Sickle Cell Disease is a genetic blood disorder characterised by the presence of sickle-shaped red blood cells, which can block blood flow, cause chronic pain, and lead to a host of physical ...

The Coalition of Sickle Cell Non-Governmental Organisations (CSCN) has called for intensified efforts to eradicate sickle cell disorder (SCD) in Nigeria ... by sickle cell patients during health ...

I’ve often asked sickle cell patients, both in support groups and in person ... An MRI was recommended, but since it wasn’t available in my state here in Nigeria, and I wasn’t fit to travel, I opted ...

Columnist Mary Shaniqua offers examples of some symptoms of sickle cell that are lesser known than fatigue and a ...

Sickle cell conditions are genetic blood disorders that affect haemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. While both sickle cell trait and ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Groundbreaking advancements in Sickle Cell treatment are changing and saving lives nationwide. For decades, patients with Sickle Cell Disease have lived with pain ...

I was recently at the American Red Cross to donate blood and was given interesting material on the need for Black blood ...

ICMR director general Dr Rajiv Bahl participated virtually. Sickle cell patients and their families attended the event, which included the release of an informative directory and distribution of ...

allowing more patients to be treated and ending waiting lists, an NHS Trust said. Dami Olorunfemi, 40, was born with sickle cell disease and said the symptoms were "excruciatingly painful ...

The significance of this milestone for the sickle cell community cannot be understated." The patient organisation has been lobbying hard to extend the use of Casgevy to include SCD patients since ...