About 100,000 Americans have sickle cell disease (SCD), the most common inherited blood disorder in the US. Roughly 10% of patients reside in New York State, with the majority living in NYC, researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health found . Using data from 42,200 SCD hospitalizations in the state between 2009 and 2022, researchers assessed the length of hospital stays, total charges, severity of illness and risk of death. Sickle cell disease, which affects roughly 100,000 Americans, is an inherited blood disorder caused by a mutated gene. Ezume Images – stock.adobe.com They found that while NYC had the most SCD hospitalizations, Long Island had the highest percentage (10%) of hospitalizations with a major risk of death. “This suggests a high sickle cell disease burden on Long Island,” study author Emeka Iloegbu said in a statement .…