Guest writer Alexandria Smith shares how her life with sickle cell disease has become more empowering over the years, with ...

Advocacy groups across the U.S. are hosting events in September in recognition of Sickle Cell Awareness Month.

I’m grateful that my sickle cell care program is comprehensive and includes a therapist. I also have access to nurse ...

Keeping a job can be difficult when managing SCD and its complications. Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye shares some helpful tips ...

Delayed puberty can be frightening, but it doesn't have to be the end of the world, writes columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye.

When someone with sickle cell disease is hospitalized, caregivers must pivot to help manage inpatient teams and monitor pain ...

Learn how to safely manage a mild to moderate sickle cell pain crisis at home. Discover tools and red flags that mean it's ...

Share this page with email Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X Share this page on Reddit Print Preferred Source on Google Children with sickle cell anemia, the most common and severe form ...

A camp in North Carolina offers children living with sickle cell disease the chance to build confidence, independence, and emotional strength while connecting with others who also live with a chronic ...

Note: This story was updated Dec. 12, 2023, to clarify that Lyfgenia treats vaso-occlusive events, including painful vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

A sickle cell disease (SCD) patient in Bahrain received the gene-editing therapy Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel), becoming the first patient outside the U.S. to be treated with the drug. Bahrain ...