How does sickle cell disease affect the body?

Sickle cell disease changes the shape of red blood cells, which can lead to stroke. Find out how else sickle cell disease can affect the body from Gary Gibbons, MD, director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Why red blood cells are so important, and how these cells are affected by sickle cell disease.

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Kids' migraines are more common than you think—but one type of therapy is offering hope.

Get the facts and learn ways to cope with this life-changing disease.

An overview of TTR stabilizers and gene-silencing therapies for treating hereditary transthyretin (hATTR) amyloidosis.