James Griffin has battled sickle cell since childhood. After facing misconceptions and challenges, he shares his story to ...

Since the pandemic, researchers have found that parents overestimate how many days it takes to be considered chronically absent and underestimate their own child’s absences. Truett said he hoped a ...

Life expectancy has soared and interest in the disease is growing, but breakthrough gene therapies are extraordinarily ...

study published in the British Journal of Haematology ...

Logan and Erin Dorsey, who fought sickle cell anemia for 11 years, are now nurses at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, using their experiences to help others."Without God's grace, we ...

Northeast Louisiana Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation received $20,000, presented by several Monroe City Council members.

When Shekea Lindsay of Tonawanda found out that her newborn daughter, MaKenzie, was born with sickle cell anemia, she was shocked. She knew she carried the trait for the inherited blood disorder, but ...

The Price family navigates daily life with love and laughter, while three of their children—Canaan, Brielle and Julia—face the challenges of sickle cell disease.

Haunted by stigma, discrimination, and the unpredictability of crises, Nigerians living with sickle cell disorder — known as “warriors” — share harrowing stories of pain, lost dreams, and resilience, ...

"Today, it's starting to feel cold. The cold weather can make me very poorly when I play with my friends. My teacher helps me dress up really warm at playtime so I don't have a sickle cell crisis." ...

A research collaboration involving scientists and students at The University of Texas at Dallas has found a clear connection between chronic sickle cell disease pain and the bacteria present in the ...