Martin Mwita, 20, is the first patient in St. Louis and among the first across the country to receive a new gene therapy for sickle cell disease.

Columnist Mary Shaniqua offers examples of some symptoms of sickle cell that are lesser known than fatigue and a ...

Sickle cell conditions are genetic blood disorders that affect haemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. While both sickle cell trait and ...

Sickle Cell Disease is a genetic blood disorder characterised by the presence of sickle-shaped red blood cells, which can block blood flow, cause chronic pain, and lead to a host of physical ...

MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- An oral chemotherapy drug can safely and effectively manage sickle cell disease in children, a new study says. Children taking hydroxyurea had fewer ER ...

Scenes from the Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County’s 2025 Eva Mack Breakfast at the Kravis Center on Saturday, April ...

Findings of a research project – commissioned by London Ambulance Service (LAS) NHS Trust and carried out by the Sickle Cell Society – into sickle cell patients’ experiences of ambulance ...

The report revealed the urgent need for improvements in ambulance services for people living with sickle cell disease in London (Kirsty O’Connor/PA) People with an inherited blood disorder have ...

Findings of a research project – commissioned by London Ambulance Service (LAS) NHS Trust and carried out by the Sickle Cell Society – into sickle cell patients’ experiences of ambulance care and 999 ...