More perceived social support from classmates was tied to less disease severity in children with sickle cell anemia in Nigeria, per a study.

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Despite reports of a sickle cell patient being cured by gene therapy, columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye explains why she remains ...

Eneles Zhou’s five children have sickle cell disease. Her daily routine is a fight against pain, infection and a broken ...

“Our results reinforce that hydroxyurea, the most efficacious medicine available for sickle cell disease, continues to have ...

Listening to the community's needs, the Sickle Cell Consortium also created the Caregiver Summit, offering a vital space for ...

Nigeria is suspected to fly high in recording incidence of sickle cell disease (SCD) but ranks low or zero in care management ...

Martin Mwita, 20, is the first patient in St. Louis and among the first across the country to receive a new gene therapy for ...

For children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), hydroxyurea has sustained clinical benefits in terms of reducing emergency department visits and hospital days, according to a study published online April ...

Fewer ED visits per year and fewer hospital days per year seen in association with hydroxyurea use. HealthDay News — For children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), hydroxyurea has sustained ...