NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTHN) — In today’s Health headlines, we’re raising awareness for sickle cell disease ahead of World Sickle Cell Day, which is Thursday. To help us understand this blood disorder and ...
RICHMOND, Va. — September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Sickle cell affects 100,000 people in the United States, primarily impacting African Americans. To learn more about the genetic blood ...
In this report, VINCENT KURAUN explores the groundbreaking strategies for managing sickle cell disease, with a particular focus on crisis prevention and treatment. IN the quiet corners of homes, ...
TERRIBLE. NEBRASKA ADVOCATES URGE PEOPLE TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES TO SUPPORT SICKLE CELL AWARENESS MONTH. THE RED BLOOD CELL DISORDER AFFECTS 8 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. PATIENTS REQUIRE REGULAR BLOOD ...
Andrea Matthews poses with her son Jonathan Matthews. She started the foundation because her son lives with sickle cell disease. Michelle Parr's sickle cell disease went undiagnosed for 25 years. Her ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Jack and Jill Staten Island Chapter is hosting its first-ever “Stride for Sickle Cell Blood Drive Walkathon,” Saturday, Sept. 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Midland Beach ...
Sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder, disproportionately affects Black individuals, with one in 365 Black babies born with it in the U.S. New, high-cost gene therapies offer potential cures ...