The incidence of stroke continues to increase for adults and children living with sickle cell disease (SCD) despite the Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia (STOP) establishing standards of ...

Red blood cells are the most abundant cells in the body. It has long been known that when red blood cells break down or ...

A bounding pulse is when your heart beats strongly. You may feel your pulse in your neck, wrist, or foot. Here’s why it ...

Treatment and Care The main goal of treatment is to reduce painful episodes and prevent symptoms like anemia, swelling of feet and hands, frequent infections and vision problems — tiny blood vessels ...

Illuminating the experience of people living with sickle cell could improve patients’ lives and enhance all of medicine ...

Around a third of women of reproductive age could have low iron. But doctors don’t routinely screen for the condition, though ...