Learn about common painful conditions including arthritis, sickle cell anaemia, and cancer.
Learn about the different types of newborn screening and what to do if your baby has positive newborn screening results.
Learn about sickle cell disease, including its signs and symptoms and how it's treated. Also find information, tips and stories from other teens to help you manage sickle cell pain.
Sickle cell disease symptoms can be different for each person, but the most common symptoms are anemia and pain. Read about why these symptoms happen in people with sickle cell disease.
Learn what sickle cell disease is, how someone might get sickle cell disease and how common it is.
Your child's health-care team may offer stem cell transplants to treat your child's sickle cell disease. Learn about the treatment, including its benefits and risks.
There are three main types of sickle cell disease. Learn how each type is inherited (passed down in families) and how it affects hemoglobin.
Learn about hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn and ABO incompatibility and how it can affect your fetus and/or newborn, as well as how it is treated.
Learn about different types of communication and find out why good communication is important when you have sickle cell disease.
Diet and exercise directly affect your sickle cell disease and how you feel. Read about how a healthy diet, enough water and regular exercise can help you manage sickle cell disease.
Your health-care team may offer red blood cell transfusions or stem cell transplants to treat your sickle cell disease. Learn about both treatments, including their benefits and risks.
Diet and exercise directly affect your child’s sickle cell disease and how they feel. Read about how a healthy diet, enough water and regular exercise can help manage sickle cell disease.
This program is for teens aged 12 to 18 and is designed to help you learn how to better manage and live with your sickle cell pain.
Learn about the different sections and topics in the Sickle Cell Disease Learning Hub and what to expect from each one.
An easy-to-understand overview of sickle cell disease for teachers.
Learn about sickle cell disease and how it can be treated. Also find information about helping your child or teen manage sickle cell pain and guidance on helping your teen become more independent with managing their sickle cell disease.
This program is for teens aged 12 to 18 and their caregivers. It is designed to help teens learn how to better manage and live with sickle cell pain.
You and your child may be asked to join a clinical research trial or other types of research to help research teams study new treatments and better understand the impact of sickle cell disease on families. Learn about types of research and where to find more information about sickle cell disease research.
Your child's health-care team may offer red blood cell transfusions to treat your child's sickle cell disease. Learn about the treatment, including its benefits and risks.
In addition to anemia and pain, some people with sickle cell disease can have other less common complications. Learn about some of the complications that can happen because of sickle cell disease.
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder. Learn about the signs and symptoms, potential treatments and when to call 911.
You may be asked to join a clinical research trial or other types of research to help research teams study new treatments and better understand the impact of sickle cell disease on families. Learn about types of research and where to find more information about sickle cell disease research.
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