A researcher at Duke University, speaks out after her NIH grant for sickle cell research was terminated. The $750,000 funding ...

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.

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.

In just over a year since its launch, India’s National Sickle Cell Elimination Mission (NSCEM) is already demonstrating a ...

As a result of being a caregiver for her cousin, columnist Sylvia Amuta says she's now more caring, compassionate, and kind to others.