A sickle cell test is a blood test that checks for abnormal red blood cells called sickle cells. These can cause sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait. Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder.

In this article, we discuss how a doctor diagnoses sickle cell anemia, including what the tests might show if the person has the condition. Doctors may also order a peripheral blood smear test to ...

There’s also a 25% chance of having a child with no trait or disease (normal genes) and a 50% chance of having a child with sickle cell trait. Your doctor can order a blood test to see if you ...

Sickle cell anemia is a rare blood disorder passed down in families. Doctors can test for the trait that causes it before, during, or soon after birth. Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited ...

Dr. Regina Crawford, a hematologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, emphasizes the importance of blood testing to know more about the chances of passing sickle cell disease ...

All babies in England are to be screened for sickle cell blood disorders within two weeks of birth. The check, carried out as part of the standard "heel-prick test" that looks for other health ...

The government wants to enact a law that would make it mandatory for all intending couples to first undergo sickle cell testing and counselling before marriage. The move according to Dr Diana ...

The free sickle cell disease trait test will be available at this Saturday’s 22nd Annual Hamilton County Minority Health Fair. The event, being held inside the UTC University Center from 9 a.m ...

A patient with sickle cell disorder says she is optimistic for the future after a new genetic test was launched. Stephanie George, 32, from London, was one of the first patients to receive a ...