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

Sickle cell disease symptoms range from extreme pain to fatigue and fussiness in babies. WebMD explains how to spot the symptoms of this blood disorder.

Sickle cell disease can lead to serious complications. Here are the options to treat and to cure it.

Families of those who have sickle cell disease in the Philadelphia area are pushing for more research and a cure.

Her son, McKinley has sickle cell disease. "Their blood cells are not round, like you and I, but they are shaped like a sickle, kind of like a croissant," she said.

Some doctors told him he'd live with the disease forever, but Khaled Alsheebani never stopped believing treatments would advance one day.

Researchers have found that being a carrier for sickle cell disease, known as having sickle cell trait, increases the risk of blood clots, a risk that is the same among diverse human populations ...

Black people are at a much higher risk of being affected by sickle cell — and the effects can be fatal. More research is needed to combat it ...

A man and woman, both with sickle cell, share what their experience was like finding love, and what prospective partners need to know.

Cook has sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder that affects hemoglobin, which carries oxygen through the body, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Rochester, N.Y. — The American Red Cross hosted its third annual Sickle Cell Awareness Event and Blood Drive at Rochester's School Without Walls on Thursday night. The event aimed to educate ...