In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...
Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen ...
A SYSTEMATIC review by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) has found no evidence to support sickle cell trait (SCT) as a cause of acute pain crises or sudden exertion-related death. This finding ...
Hydration is an important part of preventing and treating sickle cell crises, writes columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye, who shares ...
Simmie White is taking control of her own story. The six-year-old girl and her mother want others to understand more about ...
Understanding Sickle Cell Anemia and the Need for Early DiagnosisSickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder caused by a ...
The Urban League of Greater Madison and The American Red Cross will host a Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive on Saturday, Feb ...
Gallbladder problems are a common complication in individuals with sickle cell disease. These issues often arise due to the breakdown of red blood cells and the subsequent formation of gallstones ...
An SCD patient in Bahrain received the gene-editing therapy Casgevy, marking the first time the treatment has been given outside the U.S.
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital partners with Eye See Me African Bookstore to provide books promoting ...
The clumps make red blood cells rigid and change their shape from flexible doughnuts into inflexible sickles – hence the name of the disease. Rigid sickle cells cannot travel through narrow blood ...