Nursing school is difficult and can be stressful for any student, but imagine studying, going to class and suffering a debilitating blood disorder like sickle cell anemia. A young Durham woman did ...

Logan and Erin Dorsey, who had sickle cell anemia for 11 years, are now nurses at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, using their experience to help others. "Without God's grace, we wouldn't ...

Biases in care for young adults with sickle cell disease could lead to lower quality of care for these patients. SCD affects approximately 100,000 Americans. It causes vaso-occlusion, which leads to ...

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing Alumna Ardie Pack-Mabien, PhD, FNP-BC (PhD 2018), was recently named Interim Director of the Johnson Haynes Jr., M.D., Comprehensive Sickle Cell ...

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 ...

For the first time, scientists say new therapies have the power to cure sickle cell disease. The disease is a devastating, ...

A haemoglobinopathy is an inherited blood disorder, affecting the haemoglobin which carries oxygen in red blood cells. In the UK, the two most common haemoglobinopathies are sickle cell disease and ...

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 ...