That is one of the reasons why Chelsea and her parents want to honour Vivica with a foundation called LLV (which stands for Long Live Vivica). The acronym was created by friends who were deeply ...

So far in 2025, the Trump administration has cut more than $1 billion in NIH grants. That includes a study on sickle cell ...

Around 2,500 people are living with sickle cell disease in the Bay State, and they are advocating for a bill that would improve quality of life for all those dealing with the disease.

This summer, the halls of the Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld® will echo with laughter, music, and the resilient ...

This article discusses how racial categories, rooted in social history, are used in records and society. It argues race isn’t ...

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.

Updated Data from 17 Patients Consistent with Previously Presented Data; All Patients Treated with BEAM-101 Achieved Hemoglobin F (HbF) Induction of >60%, Hemoglobin S (HbS) Reduction to <40%, and ...

News and events around the areaMaster Gardeners Association to host annual plant sale The Lake County Master Gardeners annual Plant Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 10 in the Fine Arts ...

Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine are providing medication and other aid to fight sickle cell disease in sub-Saharan Africa.

Sickle cell disease affects more than 100,000 people in the United States and 8 million people worldwide. Alvin Henry Jr. is the president of the South Louisiana Sickle Cell Association working to ...

A man and woman, both with sickle cell, share what their experience was like finding love, and what prospective partners need to know.