Hydroxyurea is an oral chemotherapy drug that doctors may prescribe to people with sickle cell disease. It may help prevent complications due to sickle-shaped blood cells clumping together in small ...

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 ...

Aubrey Wilsey of Mashpee is relieved that his son Jayden Wilsey, 13, was released from a month-long stay at a Boston hospital on Nov. 17. But Jayden's sickle cell anemia symptoms have persisted. "He ...