For patients, every encounter is a test not just of the healthcare system, but of whether they are believed and respected.

NYU researchers partnered with Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold to launch an organization that uses music to reduce stigma and ...

Electronic medical records of 42 children with SCD diagnosed between 2009 and 2023 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical demographic data and pneumococcal serologies were analysed. Of the 42 ...

Placental growth factor shows 100% accuracy for early preeclampsia detection in sickle cell disease, new research indicates.

The European medicines regulator said that a higher rate of death and disease complications in recent trials meant the ...

After four years of battling a severe blood disease, five-year-old Zion Ortiz is finally free of sickle cell anemia.

Thousands of Californians live with sickle cell disease, a painful blood disorder. But new treatments, including a promising form of gene therapy, are offering hope to ...

Life expectancy has soared and interest in the disease is growing, but breakthrough gene therapies are extraordinarily ...