Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of red blood cells. Some parents may learn that their infant has this disorder after prenatal testing. Hospitals also test for SCA after birth as part ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

Sickle cell disease is sometimes called an invisible illness, since, as a blood disorder, its symptoms are not always seen on the outside. Pain, vision loss, and even a stroke may be their first ...

Sickle cell anemia is a rare blood disorder passed down in families. Doctors can test for the trait that causes it before, during, or soon after birth. Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited blood ...

A Gurugram hospital study reveals significant success in curing Sickle Cell Disease among children through bone marrow ...

Amy Cohen is running the New York City Marathon despite living with the painful effects of sickle cell disease.

At age 45, Dr. Lakiea Bailey said, for the longest time, that she was the oldest person with sickle cell anemia that she knew. The executive director of the nonprofit patient advocacy group the Sickle ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. SCD is typically benign, meaning it is noncancerous. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that SCD ...

Jayden Wilsey was the first person at Boston Children's Hospital to receive human gene therapy for sickle cell disease after federal approval in 2024.

SCD is an inherited blood disorder that affects millions of children worldwide, particularly in India and sub-Saharan Africa, ...