June 19th is not only Juneteenth, it is also World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 ...

With gene therapy in the works, clinical trials for sickle cell disease still lack Black American participants.

Over a hundred sickle cell warriors and their families turned out in support for World Sickle Cell Day at West Oakland’s ...

They’ve faced strokes, hospital bias, and unbearable pain — but what weighs most is the pressure to never break.

Black people are at a much higher risk of being affected by sickle cell — and the effects can be fatal. ... such as those from African and Caribbean backgrounds can be impacted by this disease.

Some 12,000 new blood donors from black backgrounds are needed to help save the lives of patients with sickle cell disease, according to the NHS Blood Service. Sickle cell, the UK's fastest ...

While sickle cell trait in the United States is most prevalent in individuals who self-identify as Black or African American, individuals from all ancestral backgrounds may have sickle cell trait.

Sickle cell disease is an inherited long-term and potentially life-threatening condition which predominantly affects Black people, with around 15,000 people in England thought to live with the ...

Clifton Kirkman, a brave warrior in the fight against sickle cell, was born before Michigan’s sickle cell mandate, leading to his diagnosis at 18 months.This past weekend, the highly impactful ...

While any blood donor is welcome and prized, more Black donors are particularly needed, especially for recipients with sickle cell disease. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 67-year-old man in good health.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — News 8 is once again honoring Black history by looking at health care and the racial disparities many report facing. According to the Pew Research Center, overall, 18% ...