Sickle cell anemia refers to a group of genetic blood disorders that affect a person’s levels of hemoglobin, the protein in ...

Some types of sickle cell disease cause severe illness, while others have a mild or unapparent course. Sickle cell disease is present from birth and inherited from genes you receive from your parents.

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 for ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder impacting 100,000 people in the U.S., disproportionately people of color. Dr. Lila Van Doren, assistant professor of ...

Amy Cohen is running the New York City Marathon despite living with the painful effects of sickle cell disease.

We present the case of a boy with sickle cell disease who developed fulminant fat embolism syndrome following parvovirus-B19 infection. After presenting with severe bone pain, his condition rapidly ...

You might have wondered why some people with sickle cell disease seem to live relatively normal lives while others spend half their time in the hospital writhing in agony from pain crises. It’s the ...

This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront series on “The Future of Sickle Cell Disease Research and Care” with support from The American Society of Hematology. The articles in the series are ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Ryan Dodson, 18, was diagnosed with sickle cell disease ...

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A specialist from Oman, located at the crossroads of Africa and Asia, explains that his nation serves as a microcosm when it ...