Columnist Mary Shaniqua is disappointed to learn that her port-a-cath, which she got to facilitate blood exchange ...

A study links vitamin D deficiency to more sickle cell complications in children, including pain crises, hospitalizations, ...

Guest writer Whitney Smith is a sickle cell warrior and advocate because some medical professionals don't know what the ...

Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye would love to attend speaking engagements abroad, but her family is concerned. Assessing the risk is crucial.

Roche has announced the launch of a new test that can screen newborns for sickle cell disease (SCD) and two other serious genetic disorders at the same time. The test, known as the LightMix Newborn ...

Blocking the activity of a protein called BACH2 may be a valuable strategy for treating sickle cell disease (SCD) and related blood disorders, a study shows. Researchers found that suppressing BACH2 ...

Is sickle cell disease (SCD) a blessing or a curse? I came across this question on social media a few days ago. As I prepare to turn 40, my answer, shaped by four decades of living with SCD, is that, ...

I believe one of the most important things you can do, either as a sickle cell disease caregiver or a person with the disease, is to learn what can trigger a vaso-occlusive pain crisis. It can be ...

Recently, I’ve been writing more scientific articles, and for some of that research, I’ve been going back through scientific papers and looking at their references. One name I came across was my ...