All news on the topic: Sickle cell disease

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Girl's 4,000-mile trip to save brother's life after Mirror arranges transplant
Jasper Makungu will have a bone marrow transplant operation in Bangalore, India, after flying from his home in Zambia, southern Africa. We teamed up with blood cancer charity DKMS
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Boy, 10, on 4,000-mile trip for 'life-saving' transplant after Mirror campaign
Jasper Makungu, 10, has sickle cell disease and left his home in Zambia to fly to India for a stem cell transplant that will give him a second chance at a healthy life
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Girl, 9, rushed to hospital after two 'silent strokes' leaving mum heartbroken
Tayshelice Hewitt, who has championed awareness for sickle cell disease, needed an urgent blood cell exchange at Birmingham Children's Hospital when she became unwell
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Influencer mum, 34, dies after being hospitalised with rare blood disorder
Influencer Jeane Passos dos Santos died this week due to complications from sickle cell anemia, her team and family announced. She was laid to rest in Salvador, Brazil, yesterday