The Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ held a Sickle Cell blood drive Saturday, to help those affected with the condition.

News 8 is once again honoring Black history by looking at health care and the racial disparities many report facing.

A new review and policy statement underscore the inaccuracy of sickle cell trait as a cause of death on autopsies.

Researchers at the New York Blood Center have made a breakthrough in understanding the body’s autoimmune response to sickle ...

The first Black graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Oscar Thompson, studied zoology, as did trailblazing Longhorn ...

In addition to the prolonged pain and suffering endured by sickle cell patients, a Washington University School of Medicine study has concluded that there could be a significant impact on cognitive ...

Many individuals with sickle cell anemia undergoing controlled ... mostly affecting Americans of Sub-Saharan African descent, according to the National Institutes of Health. In the United States ...

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital partners with Eye See Me African Bookstore to provide books promoting ...

There will be a blood drive for sickle cell disease this weekend in South Jersey to mark the beginning of Black History Month. Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood disorder.

As we celebrate Black History Month, Blood Assurance is highlighting a critical need for their supply: African-American ...

A Cherokee County man says he has been successfully cured of Sickle Cell Anemia complications ... sickle cell disease affects roughly 100,000 Americans. The estimated life expectancy of those ...

This condition leads to the distortion of red blood cells into a sickle or crescent shape, which can cause various health complications. This blood disorder affects individuals of African descent ...