The pain is all too familiar for Heaven, who enjoys playing with Barbies, jamming to Beyonce's latest hits and making digital art. She is one of the approximately 100,000 Americans dealing with sickle ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) remains one of Uganda’s most silent epidemics, affecting thousands of children across the country, ...

Sickle cell anemia refers to a group of genetic blood disorders that affect a person’s levels of hemoglobin, the protein in ...

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 ...

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 ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – 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 ...

Tens of thousands of lower-income families with children suffering from sickle cell disease have applied for the benefits. But roughly 76% of those applicants, or at least 12,249 families, had their ...