A new newborn screening test can screen babies for sickle cell disease, SMA, and SCID at the same time, helping support earlier follow-up.

A word Bamisaiye Eniola Mayowa's mother used to describe her sister during childhood continues to speak volumes about ...

Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye has noticed a concerning shift in the frequency of her acute chest syndrome episodes in recent ...

While pain crises are a well-known complication of sickle cell, warriors may face many other issues, writes guest columnist.

For me, this isn’t about judging myself for taking medication. It’s about being more aware of why I’m taking it. And I think that distinction matters, particularly because harmful assumptions can ...

Mayowa is a communication expert, educator, and writer. She holds a degree in English and a postgraduate degree in journalism, and she is a school administrator passionate about nurturing and shaping ...

A research team at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received a $4.1 million grant to investigate how everyday environmental exposures — from air pollution and temperature to food, ...

Among children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and cerebral macrovasculopathy (CV), or disease affecting the brain’s large and medium-sized blood vessels, age at CV diagnosis, the severity of blood ...

When I was younger, I hated taking medication. It didn’t sit well with me that I had to take it for something I never asked for. Having to do it every day was particularly difficult, and when it came ...

In recognition of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month in September, the Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month campaign features a series of stories highlighting the real-life experiences of people ...

Share this page with email Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X Share this page on Reddit The day I found out my son had sickle cell disease (SCD) started with a letter from the hospital: ...

Healthcare professionals and patient representatives from Cyprus, Greece, and Italy are joining forces in a regional initiative aimed at improving care for people with hemoglobinopathies, inherited ...