

Sickle cell disease is more than a medical diagnosis, it is a life-altering condition that weaves itself into every thread of daily life.In families where one or more members live with the disease, ...

You were born with sickle cell anemia and now you’re a mother of twins. How does it feel holding them in your arms? I feel proud for not giving up on myself. It wasn’t easy, but I thank God ...

The Northeast Louisiana Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation is hosting its 32nd Annual Run/Walk-a-Thon. The event is on Saturday, May 10, at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo Pavilion. According to ...

Fewer ED visits per year and fewer hospital days per year seen in association with hydroxyurea use. HealthDay News — For children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), hydroxyurea has sustained ...

Background: The Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea (HU) in Sickle Cell Anemia (MSH) previously showed that daily oral HU reduces painful sickle cell (SS) crises by 50% in patients with moderate to ...

Kennedy Jr. said 35 states have agreed to participate in a federal pilot program aimed at helping Medicaid patients access costly gene therapies for sickle cell disease. The states represent about ...

Kennedy gave roughly five minutes of remarks to a packed ballroom in the Francis Marion Hotel, mainly focusing on progress in widening treatment access for sickle cell disease, a blood disorder ...

Riley, Jr. Park, home of the Charleston RiverDogs. Sickle cell anemia disproportionately impacts minority communities, with patients often requiring regular blood transfusions. The effectiveness ...

It would be for the management of patients with Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease responding to a request from Nepal. The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — One of the Trump administration’s top health officials said Friday that the federal government is working to expand access to and lower the cost of “transformative ...