Sickle cell disease—the subject of a new Seminar in The Lancet—is one of the most prevalent and fastest-growing genetic ...

The pain is all too familiar for Heaven, who enjoys playing with Barbies, jamming to Beyonce's latest hits and making digital art. She is one of the approximately 100,000 Americans dealing with sickle ...

LOS ANGELES — Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventive care that could help them stay healthier longer, according to a ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) was found to be common in children aged 17 years and younger who were hospitalized for sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia and acute kidney injury (AKI) were found to have ...

The Sickle Cell Squad is on the move. With microphone in hand, they are roaming Dell Children's Medical Center's central location asking staff members various wacky questions. What's your favorite ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A new medical breakthrough has roots in Philadelphia. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first gene therapies to treat patients with sickle cell disease, an ...

Clinicians must monitor children with sickle cell disease for eye complications as much as they do for adults, a new research review suggests. Two patients experienced retinal detachment, while two ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many children with sickle cell anemia do not receive guideline-concordant preventive care to reduce their risks ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Children with sickle cell disease are more likely to have dental problems — but fewer than half of those covered by Michigan Medicaid got dental care in 2022, according to a new ...

"It feels like glass running through your veins." Faith Adjei-Sarpong lives with sickle cell disease and, like many others ...

Washington — Soon after Heaven Buchanan celebrated her 10th birthday this year, she was admitted into a Chicago hospital, where she would stay for almost three weeks with severe pain in her arms and ...