September Is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. While many people are familiar with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell traits have also plagued our community. Sickle cell trait (SCT) is an inherited blood ...

For generations, Sickle Cell Disease has been a devastating illness affecting millions of people around the world, ...

Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine and eight other institutions in the United States, Africa and Europe say they have identified a potential new gene target that could be edited to treat sickle ...

People are often encouraged to “know their status,” however this healthy habit can be applied to more than just safe-sex practices. Although they are not the only community who suffers with sickle ...

Contrary to misconceptions among medical professionals and patients alike, individuals born with sickle cell trait (SCT) show no risk of experiencing the acute pain crises known to occur with sickle ...

Researchers have found that being a carrier for sickle cell disease, known as having sickle cell trait, increases the risk of blood clots, a risk that is the same among diverse human populations that ...

National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers and collaborators have found that being a carrier for sickle cell disease, known as having sickle cell trait, increases the risk of blood clots, a risk ...

Professor Taiwo Kotila is a hematologist with a special interest in inherited, genetic blood disorders, particularly thalassemia, at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. In this interview with ...

He's the first in New York to receive the novel treatment and one of the first in the world. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit (opens in a ...