The American Red Cross partnered with several organizations to host a metro-wide blood drive to donate to people with sickle cell disease. It was a community effort involving the National Pan Hellenic ...

According to the American Society of Hematology ... Read about Vanetta’s experience living with sickle cell anemia. In the U.S., the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America aims to connect ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - On Tuesday, the American Red Cross launched a fight against Sickle Cell Anemia by hosting blood drives. High schools and colleges across the metro joined the effort to reach ...

Sickle cell anemia requires ongoing ... He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. Kristeen Cherney, PhD, is a freelance writer, essayist, author, and poet with more than 15 years ...

Observation of Howell—Jolly bodies in the blood of children with sickle-cell anemia suggested the paradox ... Service and by a grant (T-492) from the American Cancer Society.

The medical term for this is “sickle cell anemia.” General symptoms ... According to the American Lung Association, ACS is the cause of almost 25% of deaths among adults with SCD.

or sickle cell anemia. But having sickle cell trait raises the risk of some health conditions. According to the American Society of Hematology, between 1 million and 3 million Americans have ...

People with sickle cell disease are immunocompromised, which means they have an increased risk of infection. For this reason, immunizations are an important part of complete sickle cell care. This ...

The incidence of stroke continues to increase for adults and children living with sickle cell disease (SCD) despite the Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia (STOP) establishing standards ...