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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces sickle-cell treatment program in Charleston while assuring SC Sen. Tim Scott that federal ...

Eneles Zhou’s five children have sickle cell disease. Her daily routine is a fight against pain, infection and a broken ...

Martin Mwita, 20, is the first patient in St. Louis and among the first across the country to receive a new gene therapy for ...

Martin Mwita and his mother Jacinta Mwita, both of Omaha, Neb., speak about his journey living with sickle cell anemia and ...

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Thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia are common genetic disorders in India. Early testing, prenatal screening, and improved ...

Jacianna Muldrow, 7, of Toms River, a pediatric patient at The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, part of the Children’s Health network of RWJBarnabas Health, was recognized as ...

A recent finding showed how hydroxyurea, a popular chemotherapy oral drug can help kids with sickle cell disease.

A new study shows that hydroxyurea, an oral drug, safely and effectively manages sickle cell disease in children. Kids who took the medication had fewer hospital visits and better health outcomes.

Columnist Mary Shaniqua offers examples of some symptoms of sickle cell that are lesser known than fatigue and a ...