MUSC health has established the Rena N. Grant Sickle Cell Center to help treat those suffering from sickle cell disease. This ...

The high cost of sickle cell gene therapies is pushing private insurers and Medicaid programs to develop new payment models.

A Gaston County woman, Rhondasha McNair, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the overdose death of her 20-month-old ...

Bone marrow transplantation is a costly procedure. Depending on the type of transplant the rate may vary from ₹7 lakh to ₹50 ...

Kyle Registre's childhood dream of becoming a pilot can finally come true now that he says he's been cured of sickle cell ...

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital partners with Eye See Me African Bookstore to provide books promoting ...

Our fundamental challenge is not simply to create the data. Rather, it is to collect and analyze it systematically. Doing so ...

Symptoms of sickle cell anemia can vary in severity and may include ... Swelling: Painful swelling in the hands and feet, known as dactylitis, can occur in infants and young children. Frequent ...

Photo courtesy SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital As is the case for ... resulting in a myriad of symptoms – including anemia and severe fatigue. Data from Sickle Cell Speaks shows people of ...

Many individuals with sickle cell anemia undergoing controlled ovarian ... In the United States, about 1 out of 500 African-American children born will have sickle-cell anaemia.

Baptiste’s long-time hematologist at Boston Children’s Hospital said in a news release. “Unfortunately, Branden was quickly acquiring many of the chronic complications of sickle cell disease ...