Drew Agahiu, 17, has sickle cell disease, the group of inherited disorders that affect hemoglobin, which is a protein in the red blood cells that delivers oxygen to the body.

New Delhi: More than 20 lakh people from tribal areas have been screened since we started the sickle cell anaemia project eight years back, said CSIR 's Director General Nallathamby Kalaiselvi ...

So, we marked another World Sickle Cell Day on Thursday, June 19. But truthfully, what was there to celebrate? I can’t speak for everyone, but I know I speak for many when I say: we have nothing.

Among the many vendors and community resource tables at Juneteenth last week was a table manned by Sarahia Benn whose mission was to Shine a Light for Sickle ...