Sickle cell disease is a hereditary condition, which means a person inherits it from their biological parents. The condition occurs when a person inherits two copies of the hemoglobin beta (HBB ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders. A person inherits SCD from their parents when they inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. This ...

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 ...

In children with sickle cell disease, hemoglobin and sickle cell hemoglobin (HbS) should be measured at presentation with arterial ischemic stroke (D). Urgent exchange transfusion should be ...

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 ...

Named "Zosia" by locals, the woman's remains were first unearthed in 2022. Archaeologists investigating a 400-year-old grave in northern Poland have found the remains of a young woman buried with ...

Sickle cell patient files lawsuit against Global Blood Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer, alleging harm from medication. The lawsuit, filed on Hardiman's behalf by the law firm ...

THE United States has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Tanzania in the fight against sickle cell disease with focus on improving early diagnosis and access to affordable treatment. The renewed ...

Sickle cell trait is not an illness, and it isn’t the same as sickle cell disease, or sickle cell anemia. But having sickle cell trait raises the risk of some health conditions. According to the ...

Welcome to NHS England health inequalities improvement programs first sickle-cell podcast series. We have created the series to coincide with black history month. Stephanie George – patient Hi ...