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 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 ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic condition that affects the shape and function of your red blood cells (RBCs). RBCs transport oxygen to your body’s organs and tissues using a protein called ...

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 ...

More than 50 years ago my parents took a big chance. They fell in love, got married and had three daughters, not knowing that they both carried the genetic trait for sickle cell disease. I never ...