Illuminating public buildings in red, candlelight vigils, and walks are among events planned for World Sickle Cell Day, June ...

BEAM-101, a genetically modified cell therapy for sickle cell, is designed to turn on HbF to counteract mutated adult ...

In honor of this year's World Sickle Cell Day, columnist Dunstan Nicol-Wilson recognizes several organizations that are making a difference.

Even if children with sickle cell disease appear asymptomatic, it's still crucial to provide proper care, says columnist.

For columnist Mary Shaniqua, who tracks her health closely, not being able to discern the causes of a sickle cell crisis is ...

The FDA has granted orphan drug status to rilzabrutinib, an investigational therapy to prevent pain crises in sickle cell ...

An algorithm is helping to reduce the number of unnecessary hospital admissions for children with sickle cell.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder caused by a mutation in the gene encoding a subunit of hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells. Mutant hemoglobin — called ...

Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder that affects red blood cells. People with the disease produce a faulty version of hemoglobin — the protein that carries oxygen throughout the body.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) may be cured in some individuals by a stem cell transplant. There also are several approved therapies to help manage the condition and its related complications. Some of the ...

Sickle cell anemia is caused by a mutation in the HBB gene which provides the instructions to make part of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Researchers are working on ...

One of the most widely discussed symptoms of sickle cell anemia is a sickle cell crisis. This is an episode of pain caused when sickle-shaped red blood cells block the body’s blood vessels and prevent ...