Those with an extreme pain crisis mis-triaged with a less severe category waited nearly three times as long for medication.

Emergency Severity Index (ESI) 2 assignment in sickle cell disease (SCD) vaso-occlusive crisis reduces median time to first ...

Most individuals living with sickle cell disease who presented to the emergency department with a pain crisis, known as ...

Life expectancy has soared and interest in the disease is growing, but breakthrough gene therapies are extraordinarily expensive.

Key Takeaways Patients in sickle cell crisis can wait in agony for hours if inappropriately triaged by an ERThose ...

Research from the National Institutes of Health shows that wind can aid in increasing pain for sickle cell patients, primarily because of the way their blood cells are shaped. The NIH found that ...

The Noella Foundation is committed to tackling sickle cell disease by raising awareness, driving advocacy, and working with ...

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and Memphis sits at the center of the crisis. The Mid-South has one of the highest ...

By Lawrencia Akoto FrempongTema, Oct. 13, GNA-An 18-year-old junior high school (JHS) student with sickle cell anaemia is appealing for financial assistance and support from the government, ...

"Today, it's starting to feel cold. The cold weather can make me very poorly when I play with my friends. My teacher helps me dress up really warm at playtime so I don't have a sickle cell crisis." ...

News Center 7’s Amber Jenkins spent the day at the blood drive on First Street in Dayton and saw dozens of people come in and ...