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

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

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

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 ...

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

Ugonna Anyadike shares how his sickle cell diagnosis influenced his music, ultimately becoming inseparable from his artistic practice.

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 ...

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, ...

Advocacy groups across the U.S. are hosting events throughout September to mark Sickle Cell Awareness Month. The month has been recognized since the 1980s as a time to raise awareness about sickle ...

Share this page with email Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X Share this page on Reddit I was born with sickle cell disease, so as long as I’ve been alive, it’s been part of my story.

Note: Oluwatosin Adesoye is a practicing physician living with sickle cell disease and is a columnist for Sickle Cell Disease News. A visit to the emergency room is often overwhelming for people ...