Recent Trump administration cuts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has thrown the future of Michigan’s sickle cell disease registry into doubt. The Michigan Sickle Cell Data Collection Program, ...

The layoffs of federal health workers this month included elimination of the Center for Disease Control's Division of Blood Disorders. The loss of public health experts with decades of experience ...

Nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's staff working on developmental disabilities and birth defects was laid off this month, multiple officials tell CBS News, wiping out ...

A retrospective, qualitative cohort study concludes that patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) may have been negatively impacted by the 2016 CDC guidance. The 2016 CDC Guideline for Opioid ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects the blood and makes people more vulnerable to serious illness due to COVID-19. Getting a COVID-19 vaccination is particularly important to reduce this risk in people ...

Today, the world will commemorate Sickle Cell Day (SCD). This year's theme is "Building and Strengthening Global Sickle Cell Communities, Formalising Newborn Screening, and Knowing Your Sickle Cell ...

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 ...

While research has long established disparities in health outcomes among individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD), few studies have quantified these gaps. A new study published in Blood ...