Recent therapies like hydroxyurea (Droxia, Bristol-Myers Squibb), the first FDA-approved drug for SCD in 1994, increase fetal hemoglobin (HbF), which, through unknown pathways, improves SCD symptoms ...

Differences in red blood cell stiffness may help to explain variations in the severity of sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a study.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the world’s first medicine based on CRISPR gene-editing technology, a groundbreaking treatment for sickle cell disease that delivers a potential cure for ...

A new breakthrough study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities could explain why patients with the ...

Sickle cell anemia causes sickle-shaped cells to block blood flow to the lungs, leading to acute chest syndrome. Common treatment methods involve oxygen supplementation and pain management. Sickle ...

Sickle cell anemia is the most severe form of sickle cell disease (SCD). Treatments for sickle cell anemia include medications, blood transfusions, and bone marrow transplants. SCD is a group of ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Ensuring no one fights alone. The Carilion Clinic Sickle Cell Collaborative is holding a walk to honor sickle cell patients and their caregivers on Saturday. Sickle cell disease is a ...

People are often encouraged to “know their status,” however this healthy habit can be applied to more than just safe-sex practices. Although they are not the only community who suffers with sickle ...

Two Pee Dee siblings are officially cured of sickle cell disease after more than a decade of living with the genetic blood ...

Makenzie’s first sickle cell pain crisis came without warning. She was scared and felt alone. Not only was the pain excruciating, but her parents weren’t there—her two worst fears at once. She spent ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of red blood cells. Some parents may learn that their infant has this disorder after prenatal testing. Hospitals also test for SCA after birth as part ...