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Howard University opens the first comprehensive wellness center for sickle cell disease in Washington, D.C., offering personalized care and support.

ROANOKE, Va. – Ensuring no one fights alone. The Carilion Clinic Sickle Cell Collaborative is holding a walk to honor sickle cell patients and their caregivers on Saturday. Sickle cell disease is a ...

LOS ANGELES — Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventive care that could help them stay healthier longer, according to a ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thousands of people in the U.S. live in pain due to sickle cell anemia, and many of them even lose their lives. The disease affects Black people more often than any other ethnicity.

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It's been more than a month since the FDA approved two milestone gene-editing treatments for sickle cell disease, but lining up patients for these therapies will be a challenge ...

Rapper Lil Poppa or Janarious Mykel Wheeler died at 25. The Jacksonville, Florida born rapper's death was confirmed by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office in Georgia to TMZ. However, a cause ...

Five seemingly unconnected Black and ethnic minority Londoners discover they have superpowers in the hit Netflix series "Supacell". The link between them? They all suffer from sickle cell anaemia, a ...