December 12, 2011 — Children with sickle cell anemia who receive the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine are no more likely to be hospitalized for sickle cell crisis than children with sickle cell ...

Sebastien Beauzile, 21, has been cured of sickle cell anemia, according to his doctors at Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center. Beauzile received a new gene therapy called Lyfgeni, created by the biotech ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Ensuring no one fights alone. The Carilion Clinic Sickle Cell Collaborative is holding a walk to honor sickle cell patients and their caregivers on Saturday. Sickle cell disease is a ...

September Is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. While many people are familiar with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell traits have also plagued our community. Sickle cell trait (SCT) is an inherited blood ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It's been more than a month since the FDA approved two milestone gene-editing treatments for sickle cell disease, but lining up patients for these therapies will be a challenge ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Sickle Cell Anemia is a rare disease without a cure. The people sickle cell anemia affects are more than 90% African American or non-Hispanic Black. September is Sickle Cell ...

Despite efforts to improve health equity in Colorado, racial disparities persist. That's especially true for those living with sickle cell anemia, which primarily affects African Americans. Now, for ...

Florida rapper Lil Poppa has died at 25. Fans are remembering him while talking openly about his battle with sickle cell ...

Rapper Lil Poppa or Janarious Mykel Wheeler died at 25 but a cause of death was not made known, sparking discussions among fans.

Many of my columns are an attempt to disentangle the confusions of biology and culture that lead to misunderstandings about race, and my recent book, The Myth of Race, attempts to shed light on the ...