Some types of sickle cell disease cause severe illness, while others have a mild or unapparent course. Sickle cell disease is present from birth and inherited from genes you receive from your parents.

Sickle cell anemia refers to a group of genetic blood disorders that affect a person’s levels of hemoglobin, the protein in ...

Research commissioned by the NHS Race and Health Observatory found a number of inequalities in care, funding and research provided for people with sickle cell disorder in comparison with those with ...

Cristina Pina receives funding from Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group via the Little Princess Trust and the National Centre for the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of Animals in Research.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — In the U.S. 100,000 people have sickle cell disease with 5,500 of those in North Carolina. Dr. Kathleen Elliot with Novant Health spoke with WFMY News 2 about sickle cell disease ...

Because SCD can impair blood and oxygen delivery to any part of the body, it can cause a wide range of complications, including anemia, blood clots, and stroke. It can also damage organs, such as the ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder that affects over 100,000 people in the United States, according to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, of that number, the Centers for ...

Sickle cell disease can cause various eye-related complications, including retinopathy. If untreated, sickle cell retinopathy can cause permanent vision loss. Treatments include laser therapy and eye ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Sickle Cell Disease,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Twenty-five years ago ...

We are getting closer to a world where the debilitating pain and complications of sickle cell disease are a thing of the past. For the 17,500 people in the UK living with this genetic condition, this ...

21 year old Sebastien Beauzile celebrates his Lyfgenia infusion with his medical team. Four months later, his doctors consider him cured from sickle cell anemia. A 21 year old man in New York has been ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia reported substantial improvements in quality of life ...