Sickle cell anemia causes sickle-shaped cells to block blood flow to the lungs, leading to acute chest syndrome. Common treatment methods involve oxygen supplementation and pain management. Sickle ...

Learn how to treat a sickle cell disease crisis at home and when you should go to a medical center for more care.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited health condition that slows the flow of red blood cells in your body. For people with SCD, hemoglobin S (a mutated protein that transports oxygen) causes red ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Student Zoe Davis, 20, was just weeks into her junior year when she landed back in the hospital with severe sickle cell pain earlier this month. She is doing what she can to ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a powerful treatment for sickle cell disease, an illness that affects more than 100,000 Americans. The therapy, called Casgevy, is the first ...

(Mass Appeal) - Sickle cell disease, or SCD, was first reported in 1910 even though reports suggest a prior description of the disorder. Dr. Christopher Keroack, Medical Director with the New England ...