The pain is all too familiar for Heaven, who enjoys playing with Barbies, jamming to Beyonce's latest hits and making digital art. She is one of the approximately 100,000 Americans dealing with sickle ...

A Black female doctor when that was rare, she developed a diagnostic test for the disease that is still a standard tool, as ...

LOS ANGELES — Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventive care that could help them stay healthier longer, according to a ...

The Sickle Cell Squad is on the move. With microphone in hand, they are roaming Dell Children's Medical Center's central location asking staff members various wacky questions. What's your favorite ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) was found to be common in children aged 17 years and younger who were hospitalized for sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia and acute kidney injury (AKI) were found to have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many children with sickle cell anemia do not receive guideline-concordant preventive care to reduce their risks ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A new medical breakthrough has roots in Philadelphia. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first gene therapies to treat patients with sickle cell disease, an ...

Clinicians must monitor children with sickle cell disease for eye complications as much as they do for adults, a new research review suggests. Two patients experienced retinal detachment, while two ...

Researchers have revealed that hydroxyurea significantly reduces infections in children with sickle cell anemia. Their findings enhance strong evidence of hydroxyurea's effectiveness and could ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - In Shreveport, while childhood leukemia remains one of the most common cancer diagnoses among kids, doctors say it's another blood disorder they're seeing more often -- sickle cell ...

Thousands of years ago, a special child was born in the Sahara. At the time, this was not a desert; it was a green belt of savannas, woodlands, lakes and rivers. Bands of hunter-gatherers thrived ...