A newly unveiled street sign honoring sickle cell warrior Gerbuns Augustin marked a major milestone for Miami-Dade’s sickle cell community, but it’s also a reminder that the fight against the ...

Diagnosed within a week of birth, the Cypress twins have used their sickle cell journey to advocate for change.

7 Circle of Kindness partnered with the Miami Valley American Red Cross chapter to help bring awareness to Sickle Cell Disease. News Center 7’s Amber Jenkins spent the day at the blood drive on First ...

How one woman manages the painful life of sickle cell anemia. Plus, the Potters Smile shares how sickle cell affects dental health and the procedures that can help. Fact check: Trump makes numerous ...

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and Memphis sits at the center of the crisis. The Mid-South has one of the highest rates of sickle cell disease in the nation, according to health experts.

Black people are susceptible to sickle cell anaemia because of genetics. According to studies, the sickle cell gene evolved in the malaria belt region of Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Since ...

An imbalance in the gut microbiome, the group of bacteria and other microbes in the digestive tract, may drive chronic SCD pain, per a study.

The worker alleged violations at the intersection of several laws safeguarding employees’ rights. For one, she said she experienced discrimination and retaliation due to her pregnancy, a violation of ...

Oral infections carry high risks for people with sickle cell disease (SCD), but most young patients who have insurance through Medicaid don’t receive dental care, a study suggests. Rates of preventive ...

The Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee (SCFT) was founded in 2007 by the late Dr. Trevor K. Thompson. As an educator, Dr. Thompson championed the call for advocacy, educational awareness, and social ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Nobel Prize-winning technology offers a potential cure for sickle cell disease. Simply put, doctors can edit a patient’s genes to alter blood cells. But this gene editing ...

WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Today on Louisiana Living, Ashley Doughty is joined by Herb Guillory and Lonnikia Robinson discussing the 44th Annual NELA Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation Banquet. For ...