Having his first brain MRI scan serves as a reminder to columnist Dunstan Nicol-Wilson about the power of collaborative healthcare.

Researchers received a federal grant to see if diabetes drug empagliflozin is safe and effective for SCD kidney damage.

Columnist Michelle Harlan, who's currently taking hydroxyurea to treat her sickle beta-zero thalassemia, considers some other ...

Memantine, a cheaply available drug used for decades to treat Alzheimer's, may help prevent sickle cell crises, especially in ...

Higher levels of fetal hemoglobin may guard against lung problems and delay bone damage in people with sickle cell disease, ...

In my 39 years with sickle cell disease, pain has been an uninvited and frequent guest and my most prominent symptom. Sickle cell crises are acute episodes of pain caused by the sickling of red blood ...

A $1.9-million federal grant has been awarded to a clinical trial that seeks to find effective ways to improve adherence to hydroxyurea treatment among children and young adults with sickle cell ...

A good diet and companionship, or treatment with an antidepressant called duloxetine was seen to significantly lessen pain in a mouse model of sickle cell disease (SCD), a study reports. Notably, each ...

People with sickle cell disease (SCD) who are hospitalized for opioid overdose have fewer serious complications than those without the condition, but face longer hospital stays, higher costs, and ...

Supplementing with vitamin D for six months safely improved bone health and functional capacity in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD), a study finds. More studies are required to ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed the continuing suspension of marketing authorization for Pfizer’s sickle cell disease (SCD) treatment Oxbryta (voxelotor) — withdrawn from the market ...