Dr. Seethal Jacob shares scientific data about those being hospitalized for COVID-19 infection and what sickle cell patients and loved ones can do to protect against COVID complications.

Dr. Seethal Jacob explains the potential impact of and clinical trials in process on gene editing therapies for sickle cell care.

Dr. Seethal Jacob explains how blood donations and transfusions help with reducing risk of sickle cell disease complications and which population groups are especially needed to donate blood.

Dr. Seethal Jacob explains how the two conditions differ, when symptoms can manifest, and subtypes of the blood disorder.

Dr. Seethal Jacob shares common health disparities and care disparities seen for sickle cell patients and changes that can improve their care and health outcomes.

Watch as expert Dr. Seethal Jacob shares some population groups that sickle cell occurs in and why it's important to have screening of sickle cell trait in all newborns.

The genetic condition of sickle cell disease (SCD) results when sickle cell genes are inherited from each parent. We connected with Dr. Seethal Jacob about a study on maintaining an immune response against pneumococcal bacteria in children with SCD.

As the most commonly occurring blood disorder in the world, sickle cell trait primarily impacts those in the BIPOC community with African ancestry. We connected with Dr. Pavlos Msaouel about a study on high-intensity exercise in those with sickle cell trait.

Dr. Alexander Glaros shares why sickle cell disease education and research are so important to achieve health equity for underserved patients in this Heart Behind the White Coat (HBWC) program.

We’ve had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Andrew Campbell, director of the Consortium for the Advancement of Sickle Cell Research (CASiRe), to discuss the recent publication of two important research papers, and to go into greater depth about the systemic barriers that prevent access to care for sickle cell patients across the globe.