Sickle cell disease is a severe, inherited blood disorder that primarily affects people of African, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Indian descent.Despite its widespread impact, SCD research has ...

Today Garrett is a shooting guard for ZTE Zalakeramia in Hungary. Ahead, he and The Healthy by Reader’s Digest discuss how ...

The Urban League of Greater Madison and The American Red Cross will host a Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive on Saturday, Feb ...

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An SCD patient in Bahrain received the gene-editing therapy Casgevy, marking the first time the treatment has been given outside the U.S.

While research available now shows that blood type can tip the scale in terms of someone's risk of developing heart disease, big factors such as diet, exercise or even the level of pollution you're ...

This achievement follows Bahrain’s landmark decision on 2 December 2023 to become the second country globally and the first ...

A new blood test has the potential to identify a hard-to-predict but sometimes deadly pregnancy complication weeks before it would normally be found, leading to early treatment and possibly prevention ...

Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen ...

In the daytime, when we looked at this side of the river, it was completely red, all stained,” Avellaneda resident Maria Ducomls told AFP. “It looked like a river covered in blood, it’s ...

In sickle cell disease, the lifespan of red blood cells is significantly shorter than normal. As these abnormal cells break down (a process known as haemolysis), they release haemoglobin ...

The test measures a variety of components in your blood, including red blood cells, white blood cells ... kidney disease or metabolic imbalances. Abnormal calcium levels can indicate issues ...