Sickle cell disease is the name for a group of disorders that cause some red blood cells to be misshaped and sticky. This limits their ability to easily move through blood cells and carry oxygen ...
Sickle cell disease is sometimes called an invisible illness, since, as a blood disorder, its symptoms are not always seen on the outside. Pain, vision loss, and even a stroke may be their first ...
Darlaine and Dwight Carson say they both knew they carried the sickle cell trait but never imagined their daughter would have it. They were forced to make a scary yet lifesaving decision to sign off ...
Five seemingly unconnected Black and ethnic minority Londoners discover they have superpowers in the hit Netflix series "Supacell". The link between them? They all suffer from sickle cell anaemia, a ...
This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...
Agios Pharmaceuticals plans to share data from RISE UP with the Food and Drug Administration to support the approval of the sickle cell disease indication.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. SCD is typically benign, meaning it is noncancerous. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that SCD ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sickle cell is a tough disease to live with, but thousands of people do it every day. "For as long as I can remember, I've always had to adjust my life around having sickle cell ...
At age 45, Dr. Lakiea Bailey said, for the longest time, that she was the oldest person with sickle cell anemia that she knew. The executive director of the nonprofit patient advocacy group the Sickle ...
PRNewswire/ - Medunik USA, a specialty pharmaceutical company, and part of Duchesnay Pharmaceutical Group (DPG), is dedicated to providing patients with rare diseases access to orphan drugs. Medunik ...
A Gurugram hospital study reveals significant success in curing Sickle Cell Disease among children through bone marrow ...
When you have a low red blood cell count, your body will show that your blood health may be at risk. We help you recognize ...