Urge Officials to Cosponsor the SCD Comprehensive Care Act
Dear Sickle Cell Community, Over the past several months, SCDAA has been working with congressional sickle cell disease (SCD) champions and... Continue Reading
The Passing of Dr. Samir Ballas
SCDAA regrets to announce that Dr. Samir Ballas passed away on August 12. He was devoted to caring for adults with... Continue Reading
Sickle Cell Care Expansion Act Introduced to the Senate
Ahead of World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced... Continue Reading
SCDAA Joins the Newly Formed Sickle Cell Disease Partnership
Partnership Calls on Policymakers to Implement Proposals in 2020 Landmark Report Today, in recognition of World Sickle Cell Day on June... Continue Reading
SCDAA Releases Comments on the CDC’s Opioid Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently drafted an update to its guidelines for prescribing opioids and reached out... Continue Reading
SCDAA recognized for leadership
The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America received the Abbey S. Meyers Leadership Award from the National Organization for Rare Disorders.... Continue Reading
SCDAA names Regina Hartfield CEO
The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) named Regina Hartfield as CEO and president effective Jan. 14, 2022. Hartfield has served... Continue Reading
SCDAA Announces Change in Leadership
Beverley Francis-Gibson will be stepping down as SCDAA’s fifth President and CEO on November 12, 2021, after serving the organization for... Continue Reading
SCDAA News Advisory: Salmonella and Sickle Cell Disease
Over the past few months, more than 1,000 people in the U.S.A. and Canada were infected with a bacteria called Salmonella.... Continue Reading
SCDAA launches clinical trial finder
HANOVER, Md.—The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America launched a sickle cell disease clinical trial finder, a centralized, simple-to-navigate website to... Continue Reading