The FDA has granted orphan drug status to rilzabrutinib, an investigational therapy to prevent pain crises in sickle cell ...

An algorithm is helping to reduce the number of unnecessary hospital admissions for children with sickle cell.

Pneumococcal meningitis was associated with a case-fatality rate of almost 30% in children with sickle cell disease, a study ...

Adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease may face challenges in accessing physical therapy, a study reports.

Malaria remains one of the most common triggers of sickle cell crises in patients living in malaria-endemic regions, while sickle cell disease (SCD) also predisposes patients to frequent malaria ...

An aplastic crisis occurs when bone marrow temporarily stops producing red blood cells, possibly leading to a sudden drop in hemoglobin levels. That can cause severe anemia and profound fatigue.