While any blood donor is welcome and prized, more Black donors are particularly needed, especially for recipients with sickle ...

When traveling to a cold climate, columnist Mary Shaniqua makes sure to pack, eat, and drink carefully to avoid a sickle cell ...

The latest round of CDC cuts could drastically impact those with sickle cell disease. Research teams could be eliminated and ...

Air travel usually requires much planning for columnist Mary Shaniqua, and so a last-minute trip to Switzerland presented a ...

Sickle cell experts say the future of a critical data collection program is in flux after staff at the CDC's Division of ...

Sickle cell conditions are genetic blood disorders that affect haemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. While both sickle cell trait and sickle ...

Nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's staff working on developmental disabilities and birth defects was laid off this month, multiple officials tell CBS News, wiping out ...

Kelsi Victorian, 30, has been in and out of the hospital her whole life dealing with a disease that affects millions in the world.

Hydroxyurea Significantly Reduces Infections in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia Jan. 29 ... Aug. 15, 2024 — Over half of people with iron deficiency were found to still have low iron levels ...

He shared that the news was particularly disturbing because at the time he had lost one of his friends who had also been ...

A National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission was launched in July 2023 to eliminate the disease by 2047 by aiming to ...

The pilot project is being taken up in three districts of East and West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan districts where ...