Chronic pain in young people with sickle cell disease means greater disability, more burden, and lower quality of life, a U.S ...

A developmental screening tool may identify young children with SCD who are at risk for academic difficulties, a study found.

Having his first brain MRI scan serves as a reminder to columnist Dunstan Nicol-Wilson about the power of collaborative healthcare.

Columnist Michelle Harlan, who's currently taking hydroxyurea to treat her sickle beta-zero thalassemia, considers some other ...

Researchers received a federal grant to see if diabetes drug empagliflozin is safe and effective for SCD kidney damage.

Memantine, a cheaply available drug used for decades to treat Alzheimer's, may help prevent sickle cell crises, especially in ...

The breakdown of red blood cells — a defining feature of sickle cell disease (SCD) — may contribute to the cognitive problems many people with the condition experience, a study suggested. Researchers ...

In my 39 years with sickle cell disease, pain has been an uninvited and frequent guest and my most prominent symptom. Sickle cell crises are acute episodes of pain caused by the sickling of red blood ...

Higher levels of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) seem to protect people with sickle cell disease (SCD) by reducing the risk of lung problems, such as pulmonary hypertension, and delaying bone damage, at least ...

As the new year begins, I’ve been reflecting deeply on all that happened in 2025. Living with sickle cell disease has never been easy, but last year marked a decisive shift for me. For the first time ...

The beginning of a new year often feels overwhelming. I tend to ride a wave of excitement after spending time with family and friends, even as I feel a great deal of anxiety about setting ...

In a mouse study, blood stem cells from sickle cell disease (SCD) patients modified with CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing showed reduced long-term contribution compared with cells treated using other ...