Sickle Cell Disease

September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, a time dedicated to creating awareness around sickle cell disease (SCD). The National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute (NHBLI) explains that sickle cell disease is a genetic disease that strikes approximately 100,000 Americans. SCD describes a collection of inherited red blood cell disorders, which results in abnormal hemoglobin (or hemoglobin S/sickle hemoglobin), in the patient’s red blood cells. […]