Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up The presence of sickle cell trait among African Americans may ...

September Is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. While many people are familiar with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell traits have also plagued our community. Sickle cell trait (SCT) is an inherited blood ...

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

Sickle cell anemia causes sickle-shaped cells to block blood flow to the lungs, leading to acute chest syndrome. Common treatment methods involve oxygen supplementation and pain management. Sickle ...

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 ...

A treatment about to be tested in California holds the promise of possibly curing a debilitating disease, that disproportionately affects the African American community, sickle cell disease.

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

When Amy Cohen, 29, finished the New York City Marathon, she broke ground as the first person with the illness to run the 26.2 mile race Mass General Brigham Amy Cohen became the first-ever person ...

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) — A Shreveport-Bossier City musician is working tirelessly to better the quality of life for people like her sons, some of whom are fighting a challenging disease. Heather ...

Hoosiers from across the state will gather at the Indiana State Capitol on Monday, Feb. 2, to call attention to the urgent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Patricia McGill was 13 and learning that she had inherited sickle cell disease, she did not think she would reach 30. But now ...