Sickle cell is one of the diseases in Kenya that is surrounded by many misconceptions and cultural beliefs A group of survivors of the disease from Kakamega have, however, embarked on a mission to ...

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has commended two Kenyan scientists who are developing a treatment for sickle cell disease.Scedamin is a pediatric formulation of hydroxyurea being developed ...

Sickle cell is one of the diseases in Kenya that is surrounded by many misconceptions and cultural beliefs A group of survivors of the disease from Kakamega have, however, embarked on a mission to ...

Former first lady Margaret Kenyatta made a graceful public appearance, presiding over a county first ladies’ leadership showcase She lauded their transformative efforts in maternal health, child ...

His mother’s long fight with sickle cell disease prompted rapper Keenan “Special” Bristol to pursue a project to raise awareness about a condition that claims thousands of lives annually.

Vertex Pharma's £1.65 million ($2.05 million) gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD), Casgevy, has been given the green light for use by the NHS in England under a managed access ...

West Palm Beach proposes giving the historic Jenkins House to the Sickle Cell Foundation, led by City Commissioner Shalonda Warren. The city would also provide $350,000 for renovations to the ...

Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive blood disorder that can lead to anaemia. It is caused by a mutation in the haemoglobin gene, which leads to deformation of red blood cells.

Balikis Salami, a sickle cell amputee, speaks to AJIBADE OMAPE about her life after amputation made her drop out of school, and how her story attracted the attention of Nigeria’s First Lady ...

While generally considered benign, sickle cell trait (SCT) is both common and associated with a risk of sudden exertional death. Indeed, all high-level US intercollegiate athletes now face mandatory ...

"I don’t need to use her name and I don’t want any problems with her," Hilaria Baldwin writes of a mystery celebrity in her memoir 'Manual Not Included' Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on ...