The misshapen cells tend to block blood flow in the vessels, leading to frequent pain episodes, infections, and damage to organs.

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So far in 2025, the Trump administration has cut more than $1 billion in NIH grants. That includes a study on sickle cell ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine was in Cleveland Thursday to discuss the importance of children’s health ...

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Gabriella Ngang, of Farmington Hills, is one of three in Michigan to take part in a clinical trial of a new sickle cell ...

Higher pain scores upon discharge from the emergency department may predict hospitalization in adolescents with SCD, a study ...

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If you have ever known the suffering of a sickle cell patient, you will appreciate the need to prevent your children getting Sickle Cell Disease. At nine, in the early 60s, I lost a six-year old ...