Amy Cohen is running the New York City Marathon despite living with the painful effects of sickle cell disease.

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

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

When Patricia McGill was 13 and learning that she had inherited sickle cell disease, she did not think she would reach 30. But now she and her family are celebrating McGill’s 80th year. McGill is one ...

SICKLE cell disease is a disease that affects people across the world. This disease affects a wide range of nations and ethnic groups. It is a genetic disorder that results from receiving the sickle ...

A one-time gene-editing therapy, exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel), has demonstrated sustained and clinically meaningful ...

Three-year-old Kaliph Eubanks is full of happy energy playing at the park in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. He also has sickle cell disease. Thursday marked World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, ...

In pregnant women with sickle cell disease, the risk of developing early-onset preeclampsia can be determined by measuring ...

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

An upgraded center at Howard University Hospital, with new funding from D.C., hopes to better handle patients suffering from sickle cell disease.

Amy Cohen is running the New York City Marathon despite living with the painful effects of sickle cell disease. WBZ-TV's ...