NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — News 8 is once again honoring Black history by looking at health care and the racial disparities many report facing. According to the Pew Research Center, overall, 18% of ...

On Tuesday, the community came together to spread awareness about sickle cell disease during Black History Month. Sickle cell disease disproportionately impacts the Black community, making the timing ...

After 35 years of consistent pain, Allan Byamukama became one of the few individuals in the world cured of sickle cell ...

A parasite that causes malaria is halted by sickle cells and makes people who carry the sickle cell trait more resistant to the disease. This is why sickle cell trait also occurs more in people who ...

Sept. 21, 2 p.m., Norma Erickson, MA, will present "Indiana's Contribution to the Understanding and Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia, 1927-2002" at the Indiana Medical History Museum, 3270 Kirkbride ...

Arriving at Joseph E. Widener’s Elmendorf Farm outside Lexington, Ky., in late September 1929, Sickle was brought to the Bluegrass on a three-year lease from Lord Derby, who bred and raced the son of ...

GILBERT, Ariz. — In honor of Black History Month, the Red Cross is asking for blood donations across the country, particularly from Black Americans, to help treat those living with sickle cell disease ...

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a global health challenge that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite significant ...

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SOMERVILLE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUE) (“bluebird bio” or the “bluebird”) today announced the details of its U.S. commercial infrastructure to support timely, equitable ...