Sickle cell trait evolved as protection against malaria, especially in tropical regions. Its discovery advanced understanding of genetic inheritance, but racial bias long hindered care for affected ...

Regular blood tests are vital for managing Sickle Cell Anemia, helping to detect complications early and guide treatment.

Doctors may also order a peripheral blood smear test to examine the shape and size of red blood cells under a microscope. In sickle cell anemia, the blood smear reveals the presence of sickle ...

Sickle cell trait is not an illness, and it isn’t the same as sickle cell disease, or sickle cell anemia. But having sickle cell trait raises the risk of some health conditions. According to the ...

Sickle cell anemia. ... Your doctor may also run blood tests and look at red blood cells under a microscope to check on their shape and size, ...

Sickle cell tests have become routine in ... screens for anemia and lots of other ... Some of your blood is put on a slide and examined by computer or under a microscope to identify sickle-shaped ...

Sickle cell anemia is a disease that is inherited genetically through a trait passed to a child by both parents, affecting the blood cells. Under typical circumstances, ...

Observed annually on June 19, World Sickle Cell Anemia Day draws global attention to an inherited blood disorder.Sickle cell anemia is a condition that alters the shape and function of red blood ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A New Jersey boy was cured of sickle cell anemia thanks to a medical breakthrough. Five-year-old Tobi Okunseinde from Haworth has a lot to thank his little brother Kwasi for ...

Sebastien Beauzile, the first person in New York to receive Lyfgenia, a gene therapy to treat sickle cell anemia, at Cohen Children's Medical Center on Thursday in New Hyde Park.

Symptoms of sickle cell disease include chronic pain, anemia, susceptibility to infections, and organ damage. While there is no cure, various treatments aim to manage symptoms and prevent ...

For more information on the walk, or to make a donation, call the office at 803-534-1716 or mail: Orangeburg Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 892, Orangeburg, SC 29116.