Emotional distress affected nearly half of the parents caring for adolescents with sickle cell disease in a recent study, with greater numbers of hospital visits and other life disruptions predicting higher stress levels. Psychosocial support and education to help caregivers be more resilient and better able to cope could improve…

Acupuncture may be a useful add-on therapy to help manage pain in children and adolescents who have sickle cell disease, a new study suggests. The study, “Acupuncture for pain management…

Children and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD) who lack vitamin D are hospitalized more often due to pain crises, have longer hospital stays, and make more frequent visits to the emergency room, a new study has found. The study, “The association between vitamin D…

Development of problem-solving skills may help adolescents with sickle cell disease prepare for the transition to adulthood and also improve their ability to self-manage their health. Researchers at the Boston University Medical Center conducted a study to gain better insight on the perspectives of sickle cell disease (SCD)…

Children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia do less physical activity and have a more sedentary lifestyle than healthy controls, according to a study. The study, “Objectively measured physical activity levels and sedentary time in children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia,” was published in PLOS…

Negative experiences with a racial connotation are common among adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD), Connecticut Children’s Medical Center researchers showed in a recent study. In the United States, sickle cell affects mainly African-Americans, and is historically perceived in the medical community as a “black disease.”…