CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Medical University of South Carolina is expanding its access to state-supported Sickle Cell programs for “warriors,” or patients battling the disease. The medical ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month and the South Carolina Dept. of Public Health (DPH) is joining health organizations nationwide to raise awareness about the disease ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Health leaders in South Carolina are using Sickle Cell Awareness Month as an opportunity to expand outreach and resources for families affected by the disease. Sickle cell ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Prisma Health has launched two new clinics in South Carolina to provide care for sickle cell patients. The new Sickle Cell Lifespan Center, funded in part by a $2 ...

CHARLESTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a landmark initiative to expand access to cutting-edge treatments for sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder that ...

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 ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) can affect people of any ethnicity but is much more common among Africans and African Americans. Other ethnic groups with higher rates of SCD include Hispanic Americans from ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces sickle-cell treatment program in Charleston while assuring SC Sen. Tim Scott that federal minority health effort will continue.