From jaundice to swelling in hands, know the early signs of sickle cell disease. The doctor also shared when to seek medical intervention.

Over a hundred sickle cell warriors and their families turned out in support for World Sickle Cell Day at West Oakland’s DeFremery Park on Sunday.

Infections primarily tend to affect infants and children with sickle cell anemia. Any infection can be life-threatening for a person with sickle cell anemia, so seek immediate medical attention ...

Observed annually on June 19, World Sickle Cell Anemia Day draws global attention to an inherited blood disorder. Sickle cell anemia is a condition that alters the shape and function of red blood ...

When doctors use the term “sickle cell anemia,” they are often referring to HbSS. Hemoglobin SC (HbSC) About 1 in 4 people with sickle cell disease have HbSC, which is mild to moderate.

Some doctors told him he'd live with the disease forever, but Khaled Alsheebani never stopped believing treatments would advance one day.

Children with sickle cell anemia miss substantial amounts of school, hindering both academic progress and social integration.

Several people are unaware they are carriers of the sickle cell trait themselves, leading to further complications ...

5. Ferritin and Iron Studies Purpose: Measures the body’s iron levels. Sickle cell patients undergoing frequent transfusions are at risk of iron overload, which can damage organs over time.

In addition to those who have had obvious acute neurological events, by adolescence up to 25% of children with homozygous sickle cell anemia have covert or 'silent' infarction on MRI ...