The answer is "it should be," says columnist. That way, sickle cell patients could receive the support that they need.

Standard treatments can significantly lower the risk of stroke in children with sickle cell anemia, according to a review of ...

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.

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

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

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 ...

The gene-editing therapy Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) safely and effectively prevents vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) in children as young as 5 years old with severe sickle cell disease (SCD), ...

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 ...