Black people are at a much higher risk of being affected by sickle cell — and the effects can be fatal. More research is ...

But while people with only sickle cell trait typically experience no symptoms or health complications in their daily lives, ...

It’s also historically come with some unfair stigmas. Sickle cell anemia is what Tenesha Dudley of Rocky Mount calls an invisible illness. You wouldn’t know it by meeting her, but she’s face ...

Rosemary Britts started her nonprofit, Sickle Cell Association in 2011. Her daughter, Ronisha, lost her life to the disease ...

known as having sickle cell trait, increases the risk of blood clots, a risk that is the same among diverse human populations that ... Sep. 20, 2024 — The incidence of stroke continues to ...

In a monumental achievement for Nigerian healthcare, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, has successfully completed ...

One night, in the summer of 2019, the TV was on blast with the Descendant’s music videos as the third movie had just been ...

You're reading Part 4 of Coercive Care, a yearlong examination of the denial of reproductive autonomy for people with sickle cell disease. Often, women with sickle cell disease are told not to ...

I’m also the clinical lead for NHS England educational campaign on sickle cell and sickle cell trait. And I’m also the founder of the sickle cell education ... Its very important to be aware of the ...

Earlier this year, STAT’s Eric Boodman reported the heartbreaking story of how, for decades, doctors have pressured sickle cell patients into getting unwanted sterilizations. In Part 4 of his ...

It was the day of the "Big Fight" at the police academy, and rookie sheriff's deputy Asson Hacker groaned as the hulking ...