Standard treatments can significantly lower the risk of stroke in children with sickle cell anemia, according to a review of ...

The answer is "it should be," says columnist. That way, sickle cell patients could receive the support that they need.

Having a low household- or neighborhood-level socioeconomic status is not significantly associated with a higher risk of stroke in children with sickle cell disease (SCD). These findings are based on ...

Researchers have identified a new method to reactivate fetal hemoglobin, without the need for gene-editing therapy, that has the potential to treat more people with sickle cell disease (SCD) at a ...

“Thank you for giving me grace while I dropped off the face of the earth last week.” I regularly make this kind of comment to my best friend, who has known me since I was 4 years old. Because of ...

Disc Medicine says it’s planning to launch a clinical trial before the end of the year that will test DISC-3405, its treatment candidate for reducing high iron levels and easing iron overload, in ...

As the calendar fills up with weddings, birthdays, end-of-year events, and long-overdue catch-ups, it’s natural to feel excited. For those of us living with sickle cell disease, a second feeling often ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed the continuing suspension of marketing authorization for Pfizer’s sickle cell disease (SCD) treatment Oxbryta (voxelotor) — withdrawn from the market ...

Using tocilizumab off-label in four young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) who developed hyperhemolysis syndrome as a complication of a blood transfusion stopped the premature destruction of red ...

People with sickle cell disease (SCD) seeking emergency care for vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) are often not triaged appropriately, leading to unnecessarily long waits for pain relief. A recent study ...

Young people with sickle cell disease (SCD) who live in areas with more air pollution are more likely to be hospitalized due to acute chest syndrome (ACS), an SCD complication marked by symptoms that ...

An intervention designed to improve adherence to hydroxyurea — by providing extra support from community health workers (CHWs) and daily text reminders — may enhance quality of life for adolescents ...