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Are Those With Sickle Cell Trait More at Risk of COVID-19?

NIH and Gates Foundation Each Pledge $100M for Sickle Cell Cure

Sickle Cell 101

Are Those With Sickle Cell Trait More at Risk of COVID-19?

NIH and Gates Foundation Each Pledge $100M for Sickle Cell Cure

Sickle Cell 101

World Sickle Cell Day

Created to encourage Global ’World Sickle Cell Day’ Cell-a-brations, then share the information, activities, and concerns.

Music Therapy Eases Pain in People with Sickle Cell Disease

Study participants demonstrated better self-efficacy and experienced less pain.

Prodigy of Mobb Deep Dead At 42

Hip-hop star Prodigy dies after a sickle cell crisis landed him in the hospital.

Family Sues Orleans Parish Sheriff Over Death of HCV-Positive Inmate

Medication for hepatitis C and sickle-cell anemia that would have helped the prisoner survive was allegedly repeatedly denied to him.

Future Shock

If a test could tell whether you’d develop a disease later in life, would you take it?

Can Sickle Cell Be Cured?

The short answer is yes. but the procedure isn’t suitable for everyone.

What’s the Biggest Problem Sickle Cell Patients Face?

For many sickle cell sufferers, severe and constant pain is part of everyday life.

U.S. Hospitals Push for Better Blood-Matching Tools

Blood types are a lot more complicated than A, B, AB and O.

Donations Please

Bone marrow transplants can cure many diseases, but more donors are needed.

It’s All in the Genes

What if the cure for sickle-cell sufferers was found in their own bodies?

Match Point

Bone marrow transplants can mean a second chance at life—if only you can find a suitable donor.

Researchers May Have Found New Hope for Sickle-Cell Sufferers

An antidepressant marketed since the 1960s may cure sickle-cell anemia in humans.

Learning About MRI Scans Helps Kids with Sickle-Cell Disease Sit Tight

It’s tough for kids to sit still. But staying motionless is required for children with sickle-cell disease when they have to get an MRI scan

Prodigy Talks With Real Health About His Life With Sickle Cell Anemia

The hip-hop star talks with Real Health editor-in-chief Kate Ferguson about living with sickle cell anemia.

Crisis Management

Sickle-cell anemia remains more common among people of African ancestry, but science has made strides in treating this blood-borne disease.

Are You Sickle Smart?

Recently, R&B sensation and American Idol winner Ruben Studdard teamed with The Be Sickle Smart Program to educate people about sickle cell

#sickle cell

Are Those With Sickle Cell Trait More at Risk of COVID-19?

NIH and Gates Foundation Each Pledge $100M for Sickle Cell Cure

Sickle Cell 101

Are Those With Sickle Cell Trait More at Risk of COVID-19?

NIH and Gates Foundation Each Pledge $100M for Sickle Cell Cure

Sickle Cell 101

World Sickle Cell Day

Music Therapy Eases Pain in People with Sickle Cell Disease

Prodigy of Mobb Deep Dead At 42

Family Sues Orleans Parish Sheriff Over Death of HCV-Positive Inmate

Future Shock

Can Sickle Cell Be Cured?

What’s the Biggest Problem Sickle Cell Patients Face?

U.S. Hospitals Push for Better Blood-Matching Tools

Donations Please

It’s All in the Genes

Match Point

Researchers May Have Found New Hope for Sickle-Cell Sufferers

Learning About MRI Scans Helps Kids with Sickle-Cell Disease Sit Tight

Prodigy Talks With Real Health About His Life With Sickle Cell Anemia

Crisis Management

Are You Sickle Smart?

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