Adults with sickle cell disease are at a high risk of having a stroke in their 30s and 40s, with lasting physical disability, ...

Doctors specializing in sickle cell disease report higher levels of burnout than those not specializing in the blood disorder ...

Care hurdles now add to the disease burden faced by U.S. sickle cell patients, despite the promise of emerging options like ...

A study finds sickle cell trait in babies is linked to distinct molecular markers detectable within the first week after birth.

A cystatin C–based blood test may provide a more reliable way to monitor kidney function in children and young adults with SCD, a study found.

As they shift from pediatric to adult care, young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) appear to visit the emergency room more often and be prescribed less hydroxyurea, a preventive treatment ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough device designation to the Gazelle Hb Variant test, a point-of-care blood test developed by Hemex Health to enable rapid, low-cost ...

Share this page with email Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X Share this page on Reddit Print Preferred Source on Google Chronic pain among adolescents and young adults with sickle cell ...

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 ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed the continuing suspension of marketing authorization for Pfizer’s sickle cell disease (SCD) treatment Oxbryta (voxelotor) — withdrawn from the market ...

Share this page with email Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X Share this page on Reddit Print Preferred Source on Google Most Gambian children with sickle cell anemia — the most common ...

Young people with sickle cell disease (SCD) who live in areas with more air pollution are more likely to be hospitalized due to acute chest syndrome (ACS), an SCD complication marked by symptoms that ...