After 35 years of consistent pain, Allan Byamukama became one of the few individuals in the world cured of sickle cell ...

Africa accounts for the majority of global births affected by the condition, yet universal newborn screening remains rare.

The Sickle Cell Day Unit at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, London, remains under threat following a temporary six-month trial, prompting sustained opposition from patients, families, and ...

Sickle cell patients are fighting to save a specialist NHS unit they rely on during pain crises, warning that A&E delays and ...

The year ahead feels like a long stretch of unwrapped gifts. Some days are bright boxes with bows; others are wrinkled ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . GLP-1 receptor agonist use appeared linked to lower risk for all-cause mortality among people with sickle cell ...

What you need to know: Sickle cell disease (SCD) remains one of Uganda’s most silent epidemics, affecting thousands of children across the country, yet its impact is often underreported and ...

In the last few weeks, I have been writing about the year ahead. Let’s dig further.Living with SCD has shaped how I view resilience and what I value most. Resilience is not merely stoic endurance; it ...

…canvass for strict awareness, compliance lawAs Nigeria continues to bear the world’s highest burden of sickle-cell disease, the Oyo State Government and a nonprofit organisation, Seyifara Foundation, ...

During the opioid crisis in the United States, acute pain management has remained a persistent challenge for both patients and clinicians.

At 3 months old, Victoria Gray wouldn’t stop crying. Blood tests brought devastating news: she had sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder that blocks blood flow and oxygen delivery to the body.

In just one year, the Brixton Blood Donor Centre has helped save or improve thousands of lives, boosting blood supplies at a ...