Wilson may not know what's causing his mystery symptom, but the sickle cell community makes him feel validated.

In her columns debut, Michelle Harlan writes about growing up with sickle beta-zero thalassemia and the transition to adult ...

Young people with sickle cell disease on Medicaid have high risks associated with dental infections, but less than half ...

An intervention to improve hydroxyurea adherence may improve quality of life in teens with SCD, according to an analysis of ...

Correctsequence's experimental gene-editing therapy CS-101 has been used to treat a person with SCD for the first time.

Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye, a doctor and advocate with sickle cell, stresses that patients must also hold themselves accountable.

People with severe SCD report meaningful improvements in quality of life after treatment with the gene-editing therapy ...

A first targeted treatment for sickle cell disease (SCD) — Adakveo (crizanlizumab), by Novartis, that works to lower the frequency of the painful vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) common in this disease — ...

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 ...

The 2024 Shaw Prize in Life Science & Medicine has been awarded to two U.S. scientists whose discoveries paved the way for the development of gene therapies for sickle cell disease (SCD) and other ...

In partnership with community organizations, Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) is directing a national campaign to raising awareness and understanding of sickle cell disease, including among health ...