The New York Times recently conducted an important investigation revealing the use of sickle cell trait (SCT) as a cover-up for the deaths of Black people at the hands of police while in custody. The ...

(WASHINGTON—Jan. 30, 2025) – A systematic literature review found no evidence to support that physical exertion without rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown) or heat injury can cause sudden death for ...

A systematic literature review found no evidence to support that physical exertion without rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown) or heat injury can cause sudden death for individuals with sickle cell ...

DALLAS, Aug. 21 – Men with a common genetic variation that makes blood stickier and more likely to clot have double the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) before age 55 as men without the trait, ...

African Americans with sickle-cell trait (SCT), that is, who are heterozygous for the sickle-cell gene variant, don't as a result necessarily have an elevated risk of myocardial infarction (MI) or ...

MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- There is no evidence to support physical exertion without rhabdomyolysis or heat injury causing sudden death in individuals with sickle cell trait (SCT), nor ...