Thirty-five states have agreed to participate in a federal pilot program aimed at helping Medicaid patients access costly ...

Martin Mwita, 20, is the first patient in St. Louis and among the first across the country to receive a new gene therapy for ...

Columnist Mary Shaniqua offers examples of some symptoms of sickle cell that are lesser known than fatigue and a ...

The pillar of the community often offered advice to members of her church and never backed down once she set her mind to ...

An oral chemo drug is safe and effective for sickle cell disease in children Hydroxyurea helps red blood cells retain a healthy, round shape The drug significantly reduced ER visits and hospital ...

Sickle cell disease experts are worried that recent staffing changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will impact a program that collects data about the genetic disease and how it ...

The report revealed the urgent need for improvements in ambulance services for people living with sickle cell disease in London (Kirsty O’Connor/PA) People with an inherited blood disorder have ...

Harrisburg lost a healthcare titan to a disease she fought her entire life to treat. Dr. Gwendolyn Poles-Corker, died April 8 at the age of 71 from complications of sickle cell disease.

LAS said it had developed an action plan to improve care for patients with sickle cell disease, including more detailed training for all frontline clinicians and improving the use of pain relief. Dr ...

There are around 17,500 people with sickle cell disease in the UK. It is particularly common in people with an African or Caribbean family background. Symptoms can include very severe pain ...