When Amy Cohen, 29, finished the New York City Marathon, she broke ground as the first person with the illness to run the ...

According to the CDC, the disease affects about 100,000 people in the United States, and more than 90% are Black or non-Hispanic. Sickle cell disease comes with a number of complexities, but something ...

Amy Cohen is running the New York City Marathon despite living with the painful effects of sickle cell disease.

A 21-year-old Long Island patient has been cured of sickle cell anemia thanks to a gene therapy treatment. Medical history has recently been made in a New York City hospital. This month, 21-year-old ...

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 ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) can affect people of any ethnicity but is much more common among Africans and African Americans. Other ethnic groups with higher rates of SCD include Hispanic Americans from ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - About 100,000 people in the U.S. are living with sickle cell disease. Most of them are of African descent. A blood drive Saturday aims to fill a need for those patients. Dale ...

Sickle cell anemia may qualify as a disability for people experiencing severe symptoms, allowing access to benefits. However, eligibility depends on how the condition affects daily life. Sickle cell ...

A specialist from Oman, located at the crossroads of Africa and Asia, explains that his nation serves as a microcosm when it ...

Porscha Burks lives a normal life in many ways. She is the mother to an 8-year-old boy and works as a patient service representative at a North Side clinic. However, there is one thing that sets her ...

Research suggests sickle cell anemia may offer some protection against HIV and may also slow HIV progression. However, experts still need further research to understand why this occurs. Share on ...