Emmaus Life Sciences has entered into an agreement to sell the North American rights to its oral sickle cell disease ...

Self-advocacy skills help to build confidence and reduce feelings of helplessness, writes columnist. It's good to start young ...

Standard treatments can significantly lower the risk of stroke in children with sickle cell anemia, according to a review of ...

The answer is "it should be," says columnist. That way, sickle cell patients could receive the support that they need.

The first sickle cell disease (SCD) patient has been enrolled in a Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating iadademstat, Oryzon Genomics‘ investigational oral therapy designed to boost fetal hemoglobin (HbF ...

I have always been a passionate advocate for sickle cell disease prevention, sometimes even prioritizing it over advocating for a cure. I envision a world where no child has to suffer the ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed the continuing suspension of marketing authorization for Pfizer’s sickle cell disease (SCD) treatment Oxbryta (voxelotor) — withdrawn from the market ...

Using tocilizumab off-label in four young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) who developed hyperhemolysis syndrome as a complication of a blood transfusion stopped the premature destruction of red ...

In the fall of my sophomore year of high school, my hematologist recommended me for my pediatric sickle cell program’s teen clinic. At that point, I was going to the doctor every one to three months, ...

Changes in the gut microbiome, the group of bacteria and other microbes living in the digestive tract, may drive chronic pain in people with sickle cell disease (SCD), a new study reveals. In a study ...

Young people with sickle cell disease (SCD) who live in areas with more air pollution are more likely to be hospitalized due to acute chest syndrome (ACS), an SCD complication marked by symptoms that ...

An intervention designed to improve adherence to hydroxyurea — by providing extra support from community health workers (CHWs) and daily text reminders — may enhance quality of life for adolescents ...