At least 29 recruits have died during basic training at law enforcement academies nationwide in the last decade.

The Medical University of South Carolina is expanding its access to state-supported Sickle Cell programs for “warriors,” or patients battling the disease.

Many carried sickle cell trait, a condition most prevalent among Black Americans that increases the risk of serious injury following extreme exertion. Overall, the deaths amount to a tiny ...

Some experts say a genetic condition helps explain this disparity. Sickle cell trait is most prevalent among Black Americans. It involves an abnormal gene in red blood cells. Sickle cell trait ...

When a sheriff’s deputy died at a police academy in Evansville, Indiana, two years ago, law enforcement leaders said he had ...