Today is World Sickle Cell Disease Day. The international awareness day is observed annually to increase public knowledge and an understanding of sickle cell disease and the challenges experienced ...

The blood disorder that mostly affects people of color is under-researched. A sickle cell disease center is leading the way in treatment with a new, innovative approach to caring for those with ...

September Is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. While many people are familiar with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell traits have also plagued our community. Sickle cell trait (SCT) is an inherited blood ...

By Gina Kolata Gina Kolata has reported on gene therapy for nearly 30 years and on sickle cell disease since 2018. A panel of experts said on Tuesday that a groundbreaking treatment for sickle ...

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 ...