Elijah Dottery, a young sickle cell patient from Saginaw, was recently chosen as Detroit Lions' player Aidan Hutchinson's ...

Mariela Fonseca Ruiz selected a story about James Griffin, a local man raising awareness about sickle cell disease, as a memorable story of 2025.

Hundreds of toys will brighten the holidays for children battling sickle cell disease at Golisano Children’s Hospital, thanks to a partnership between local nonprofit ...

Major is one of the first pediatric patients in Florida to receive gene therapy for sickle cell disease since the FDA approved it for that use. But it was a long road. First, he had to undergo ...

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It’s possible for a person with sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait to have a baby born with sickle cell disease. But it also depends on the genes of the other parent. How Does a Baby Get Sickle ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with sickle cell disease who have vaso-occlusive crises often get delayed treatment in ED due to ...

If you or someone you know has sickle cell disease (SCD), you may have heard of Lyfgenia, one of two gene therapies approved for this condition. Gene therapies are the only treatments for SCD that can ...

WASHINGTON — A cold windy day might be a nuisance for most people, but for those suffering from sickle cell, it could mean a day of extra pain. Research from the National Institutes of Health shows ...

Sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder, disproportionately affects Black individuals, with one in 365 Black babies born with it in the U.S. New, high-cost gene therapies offer potential cures ...

When Shekea Lindsay of Tonawanda found out that her newborn daughter, MaKenzie, was born with sickle cell anemia, she was shocked. She knew she carried the trait for the inherited blood disorder, but ...

Children with the inherited blood disorder sickle cell disease may face a higher risk of oral health problems; however, many don’t receive necessary care, according to researchers from the University ...