For many people, drinking water is something done without much thought. But for those living with sickle cell disease, water is more than a daily habit. It is a critical component of health management ...

Two Florida lawmakers have secured nearly 4 million dollars to improve treatment for people with sickle cell disease.

Connecticut is now participating in a new federal program aimed at expanding treatment access for patients with sickle cell ...

Individuals with sickle cell disease – a chronic illness where misshapen, sticky blood cells clump together, reducing oxygen delivery to organs – are at a higher risk for stroke and resulting ...

Sickle cell disease is more serious and can lead to problems such as organ damage, strokes and anemia. By contrast, those with sickle cell trait “typically live normal lives,’’ according to ...

In sickle cell disease, red blood cells are misshaped, typically crescent- or “sickle”-shaped due to a gene mutation that affects the haemoglobin molecule.

Nnodu co-founded the Sickle Cell Support Society of Nigeria (SCSSN), a nongovernmental organization that brings together other NGOs, doctors, researchers, parents and patients.

Evelyn Quartey carries the sickle cell trait, as did her ex-husband and first son, Emmanuel, who passed away from Sickle Cell Disease in 2009 at 7. Her younger son Gerald had been diagnosed with ...