The Dreamsickle Kids Foundation, Nevada's pioneering nonprofit dedicated to supporting families affected by sickle cell ...

The study included 88 teens with sickle cell disease, who were followed at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio for at ...

Tutu, a pediatrician at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), has emphasised the critical need for evidence-based ...

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 ...

"If you have sickle cell anemia and you're prone to crisis, you probably have an extremely high pain threshold. "You also understand that because you are prone to crisis, when you're in pain you ...

Exactly three months later, the man has fully recovered from his once-debilitating illness, offering hope to millions of sickle cell anemia patients around the globe. Sickle cell anemia is the ...

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.

Contrary to misconceptions among medical professionals and patients alike, individuals born with sickle cell trait (SCT) show no risk of experiencing the acute pain crises known to occur with ...

But not if you suffer from sickle cell disease, which affects nearly eight million people worldwide, most in sub-Saharan Africa. In the UK, approximately 17,500 people have sickle cell disease and ...

These malformed cells get stuck in blood vessels, causing blockages, anemia, pain, organ failure and a significantly shortened lifespan. Sickle cell disease affects approximately 100,000 Americans and ...

Hemoglobin SS, also called sickle cell anemia, is usually the most severe type of this disorder. A blood test can check for the defective form of hemoglobin found in people with sickle cell disease.