Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders. A person inherits SCD from their parents when they inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. This hereditary ...

At the Cleveland Clinic, doctors are using a one-time gene-editing therapy that alters a patient’s own blood-forming stem cells to correct the genetic mutation responsible for the disease. Physicians ...

Contrary to misconceptions among medical professionals and patients alike, individuals born with sickle cell trait (SCT) show no risk of experiencing the acute pain crises known to occur with sickle ...

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is enrolling patients in an innovative clinical trial that seeks to cure sickle cell disease. The trial is the first in the U.S. to apply non-viral CRISPR-Cas9 ...

Sickle cell thalassemia occurs when you inherit both a sickle cell gene mutation and a thalassemia gene mutation. Symptoms are similar to other types of sickle cell disease but can vary depending on ...

June 19 is marked as World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, granting the opportunity to reflect on the current state of treatment, access, equity, and more that impacts patients living with sickle cell ...

Although sickle cell disease (SCD) is not as widespread in the Philippines compared to other populations, it is still worth knowing what this disease is all about, especially as we observe World ...

This article is part of The Athletic’s series marking UK Black History Month. To view the whole collection, click here. Lassana Diarra was preparing for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The ...

Today is World Sickle Cell Disease Day. The international awareness day is observed annually to increase public knowledge and an understanding of sickle cell disease and the challenges experienced by ...

Sickle cell disease can cause various eye-related complications, including retinopathy. If untreated, sickle cell retinopathy can cause permanent vision loss. Treatments include laser therapy and eye ...