Adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease may face challenges in accessing physical therapy, a study reports.

A New Jersey woman stole $560,000 in hospital treatments by pretending she had sickle cell anemia, according to the Lancaster ...

A 30-year-old New Jersey woman was charged with two felonies after police said she lied about having sickle cell anemia and refused to pay for over $560,000 in treatment from a hospital in Lancaster ...

The Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology divisions at MUSC have joined forces to create and test an ...

In sickle cell anemia there are three primary mechanisms of pain arousal; nociceptive, peripheral neuropathic and central neuropathic pain. Inflammation or mechanical tissue pain is the underlying ...

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Few studies have focused on pediatric sickle cell disease and autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Herein, we present the coexistence ... that the absence of the spleen could be compensated by other ...

The commemorative stamp honours Madhya Pradesh’s initiative to combat the high prevalence of sickle cell anemia in tribal regions and highlights the commitment to eradicate this hereditary ...

Sickle cell anemia may qualify as a disability for people experiencing severe symptoms, allowing access to benefits. However, eligibility depends on how the condition affects daily life.

September is National Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month. Sickle cell anemia is a disease that is inherited genetically through a trait passed to a child by both parents, affecting the blood cells.

In this article, we discuss how a doctor diagnoses sickle cell anemia, including what the tests might show if the person has the condition. Doctors may also order a peripheral blood smear test to ...

LOS ANGELES — Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventive care that could help them stay healthier longer ...