Care hurdles now add to the disease burden faced by U.S. sickle cell patients, despite the promise of emerging options like gene therapy.

Asthma is about seven times more likely in children with sickle cell disease than in their unaffected siblings, according to ...

Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) had more emergency department (ED) visits if their parents had a greater number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) than if their parents had fewer ACEs ...

Scribe Therapeutics Co-Founder, President and CEO Benjamin L. Oakes, PhD A growing landscape for sickle cell disease (SCD) treatments, a growing relationship between the companies, and the potential ...

Eating a balanced diet rich in zinc, folate, and fluids may help to prevent complications associated with sickle cell disease (SCD). Usually, red blood cells are disc-shaped and flexible enough to ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) makes red blood cells rigid and sickle-shaped, which can block blood flow. This can cause pain crises, infections, and other serious complications. Medications are often the ...

This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront series on “The Future of Sickle Cell Disease Research and Care” with support from the American Society of Hematology. The articles in the series are ...