Aliyah Reid battled sickle cell for five years until her brother decided to donate his own bone marrow to save her.

In the United States, about 1 out of 500 African-American children born will have sickle-cell anaemia. Sickle-cell anaemia is the name of a specific form of sickle-cell disease in which there is ...

Among more than 2,000 children with sickle cell anemia, the most severe form of ... show that hydroxyurea has strong benefit in the first couple of years of usage," George explained.

Experts make case for early testing, prevention and careIn this report, VINCENT KURAUN explores the groundbreaking strategies for managing sickle cell disease, with a particular focus on crisis ...

Sickle Cell Disease is a chronic, inherited blood disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. It is best known for causing anaemia, pain episodes, and organ complications, but a lesser ...

The quality of life of patients with sickle cell anemia is severely compromised similar to or even worse than patients with other chronic diseases such as arthritis. Patients who responded to ...

The campaign examined 60 cadets from different NCC units as part of the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission. The initiative, led by Capt Dr C B S Dangi, follows the successful ...