Donald Rodney’s most moving work is a photograph titled In the House of My Father, 1997 (main picture). Nestling in the palm of his hand is a fragile dwelling whose flimsy walls are held together by ...

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 ...

Bacteria get up to all sorts of strange things. As a result, they’ve evolved to produce an extensive range of small molecules ...

Columnist Mary Shaniqua shares some practical examples of how to support, comfort, and encourage a loved one with sickle cell.

Ozempic may also help people drink less alcohol. Primary care doctors are concerned about patients accessing GLP-1s through ...

Ronald Donat’s longtime dream of becoming a police officer was in jeopardy. The 41-year-old struggled to stand after ...

At least 29 recruits died during basic training at law enforcement academies around the country in the last decade, an AP ...

The Medical University of South Carolina is expanding its access to state-supported Sickle Cell programs for “warriors,” or ...

Younger people are less likely to experience memory loss as one of their early symptoms and may experience problems with behaviour, vision or language first. They are also likely to have varied ...

Gallbladder problems are a common complication in individuals with sickle ... may suggest rapid red blood cell breakdown. Ultrasound: A painless imaging test that uses sound waves to create ...

As columnist Mary Shaniqua looks to the future, she remembers when she was far more active — and wonders if that could be a problem now.