Families of those who have sickle cell disease in the Philadelphia area are pushing for more research and a cure.

--23 andMe Holding Co., a leading human genetics and biopharmaceutical company, and the non-profit Sickle Cell 101, have joined forces to expand awareness of people’ s sickle cell carrier status.

June 19th is not only Juneteenth, it is also World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 Americans. However, researchers are working on a new way to cure it.

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month and Jones is sharing her experience so people become aware of the need to be screened, to raise the need for blood and bone marrow donors and to encourage ...

September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States, and it affects approximately 100,000 Americans ...

But if you have sickle cell disease, your red blood cells are shaped like a sickle (similar to a crescent moon). This stops them moving with ease through the body and blood flow becomes restricted.

September is designated as National Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month. At 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 18th, the Sickle Cell 5K Run-Walk will start at Robert R. Church Park on Beale Street … ...

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The Inova Schar Adult Sickle Cell Center is at 8081 Innovation Park Dr., 4th Floor, Skyline Clinic, in Fairfax. If you have a sickle cell crisis, call 571-472-1390 to request a same-day urgent ...

He was known for declaring: “I have sickle cell, but sickle cell doesn’t have me.” On Jan. 14, early in the morning, Powell died due to complications from his sickle cell disease. He turned ...