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

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 ...

The rollout marks a major step in reducing childhood deaths from sickle cell disease through early screening and advanced ...

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

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

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

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

Welcome, everyone, to the 44th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference. My name is Tess Romero, and I'm one of the senior biotech analysts here at JPMorgan. Our next presenting company is Agios, and ...

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 ...

Living with sickle cell disease means mapping out the year ahead. Learn about managing pain, triggers, and building a support ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Sickle cell disease is a devastating, inherited blood disorder that affects an estimated eight million people worldwide and roughly 100,000 here in the United States, most of them ...

U.S. emergency rooms aren’t providing prompt treatment for sickle cell pain crisis Only 1 in 3 patients get opioid painkillers in a timely manner, as recommended Kids are more likely than adults to ...