CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sherrell Johnson, 43, is a force to be reckoned with. She calls herself the "Sickle Cell Diva." "I don't let sickle cell run me," Johnson said. "I run sickle cell." She's lived with ...

Nikki Peterson, like approximately 100,000 other Americans, was born with sickle cell anemia. The 43-year-old lives in Upper Marlboro, Md., and ends up in the hospital about four times during what she ...

RICHMOND, Va. — September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Sickle cell affects 100,000 people in the United States, primarily impacting African Americans. To learn more about the genetic blood ...

Under the agreement, participating states will receive “discounts and rebates” from the drugmakers if the treatments don’t ...

After 35 years of consistent pain, Allan Byamukama became one of the few individuals in the world cured of sickle cell ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — One of Vanderbilt's latest studies has found a cure for sickle cell disease. Sickle cell is a blood disorder where the body creates mutated red blood cell proteins. It often ...

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, ...

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a global health challenge that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite significant ...

If you or someone you know has sickle cell disease (SCD), you may have heard of Lyfgenia, one of two gene therapies approved for this condition. Gene therapies are the only treatments for SCD that can ...

Amy Cohen of Lynn will be running in the New York Road Runners New York City Marathon. She's running as a member of "Team Inspire" because of her extraordinary story. Cohen has sickle cell disease, a ...

Africa accounts for the majority of global births affected by the condition, yet universal newborn screening remains rare.