In honor of her 39th birthday, columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye reflects on the lessons she's learned from living with sickle ...

When columnist Mary Shaniqua developed an infection that led to a sickle cell crisis, she was able to avoid having to seek ...

Fewer Black men with SCD are biological parents compared with similarly aged Black men in the overall U.S. population, data ...

Wider access to hydroxyurea may be key to reducing complications for Gambian children with sickle cell anemia, according to a ...

It's time for equal care for sickle cell patients, writes columnist. That means ending the systemic bias in treatment.

Using tocilizumab off-label in four young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) who developed hyperhemolysis syndrome as a complication of a blood transfusion stopped the premature destruction of red ...

People with sickle cell disease (SCD) seeking emergency care for vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) are often not triaged appropriately, leading to unnecessarily long waits for pain relief. A recent study ...

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 ...

One of the most widely discussed symptoms of sickle cell anemia is a sickle cell crisis. This is an episode of pain caused when sickle-shaped red blood cells block the body’s blood vessels and prevent ...

Scientists at New York University (NYU) are teaming up with Nigerian-born music artist Adekunle Gold on a project to improve the lives of people affected by sickle cell disease (SCD). The ...

A new, interactive application touted as the first of its kind can help people with sickle cell disease (SCD) learn about and communicate with their care team about their pain attacks. People with ...