Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye, a doctor, sorts through the difference between sickle cell anemia and sickle cell disease — and ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A Red Cross Blood Drive aimed at increasing the blood supply for individuals with sickle cell ...

Sickle cell disease is a rare genetic blood disorder that affects every aspect of a person’s life. Predominately impacting people of color, the disease has long been misunderstood by the ...

December 12, 2011 — Children with sickle cell anemia who receive the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine are no more likely to be hospitalized for sickle cell crisis than children with ...

Many children with sickle cell anemia do not receive guideline-concordant preventive care to reduce their risks for serious infections or stroke, according to research conducted at Children’s ...

LOS ANGELES — Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventive care that could help them stay healthier longer, according ...

About 100,000 people in the United States have sickle cell anemia, including approximately 1 out of every 400 African-Americans and about 1 in 19,000 Latinos.

September Is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. While many people are familiar with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell traits have also plagued our community. Sickle cell trait (SCT) is an inherited blood ...

Rebecca Okoyo, the mother of Talia Chloe, said that her daughter is now at the Gertrudes Hospital after getting a blood clot, ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Sickle cell anemia is a blood disease that affects millions of people around the world and Florida has one of the highest concentrations of sickle cell patients in the country.