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 ...

Farrell High School students are raising awareness for an important cause--donating blood for sickle cell anemia.

CHICAGO (CBS) --The Red Cross mission to prevent and relieve human suffering continues even when there's not an emergency, from installing smoke alarms to collecting blood donations, and being in a ...

TIME ON THE CLOCK 633 RIGHT NOW, MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. HAVE SICKLE CELL DISEASE, AND NEARLY 90% ARE BLACK. YOU CAN MAKE A LIFESAVING DIFFERENCE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE LIVING WITH SICKLE ...

Sickle cell patients and their families are speaking out, saying their pain is being treated with a one-size-fits-all approach that fails to recognize how diffe ...

The American Red Cross says we are in the midst of a severe blood donation shortage. Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the numbers for donations have never returned to normal. That’s a major concern of some ...

The study will compare NHS and social data to track long term impact of childhood blood disorders.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – For the more than ...

KSHB 41 reporter Lily O’Shea Becker covers Franklin and Douglas counties in Kansas. Share your story idea with Lily. 10-year-old Saladin "Bam" Anderson is a sickle cell patient who held his second ...

Research suggests sickle cell anemia may offer some protection against HIV and may also slow HIV progression. However, experts still need further research to understand why this occurs. Share on ...

Under the agreement, participating states will receive “discounts and rebates” from the drugmakers if the treatments don’t ...

The Sickle Cell Day Unit at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, London, remains under threat following a temporary six-month trial, prompting sustained opposition from patients, families, and ...