The Coalition of Sickle Cell Non-Governmental Organisations (CSCN) has called for intensified efforts to eradicate sickle cell disorder (SCD) in Nigeria. The appeal was made during the ...

Sickle cell is the most common genetic blood disorder in the UK with approximately 17,500 people living with the condition. The disease which typically affects people of African and Caribbean ...

Contrary to misconceptions among medical professionals and patients alike, individuals born with sickle cell trait (SCT) show no risk of experiencing the acute pain crises known to occur with ...

But not if you suffer from sickle cell disease, which affects nearly eight million people worldwide, most in sub-Saharan Africa. In the UK, approximately 17,500 people have sickle cell disease and ...

In recent years, the battle against sickle cell disease in Africa has seen tremendous progress, thanks to modern medical advances and the implementation of comprehensive screening programs.

Henry visited doctors, specialists, multiple hospitals and emergency rooms before he was diagnosed with sickle cell disease. Henry, now 45, has lived with sickle cell his entire life. The Baton ...

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is enrolling patients in an innovative clinical trial that seeks to cure sickle cell disease. The trial is the first in the U.S. to apply non-viral CRISPR ...

The Department of Posts launched a special postage stamp to support the Sickle Cell Eradication-2047 initiative, aiming to improve the health of tribal communities. (1 Trusted Source ...

Because sickle cell disease isn’t as progressive a disease as others that have gene therapies available, there isn’t as much urgency to start on these expensive therapies, said Kevin Niehoff ...

September is National Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month. Sickle cell anemia is a disease that is inherited genetically through a trait passed to a child by both parents, affecting the blood cells.