“It can hit you out of nowhere,” she tells TODAY.com.

You Look Fine” is a groundbreaking new documentary, offering an intimate, first-person account of living with sickle cell disease.

UCSF researchers found that 64.4% of female patients report sickle cell disease (SCD) pain during menstruation. However, ...

CRISPR gene therapy Casgevy can nearly eliminate sickle cell crises, but difficult stem‑cell collection is delaying access ...

As Uganda rolls out mandatory nationwide screening of newborns for sickle cell disease this month, a gene therapy celebrated ...

The success of this initiative depends on collective action from policymakers, health workers, parents, cultural leaders, and civil society ...

Hydroxyurea is an oral chemotherapy drug that doctors may prescribe to people with sickle cell disease. It may help prevent complications due to sickle-shaped blood cells clumping together in small ...

Three University High students have started the Caring Cells Project to raise awareness and provide care packages for families affected by Sickle Cell disease.

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited condition that impacts red blood cells. It can cause a variety of symptoms, which may include anemia, infections, and blockages in blood vessels. Sickle cell disease ...

What does it take to transform a moment of personal loss into a lifelong mission? For JD Slajchert, it was the friendship with a 10-year-old boy named Luc Bodden that drove him to his lifelong ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of red blood cells. Some parents may learn that their infant has this disorder after prenatal testing. Hospitals also test for SCA after birth as part ...

Music helps break down barriers. Once students connect emotionally, they are more open to understanding what sickle ...