The doctor who performed the autopsy on Ashley "A.J." Jewell said sickle cell anemia may have contributed to the death of the ex-fiancee of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" cast member Kandi Burruss.

A campaigner whose friend died with sickle cell disease wants to raise awareness of the condition for those with black heritage. Peace Adetoro has been advocating for greater understanding of the ...

Attorneys for Daniel Penny have argued at trial that a genetic blood condition, not Penny’s chokehold, may have killed Jordan Neely. Neely, who died last year after Penny held him in a chokehold for ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. James Muori's mother Margaret Mukando. [Brian Kisanji, Standard] Within the span of a week ...

UC Berkeley football player Ted Agu, in image released by Cal. Last Feb. 7, Cal football player Ted Agu collapsed and died following an off-season training drill. A walk-on defensive player who had ...

A systematic literature review found no evidence to support that physical exertion without rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown) or heat injury can cause sudden death for individuals with sickle cell ...

After the untimely death of his teen son, the father of the late Justin Johnson went to Central Dauphin East High for an annual blood drive to help educate students on sickle cell disease. The Justin ...

"Chadron State College only learned that he had sickle cell trait after he died," Helmbrecht said. E. Randy Eichner, MD, FACSM, and a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Oklahoma ...

Lawyers for Daniel Penny, who is accused of choking Jordan Neely to death, called an expert who argued that a combination of factors led to Mr. Neely’s death. By Hurubie Meko and Anusha Bayya Jordan ...

U.S. emergency rooms are failing patients in severe pain from a sickle cell disease crisis, a new study says. Only 1 in 3 ...

The news of an 80-year-old man who died in Uganda last year may not have made it to any news pages or television. But to people living with sickle cell anaemia, his life and death is more important ...