The CDC reports about 100,000 people in the United States are affected by Sickle cell disease, and more than 90% are non-Black or African American. One local organization is aiming to shed light on ...

As columnist Mary Shaniqua looks to the future, she remembers when she was far more active — and wonders if that could be a ...

There is no evidence to support physical exertion without rhabdomyolysis or heat injury causing sudden death in individuals with sickle cell trait (SCT), nor is there evidence that SCT causes acute ...

A groundbreaking sickle cell disease treatment has been approved for use in the UK's National Health Service (NHS). The treatment offers patients with severe forms of the condition hope for a ...

According to research studies and demographic surveys by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs and genetic researchers, sickle cell disease is widespread in many tribal groups of India, especially amon ...

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

Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic blood disorder characterised by the production of an abnormal haemoglobin, known as ...

The BJP on Monday released its manifesto for the February 11 elections to urban civic bodies in Chhattisgarh, promising a rebate of 25 per cent in tax on properties owned by women, expansion of ‘pink ...

Oman implemented a voluntary premarital screening in 1999 to control genetic diseases and foster a healthy society. Come 2026 ...

As is the case for institutions treating the disease, a majority of the sickle cell patients at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital are African American. The hospital recognized the need ...

In 2019, the first CRISPR clinical trials were conducted to treat sickle cell diseases and in 2020, this treatment was ...

Columnist Mary Shaniqua explains how to be an ally to the sickle cell community, and why that kind of support is essential ...