Sickle Cell Disease is a complex and debilitating genetic blood disorder that primarily affects people of African, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Indian ancestry.It is caused by a mutation in the ...

Rare Disease Day, observed on February 28th, aims to raise awareness about rare diseases and the challenges faced by patients ...

A chronic illness like sickle cell disease can create various challenges when it comes to sex. Columnist Mary Shaniqua shares ...

Hundreds of patients in Quebec live with sickle cell anemia, a common hereditary blood disease that can be fatal.

A new stem cell transplant type was effective for most patients in a clinical trial, pointing to its use as a potential ...

Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) can potentially cure sickle cell disease, an inherited and painful blood disorder, but ...

These are the foods to avoid when Hb is low in pregnant women, according to the page Pharmeasy. Tannins are natural ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A blood disorder that primarily affects minority communities, sickle cell disease changes the shape and ...

"Anemia eyes," or "anemic retinopathy," is a term that describes the vision changes caused by damage from anemia (a lack of healthy red blood cells). Learn more here.

A new type of bone marrow transplant can cure sickle cell disease with only half of the donor's cell proteins matching, ...

Stem cells have the potential to revolutionize medicine—and for countless patients, they already represent a second chance at ...