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

The Sickle Cell Blood Drive with the American Red Cross runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, 2420 SE Bellview Ave.

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

On Tuesday, the Buffalo community came together to spread awareness about sickle cell disease during Black History Month.

Kyle Registre's childhood dream of becoming a pilot can finally come true now that he says he's been cured of sickle cell complications.

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

Understanding Sickle Cell Anemia and the Need for Early DiagnosisSickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder caused by a ...

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Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen to all the different tissues in your body and removing carbon dioxide to ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report the life-shortening blood disease sickle cell anemia affects about ...

The CDC reports about 100,000 people in the United States are affected by Sickle cell disease, and more than 90% are non-Black or African American. One local organization is aiming to shed light on ...

Treatment for sickle cell disease, the most common inherited blood disorder in Kenya, has been approved for use in England for older children and adults with a severe form of the disease.The treatment ...