Sickle cell disease is a devastating, inherited blood disorder that affects an estimated eight million people worldwide and ...

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Because SCD can impair blood and oxygen delivery to any part of the body, it can cause a wide range of complications, including anemia, blood clots, and stroke. It can also damage organs, such as the ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of red blood cells. Some parents may learn that their infant has this disorder after prenatal testing. Hospitals also test for SCA after birth as part ...

(Mass Appeal) - Sickle cell disease, or SCD, was first reported in 1910 even though reports suggest a prior description of the disorder. Dr. Christopher Keroack, Medical Director with the New England ...

Despite a Trump administration push, there are few facilities offering the complex treatment in the rural areas where many ...

At the Cleveland Clinic, doctors are using a one-time gene-editing therapy that alters a patient’s own blood-forming stem cells to correct the genetic mutation responsible for the disease. Physicians ...

Sickle cell disease is a rare blood disorder that causes excruciating pain. It is a genetic disorder, predominantly affecting African-Americans in the U.S., and caused by a mutation in the gene that ...

Sickle cell disease can cause various eye-related complications, including retinopathy. If untreated, sickle cell retinopathy can cause permanent vision loss. Treatments include laser therapy and eye ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Thursday morning, ImpactLife in Davenport honored those who have passed away as a result of sickle cell disease — and those still fighting. Sickle cell disease causes malformed red ...

Family, neighbors and close friends gathered for a candlelight vigil to remember 23-year-old Jamar Jordan Gray, who died Dec.

Sickle cell anemia is the most severe form of sickle cell disease (SCD). Treatments for sickle cell anemia include medications, blood transfusions, and bone marrow transplants. SCD is a group of ...