Sickle cell anemia causes sickle-shaped cells to block blood flow to the lungs, leading to acute chest syndrome. Common treatment methods involve oxygen supplementation and pain management. Sickle ...

Five seemingly unconnected Black and ethnic minority Londoners discover they have superpowers in the hit Netflix series "Supacell". The link between them? They all suffer from sickle cell anaemia, a ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Ensuring no one fights alone. The Carilion Clinic Sickle Cell Collaborative is holding a walk to honor sickle cell patients and their caregivers on Saturday. Sickle cell disease is a ...

LOS ANGELES — Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventive care that could help them stay healthier longer, according to a ...

Share on Pinterest There may soon be a new treatment for sickle cell anemia that uses gene-editing techniques that could potentially cure the disease. SDI Productions/Getty Images For the first time, ...

Learn how to exercise safely with sickle cell disease, including recommended activities, precautions to avoid crises, and tips for weight management and overall wellness.

At age 45, Dr. Lakiea Bailey said, for the longest time, that she was the oldest person with sickle cell anemia that she knew. The executive director of the nonprofit patient advocacy group the Sickle ...

Learn how to treat a sickle cell disease crisis at home and when you should go to a medical center for more care.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It's been more than a month since the FDA approved two milestone gene-editing treatments for sickle cell disease, but lining up patients for these therapies will be a challenge ...

Within 12 hours of landing in Florida in January, 2021, Sebastien Beauzile, then 17, was admitted to two separate hospitals. He had come to Florida to surprise his sister for her birthday. But instead ...

New Jersey has added sickle cell anemia as a qualifying condition for the state’s Medicinal Cannabis Program. Under a measure signed Jan. 12 by outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy, patients diagnosed with the ...