SAFETY PROGRAM. TIME FOR FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH. WE’RE FOCUSING ON SICKLE CELL DISEASE. IT IS A PAINFUL, INHERITED CONDITION THAT PRIMARILY AFFECTS AFRICAN AMERICANS. HERE WITH SOME INSIGHT IS ...

Sep. 12, 2024 — Researchers have found that being a carrier for sickle cell disease, known as having sickle cell trait, increases the risk of blood clots, a risk that is the same among diverse ...

Why Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Is Slow to Catch on With Patients By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Student Zoe Davis, 20, was just weeks into her junior year when she landed back in the ...

According to Dr. Richard Steingart, a hematologist with Baystate Hematology Oncology, roughly 100,000 Americans live with an inherited blood disorder known as sickle cell disease (SCD). Often referred ...