Researchers have found a new way to reactivate fetal hemoglobin without the need for gene-editing therapy, according to a new study.

Disc Medicine will be enrolling 24 adults with SCD in its newly launched trial testing DISC-3405 at three doses for easing ...

Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye encourages medical professional to be more mindful about the care they provide to sickle cell ...

Although she understands her illness, columnist Michelle Harlan is still learning how to communicate and disclose her sickle ...

Treatment with hydroxyurea increases blood oxygen levels during sleep in children with sickle cell disease (SCD), but it does not meaningfully lessen sleep disturbances, a study reports. Compared with ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) may be cured in some individuals by a stem cell transplant. There also are several approved therapies to help manage the condition and its related complications. Some of the ...

A new, interactive application touted as the first of its kind can help people with sickle cell disease (SCD) learn about and communicate with their care team about their pain attacks. People with ...

Using tocilizumab off-label in four young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) who developed hyperhemolysis syndrome as a complication of a blood transfusion stopped the premature destruction of red ...

Many things can trigger a sickle cell crisis. The first triggers I experienced ranged from temperature changes in my environment to dehydration. But as I got older, I began to experience a new trigger ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug status to Kind Pharmaceuticals’ investigational oral small molecule AND017 to treat sickle cell disease (SCD). This designation is granted ...