A discovery about red blood cells could have implications for sickle cell disease (SCD) and other blood disorders marked…
Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
A global, late-stage clinical trial testing etavopivat in people with sickle cell disease (SCD) has hit its main…
People with sickle cell disease (SCD) who live in sub-Saharan Africa are less likely than those in other countries…
Clinician bias toward people with sickle cell disease (SCD) may be tied to stigma around opioid use, rather than…
Through a project aimed at building empathy and understanding among clinicians about sickle cell disease (SCD)-related pain episodes, a…
A bipartisan team of U.S. senators has introduced legislation to renew funding for a national initiative that connects people with…
Newborns with sickle cell trait (SCT), meaning they carry a mutation in one copy of the HBBÂ gene but do not…
Most women and girls with sickle cell disease (SCD) experience disease-related pain during menstrual periods, but many are unaware…
A small clinical trial testing Agios Pharmaceuticals’ oral therapy candidate tebapivat against a placebo for easing symptoms in people…
Differences in the stiffness of red blood cells may help to explain variations in the severity of sickle cell…