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

Medicaid is doing a novel payment system for the new, promising and expensive sickle cell treatment. It may become a model ...

Sickle cell disease is caused by a single genetic mutation that alters the shape of red blood cells. While the condition ...

A year ago, NBC News joined Wedam Minyila as he began undergoing a groundbreaking treatment for sickle cell disease. The process has included having his stem cells removed for a revolutionary gene ...

The year ahead feels like a long stretch of unwrapped gifts. Some days are bright boxes with bows; others are wrinkled wrapping paper hiding something unexpected. For me, living 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 ...

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