As a parent with a child who has sickle cell disease, you are always on high alert. The “what if” stays with me, as it ...

Preliminary results from two trials of the gene therapy exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) suggest the therapy offers an ...

LOS ANGELES — Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventive care that could help them stay healthier longer, according to a ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) was found to be common in children aged 17 years and younger who were hospitalized for sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia and acute kidney injury (AKI) were found to have ...

Casgevy, now a "national priority" drug, helped kids with sickle cell and thalassemia, results which may help toward a label ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many children with sickle cell anemia do not receive guideline-concordant preventive care to reduce their risks ...

Researchers have revealed that hydroxyurea significantly reduces infections in children with sickle cell anemia. Their findings enhance strong evidence of hydroxyurea's effectiveness and could ...

Less than a third of ED visits for acute sickle cell disease pain were guideline-adherent for the timely administration of ...

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 ...

What you need to know: Uganda is among the countries with the highest burden of the disease, with an estimated 33,000 babies born each year carrying the sickle cell trait or disease. For thousands of ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders. A person inherits SCD from their parents when they inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. This hereditary ...