sickle cell disease

“Curved Air: A Biography of Sickle Cell Anemia and the Quest to Cure the First Molecular Disease” by Kevin Davies

Four weeks of testing, and you’re exhausted. Two gallons of blood, maybe three, have been removed, no lie. You’ve laid…

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Signs Sickle Cell Training Law: What It Means for Patients, Providers and Policy

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law requiring healthcare providers to receive training on treating pain in patients with…

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Black News Channel Network Launch Fulfills Lifelong Dream of JC Watts

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Tallahassee, Florida-based BNC counts as the brainchild of J.C. Watts, Jr., who is described by Tommy…

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Black Press of America Awards Courageous Leaders

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 2019 honorees are the Honorable Karen Bass, U.S. Representative (D-CA); the Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, U.S.…

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Sickle Cell Strong: Sickle Cell Disease Advocate Marie Ojiambo

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Marie Ojiambo, who graduated from St. John’s University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in New York…

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New Parents and a Newborn with Sickle Cell Disease: What Now?

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In this article, I’d like to introduce you to TaLana Hughes, a mother of three who is…

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