Sickle cell disease is a devastating, inherited blood disorder that affects an estimated eight million people worldwide and ...

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 ...

Standard treatments can significantly lower the risk of stroke in children with sickle cell anemia, according to a review of ...

The National Coordinator, Association of Persons Living with Sickle Cell Disease, Mrs Aisha Edwards Maduagwu has raised ...

With few exceptions, Antwon Thornton is a typical 6-year-old, forever moving and dreaming of football. But Thornton, a brown-eyed Jonesboro first grader, was born with sickle cell anemia, a genetic ...

He's the first in New York to receive the novel treatment and one of the first in the world. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit (opens in a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11)—Twenty-one-year-old ...

When Amy Cohen, 29, finished the New York City Marathon, she broke ground as the first person with the illness to run the 26.2 mile race Mass General Brigham Amy Cohen became the first-ever person ...