Melodies of Love for Sickle Cell 2026 will take place Saturday, Feb. 14, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Emerald Coast Venue in Fort Walton Beach. A portion of the proceeds will benefit We Reign Sickle ...

For 10-year-old Kendall Richmond, every day has been a battle. Since she started experiencing the pain of sickle cell disease at age 2, her life has been punctuated by hospital stays, excruciating ...

Makenzie’s first sickle cell pain crisis came without warning. She was scared and felt alone. Not only was the pain excruciating, but her parents weren’t there—her two worst fears at once. She spent ...

Two Saturdays ago, an amazing community turned up for a most fun football tournament; the sickle cell disease (SCD) community. The Utalii Sports Club hosted the Children Sickle Cell Foundation and its ...

The Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc. (SCFG) is proud to join individuals living with sickle cell disease, their families, healthcare providers, and advocates across the nation in recognizing ...

The head nurse in the sweltering Bheri Zonal Hospital in Nepalgunj goes through patient files. She stops at one of them and says, “Every week we get a couple of new cases of sickle cell disease.” ...

For people living with sickle cell disease, it means facing lifelong challenges marked by episodes of severe pain, fatigue, and frequent medical visits. This is because the inherited blood disorder, ...

So far in 2025, the Trump administration has cut more than $1 billion in NIH grants. That includes a study on sickle cell disease, a blood disorder that affects roughly 100,000 people in the U.S.

A webinar themed “Transforming Care and Strengthening Communities” was held to commemorate World Sickle Cell Day 2025. The event brought together healthcare professionals, advocates, and experts to ...

Those afflicted with sickle cell disease and their families turned out in support of World Sickle Cell Day at West Oakland’s DeFremery Park on Sunday. According to advocate Nivia Charles, event MC and ...