Recently, my colleague, Dr. Henry Miller, wrote about the possible use of gene therapy (1) to treat the 1 in 100,000 unfortunate individuals (mostly black) who suffer from sickle cell anemia, aka ...

Daniel Cressy has dreams of becoming a pilot one day, but was told the only way he could get a license to fly is if his ...

Sickle cell anemia is one of a group of inherited disorders as known as sickle cell disease. It causes blood cell shape to look like a crescent-moon instead of round.

According to the CDC, one out of every 500 Black Americans is affected by sickle cell anemia. The disease can be crippling, with sickled hemoglobin cells causing severe pain, potential organ ...

There's really no difference," said KD Hall. Sickle cell anemia is a condition that affects an estimated 100,000 Americans. From early on, Hall knew sickle cell anemia could impact her life.

For people with SCD, hemoglobin S (a mutated protein that transports oxygen) causes red blood cells to become curved (sickle-shaped) and stiff. This disrupts how easily red blood cells and the oxygen ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a genetic condition that affects your red blood cells. Although SCA can affect anyone, Black people are at a higher risk for this disease.

TAMPA, Fla. — Sickle cell anemia is a blood disease that affects millions of people around the world and Florida has one of the highest concentrations of sickle cell patients in the country.

Joan Lambright, 83, has spent her entire life defying the odds. Born in 1939, she was told she wouldn't survive her teenage years after being diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia.

Affordable testing kits on the horizon to help further awareness as well as screening of the genetic blood disorder, ...

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 ...