The incidence of severe maternal morbidity remains high among patients with sickle cell disease, but a novel risk calculator ...

We get a call for a girl having a “sickle cell crisis” in the projects on Osborn Street, in the East New York section of Brooklyn. My partner Bronson’s brow wrinkles as he scans the computer screen ...

The American Red Cross says we are in the midst of a severe blood donation shortage. Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the numbers for donations have never returned to normal. That’s a major concern of some ...

The analysis included 66 visits: 23 and 43 visits were assigned emergency severity index 2 and 3. HealthDay News — A majority of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) with vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC ...

SUFFOLK, Va. — People living with sickle cell disease say the severe pain is unpredictable, exhausting, and too often dismissed. And for many in Hampton Roads, the Suffolk Sickle Cell Foundation has ...

December 12, 2011 — Children with sickle cell anemia who receive the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine are no more likely to be hospitalized for sickle cell crisis than children with sickle cell ...

The Sickle Cell Day Unit at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, London, remains under threat following a temporary six-month trial, prompting sustained opposition from patients, families, and ...

Sickle Cell Anaemia is a hereditary blood disorder where the red blood cells, instead of being round and flexible, become crescent or "sickle" shaped. These abnormal cells block blood flow and reduce ...

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month — a time to recognize the strength of those living with sickle cell disease and to raise awareness about the critical role blood donations play in their care.

After 35 years of consistent pain, Allan Byamukama became one of the few individuals in the world cured of sickle cell ...