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 ...

By Shreoshree Chakrabarty: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a group of inherited blood disorders that affect the shape and function of red blood cells. The most severe form, Sickle Cell Anemia, occurs ...

A parasite that causes malaria is halted by sickle cells and makes people who carry the sickle cell trait more resistant to the disease. This is why sickle cell trait also occurs more in people who ...

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 ...

You might have wondered why some people with sickle cell disease seem to live relatively normal lives while others spend half their time in the hospital writhing in agony from pain crises. It’s the ...

If you or someone you know has sickle cell disease (SCD), you may have heard of Lyfgenia, one of two gene therapies approved for this condition. Gene therapies are the only treatments for SCD that can ...

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

MADISON (WKOW) -- Children ages 12 and older with sickle cell are now eligible for a newly FDA-approved treatment through the MACC Fund Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Wisconsin.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ASH issued sickle cell disease research priorities that address seven key focus areas. Topics include end-organ ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued final draft guidance recommending a CRISPR gene editing-based treatment for severe sickle cell disease (SCD). The regulator said ...