The hallmark symptom of sickle cell anemia is pain, particularly episodes of sudden pain, sometimes called sickle cell crises ...

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Both men had sickle cell disease (SCD) and died from sickle cell crises. Their recent inquests have revealed that poor care ...

Invisible complications of sickle cell disease can result in a lack of understanding and proper care, says columnist.

Transplant is beneficial earlier in life, Wang told MedPage Today, but carries potential short- and long-term side effects.

"The education was not there. It still isn't there, but it should be," Alvin Henry Jr., a sickle cell disease patient, said. ...

Base editing gene therapy is rewriting the future for sickle cell patients, leaving them healthier and pain-free.

The quality of life of patients with sickle cell anemia is severely compromised similar to or even worse than patients with other chronic diseases such as arthritis. Patients who responded to ...

Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disorder that impacts how red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. In the United States, more than 90 percent of people who have it are Black or African ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and bluebird bio have entered into an agreement with CMS to participate in a new Medicaid payment ...