Winter is one of columnist Michelle Harlan's favorite seasons, but having sickle cell disease means navigating this time of ...

A $3 million donation from Big Nova supports NMDP programs that reduce barriers to blood stem cell transplants.

A Phase 1b trial shows the higher dose of pociredir boosts fetal hemoglobin levels in adults with sickle cell disease.

A lack of accessibility in a non-inclusive society for those with a disability comes at a terrible cost, writes columnist.

Casgevy safely and effectively prevents vaso-occlusive crises in children ages 5 to 11 with severe sickle cell disease, trial ...

Risto-cel, a gene-edited cell therapy formerly called BEAM-101, for severe SCD, benefits patients for nearly two years, new ...

Vascarta‘s VAS‑101, a skin gel containing curcumin — a component of the spice turmeric — was found in laboratory research to partially restore the health of mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells, in ...

Having a low household- or neighborhood-level socioeconomic status is not significantly associated with a higher risk of stroke in children with sickle cell disease (SCD). These findings are based on ...

As part of a program to support children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and cancers, supplemental insurance company Aflac has released a new children’s book that aims to illustrate how empathy and ...

Sickle cell disease presents a range of complications, some of which are visible while others are invisible. For the first two decades of my life, I only dealt with invisible complications, which ...

A new oral treatment, mitapivat, for sickle cell disease (SCD) significantly boosted hemoglobin levels in patients over a year, achieving one of the primary goals of a Phase 3 clinical trial. In the ...

Today, I woke up with a severe headache — again! It’s been four long, exhausting weeks of feeling like someone has set up camp behind my eyes with a hammer. The ache pulses before I’m even fully ...