Two sickle cell disease researchers will share a $3 million Breakthrough Prize for discoveries that changed the treatment ...

Bias in sickle cell care may be tied to opioid stigma, with patients more often described negatively in medical records, a ...

Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) had more emergency department (ED) visits if their parents had a greater number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) than if their parents had fewer ACEs ...

Scribe Therapeutics Co-Founder, President and CEO Benjamin L. Oakes, PhD A growing landscape for sickle cell disease (SCD) treatments, a growing relationship between the companies, and the potential ...

"We need effective anti-bias interventions to improve care for patients with sickle cell disease, and this deeper understanding is a step in the right direction," said the study author.

The global withdrawal of voxelotor (Oxbryta, Pfizer) has left clinicians who treat sickle cell disease (SCD) with the urgent task of reaching patients taking the medicine, while trying to understand ...

Eating a balanced diet rich in zinc, folate, and fluids may help to prevent complications associated with sickle cell disease (SCD). Usually, red blood cells are disc-shaped and flexible enough to ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is not automatically a disability by law. However, people who experience debilitating symptoms may qualify for disability benefits, and several laws protect them from ...