Rare diseases affect multiple organ systems and approximately 50–75% of them affect children. Nearly 80% of all rare diseases ...

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, ...

Sickle cell anemia, also called drepanocytosis, is a blood disorder or hemoglobin disorder that changes the shape of red blood cells. The abnormally shaped red blood cells interfere with the delivery ...

The Urban League of Greater Madison and The American Red Cross will host a Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive on Saturday, Feb ...

In a remarkable advancement for global healthcare, Bahrain has successfully treated a sickle cell anemia patient using the ...

This makes it difficult for those with Sickle Cell Anemia, who are of African descent. “Many of those patients require up to 100 transfusions of blood every single year. It’s a very painful disease, ...

Despite promising Phase 3 results, safety concerns, namely liver injury, have impacted Agios stock and could affect Pyrukund's approval and market adoption. Read the full report here.

Researchers at the New York Blood Center have made a breakthrough in understanding the body’s autoimmune response to sickle cell disease, which they say could lay the foundation for new treatments of ...

Because today is recognized as Valentine’s Day or “love day” across much of the globe, I want to explore the difficulties that can arise within romantic relationships when one partner has sickle cell ...

Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States Cardiovascular and Pulmonary ...