Columnist Michelle Harlan details her three-step process for explaining what sickle beta-zero thalassemia is and how it ...

Sickle cell disease advocates in East Texas say raising awareness and expanding education are critical steps toward improving ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a disorder that affects a person’s blood. Some research indicates that hundreds of thousands of people around the world experience this condition. SCA is a genetic blood ...

Both new FDA-approved medicines offer a potential cure, but they will come with a hefty price tag and it will be years before their long-term effects are clear. Sickle cell disease, a painful ...

Within 12 hours of landing in Florida in January, 2021, Sebastien Beauzile, then 17, was admitted to two separate hospitals. He had come to Florida to surprise his sister for her birthday. But instead ...

Diagnosed within a week of birth, the Cypress twins have used their sickle cell journey to advocate for change.

Aubrey Wilsey of Mashpee is relieved that his son Jayden Wilsey, 13, was released from a month-long stay at a Boston hospital on Nov. 17. But Jayden's sickle cell anemia symptoms have persisted. "He ...

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 ...