"It feels like glass running through your veins." Faith Adjei-Sarpong lives with sickle cell disease and, like many others ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)–Riley Children’s Health is leading the way in supporting children with sickle cell disease, a condition affecting over 100,000 people in the U.S. and 8 million globally. June 19th ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- Children ages 12 and older with sickle cell are now eligible for a newly FDA-approved treatment through the MACC Fund Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Wisconsin.

My Blood, Your Blood, a new children's book by author and producer Laura Henry-Allain MBE and illustrated by Zenovia Grant, is full of heroes. Based on the real-life experience of 13-year-old Angel ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gene therapy for sickle cell disease is approved for children aged 12 and older. Establishing safety of the ...

I was cradling my newborn son in my kitchen when I got the call from his pediatrician in winter 2015. "Are you sitting?" he asked somberly. I sank slowly into a chair knowing what he was about to ...

UCSF researchers found that 64.4% of female patients report sickle cell disease (SCD) pain during menstruation. However, these patients also report low rates of hormonal contraceptive awareness or use ...

Hydroxyurea remains effective over the long term among children with sickle cell disease, real-world data suggested. The average time on hydroxyurea was 5 years, with many children on the therapy for ...

Sickle cell disease is often thought of solely as a blood disorder, but new research from the Wood Neuro Research Group ...

Kelsey Farris, a 12-year-old from Baton Rouge, was diagnosed with sickle cell disease immediately after her birth. Farris was transferred to Children’s Hospital New Orleans shortly after where she ...

“It can hit you out of nowhere,” she tells TODAY.com.

Children with sickle cell disease are more likely to have dental problems - but fewer than half of those covered by Michigan Medicaid got dental care in 2022, according to a new study. The findings, ...