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AbstractBackgroundSickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder characterized by the presence of sickle-shaped erythrocytes, leading to haemolytic anemia…

Cincinnati Children’s researchers collaborate with colleagues in Uganda and beyond to help children where the disease burden is highest. New findings published in…

Gene therapies for sickle cell disease are already changing lives in high-income countries, but in places like Uganda—where the burden of disease is among the…

Sickle cell anemia is a severe inherited hemoglobinopathy with a large global burden, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.1 Hydroxyurea, which is standard therapy…

The second annual Beats for Blood: Sickle Cell Awareness Block Party returns on June 27th.“We all are connected. This isn’t a ‘black disease.’ I know that sickle…

AbstractObjectivesSickle Cell Disease (SCD), characterized by persistently low hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit levels, is among the leading causes of under-five…

The Ministry of Health says more than 500,000 children have been tested over the past 10 years, with more than 34,000 found positive for the disease. However,…

CaSandra Pearson had sickle cell anemia and mental health issues, her family says. They question the medical care she received at the Bexar County Jail.An inmate…

Study involved 70 children and adolescents with SCAHigher vitamin A levels in the blood were significantly associated with better lung function in children and…

World Sickle Cell Day is celebrated on June 19 every year to raise awareness about sickle cell disease and improve access to health care for millions of people…