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Sickle cell anemia
Are Those With Sickle Cell Trait More at Risk of COVID-19?
NIH and Gates Foundation Each Pledge $100M for Sickle Cell Cure
Sickle Cell 101

For Patients With Sickle Cell Disease, Fertility Care Is About Reproductive Justice

Fertility resources available to cancer patients differ starkly from those available to sickle cell patients.
Ronnie Hillman with the Denver Broncos in 2012

Super Bowl Winner Ronnie Hillman Dies After Cancer Battle at 31

A former Denver Broncos running back, Ronnie Hillman had a rare cancer that mostly affects young Black people with sickle cell trait.

Many Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Do Not Receive Stroke Screening, Treatment

Screening for stroke in children with sickle cell anemia could be lifesaving.

World Sickle Cell Day

Created to encourage Global ’World Sickle Cell Day’ Cell-a-brations, then share the information, activities, and concerns.
Bryon Daily

Finding New Purpose After Multiple Meyloma

After treatment for multiple myeloma, Bryon Daily pays it forward to other African Americans, who are at higher risk for this cancer.

Music Therapy Eases Pain in People with Sickle Cell Disease

Study participants demonstrated better self-efficacy and experienced less pain.

Prodigy of Mobb Deep Dead At 42

Hip-hop star Prodigy dies after a sickle cell crisis landed him in the hospital.

Family Sues Orleans Parish Sheriff Over Death of HCV-Positive Inmate

Medication for hepatitis C and sickle-cell anemia that would have helped the prisoner survive was allegedly repeatedly denied to him.

Future Shock

If a test could tell whether you’d develop a disease later in life, would you take it?

Can Sickle Cell Be Cured?

The short answer is yes. but the procedure isn’t suitable for everyone.

What’s the Biggest Problem Sickle Cell Patients Face?

For many sickle cell sufferers, severe and constant pain is part of everyday life.

U.S. Hospitals Push for Better Blood-Matching Tools

Blood types are a lot more complicated than A, B, AB and O.

Donations Please

Bone marrow transplants can cure many diseases, but more donors are needed.

It’s All in the Genes

What if the cure for sickle-cell sufferers was found in their own bodies?

Match Point

Bone marrow transplants can mean a second chance at life—if only you can find a suitable donor.

Researchers May Have Found New Hope for Sickle-Cell Sufferers

An antidepressant marketed since the 1960s may cure sickle-cell anemia in humans.
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