Watching for early signs and symptoms of a sickle cell crisis allows columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye to initiate timely ...

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), an inherited hemoglobinopathy, has become an important public health challenge globally, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, due to its susceptibility to ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited hemoglobinopathy caused by a mutation in the gene encoding β-globin that results in hemoglobin S polymerization, red blood cell (RBC) sickling and hemolytic ...

Children with sickle cell disease, a chronic hemolytic anemia, present with a wide variety of neurological syndromes, including ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, transient ischemic attacks, 'soft ...

Howard University opens the first comprehensive wellness center for sickle cell disease in Washington, D.C., offering personalized care and support.

Sickle cell disease is a hereditary condition, which means a person inherits it from their biological parents. The condition occurs when a person inherits two copies of the hemoglobin beta (HBB) gene ...