Sickle cell pain crises can be extremely severe and painful. Doctors use different treatments, such as pain relievers, and prevention strategies to help people manage these pain crises. A sickle cell ...

MESA, Ariz. — Helen Obando, 18 and soon to be a high school senior, nibbled French fries at a cafe and chatted about her future. Dressed in a halter top and shorts, her toenails painted turquoise, she ...

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited condition that follows an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. Even if you don’t have sickle cell anemia, you could be a carrier of the gene for it. Sickle cell ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders. A person inherits SCD from their parents when they inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. This hereditary ...

Sickle cell tests have become routine in newborn screenings, but older children and adults may need to be tested as well. Read on to see if you or a loved one might benefit from being tested for ...