Sickle-cell disease, usually presenting in childhood, occurs more commonly in people (or their descendants) from parts of tropical and sub-tropical regions where malaria is or was common.

A study of U.S. children with sickle cell disease found fewer than half get a needed screening for stroke, a common complication. Pfizer is buying sickle cell drug maker Global Blood Therapeutics ...

Cerebral malaria is one of a number of clinical syndromes ... Intravascular immunopathology can be caused by a range of cell types, including leukocytes and endothelium itself, and recently ...

LAS said it had developed an action plan to improve care for patients with sickle cell disease, including more detailed training for all front-line clinicians and improving the use of pain relief.

Patients with sickle cell disease can access the James Cook Hospital unit 24-hours a day. Volunteers would be matched with research programmes into conditions like sickle cell and diabetes.