A man and woman, both with sickle cell, share what their experience was like finding love, and what prospective partners need ...

Earlier this year, STAT’s Eric Boodman reported the heartbreaking story of how, for decades, doctors have pressured sickle ...

Current sickle cell disease treatment options include: A cornerstone of SCD treatment since 1988, hydroxyurea works by increasing the production of hemoglobin F, which helps prevent the formation of ...

Increased funding and new public health policies for sickle cell research are needed to ease the burden on low-income nations ...

Promising Therapy Undergoing Clinical TrialsMedically reviewed by Lyndsey Garbi, MDMedically reviewed by Lyndsey Garbi, ...

Hemolytic anemia can be inherited or acquired. Some of the most common types include sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, and autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Your body naturally gets rid of aging or ...

Patricia McGill is among the oldest people in the U.S. with sickle cell disease, and she attributes her longevity to optimism ...

can cause arduous health challenges including excruciating pain crises – a major symptom of sickle cell anemia – as well as ...

Patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and persistent albuminuria (PA) exhibited significantly higher levels of urinary ...

A Johns Hopkins analysis commissioned by STAT shows that the rate of postpartum sterilization is significantly higher in ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Sickle Cell Anemia is a rare disease without a cure. The people sickle cell anemia affects are more than 90% African American or non-Hispanic Black. September is Sickle ...

The RUBY Trial is showing promise in treating patients fighting sickle cell disease, and Ohio is setting a national standard ...