Evelyn Quartey carries the sickle cell trait, as did her ex-husband and first son, Emmanuel, who passed away from Sickle Cell Disease in 2009 at 7. Her younger son Gerald had been diagnosed with ...

Sickle cell disease, discovered more than 100 years ago, is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States. It affects about 100,000 Americans, most of whom are Black or Hispanic.

There is an incredible story of love and sacrifice out of Plant City that helped to heal a little girl from sickle cell disease. Aliyah Reid spent the first five years of her life battling sickle ...

For the first time in his life, a young New Jersey man is pain-free thanks to a new gene treatment working to cure patients of sickle cell disease. Gerald Quartey, 18, is the first patient in the ...

As the June 19 World Sickle Cell Awareness Day approaches, a collaborative of 47 community-based organizations and medical providers from across the Northeast United States prepares for its ...

Those with sickle cell disease in the United States can have a shortened lifespan into their 50s, and even shorter in other countries. Roughly 100,000 Americans currently suffer from sickle cell ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – MUSC Project Impact and the American Red Cross are hosting a blood drive for sickle cell patients. According to the American Red Cross, there is no universal cure for ...