According to the Red Cross, approximately 1 in 13 babies who are black or African American are born with sickle cell trait, ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that 33 states, along with the District of Columbia and ...

For this, male and female hemizygous (AS) and homozygous (SS) Townes mice (4 months old) were fasted for 4 hours and 60 ...

A resident of Mayanja village in Bungoma,Nasambu has transformed her personal struggle with sickle cell disease into a powerful mission to uplift others fighting the same battle.

Acute chest syndrome associated with sickle cell is driven by the abnormal activation of the complement cascade, per a study.

Discover the current pipeline candidates advancing through the clinic for the treatment of sickle cell disease.

Pregnant women with sickle cell disease (HbSS, HbSC and HbSβThal) may require blood transfusion to prevent severe anaemia or to manage potential medical complications. Preventive blood transfusion in ...

Health-related quality of life in children with sickle cell anemia: impact of blood transfusion therapy. Am J Hematol. 2015;90:139–143. doi: 10.1002/ajh.23877 ...

Red blood cell transfusion to treat or prevent complications in sickle cell disease: an overview of Cochrane reviews. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, Issue 8.