It is estimated that 5% of the world's over 8 billion population carries an abnormal haemoglobin, a staggering statistics in stark figures. Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is the world's most-commonly ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — September marks Sickle Cell Awareness Month, highlighting a blood disorder that affects nearly 100,000 people in the United States, including 1,700 individuals in Indiana. The ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)–Riley Children’s Health is leading the way in supporting children with sickle cell disease, a condition affecting over 100,000 people in the U.S. and 8 million globally. June 19th ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (SCSS) – National Sickle Cell Awareness occurs every September. Sickle Cell disease is a genetic disorder that impacts over a hundred 100,000 individuals throughout the nation.

People are often encouraged to “know their status,” however this healthy habit can be applied to more than just safe-sex practices. Although they are not the only community who suffers with sickle ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Malik Lawson has been fighting sickle cell disease since birth, but his mother Melinda Lawson says she's raised him to understand that everyone has something to overcome. "Everyone has ...

TULSA, Okla. — On Saturday, Baby CJ's Balloon Spot held their grand opening with the goal of raising awareness of sickle cell anemia in honor of five-year-old CJ who has the disease. "So, baby CJ ...

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is observed every year on June 19 to raise awareness about sickle cell disease (SCD), a serious and lifelong blood disorder that affects millions of people around the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida’s Sickle Cell Conquerors hosted their first-ever Sickle Cell Walk at Carver Middle School in Orlando to increase awareness and support for sickle cell disease. Sickle ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Nobel Prize-winning technology offers a potential cure for sickle cell disease. Simply put, doctors can edit a patient’s genes to alter blood cells. But this gene editing ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Here's how Columbia will support and raise awareness. Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann will officially proclaim September as “Sickle ...