Kenya sickle cell: Fighting to dispel the myths around the disease
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the small town of Taveta, lodged in Kenya’s Taita Hills close to the border with Tanzania, families sat on every available…
Sickle cell: NHS launches black blood donor campaign
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA campaign has been launched to raise awareness of the urgent need for more black blood donors. Read More
More black blood donors urgently needed, say influential Britons
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA group of influential black Britons have launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the urgent need for more black blood…
Siblings with sickle cell disease searching for a donor match
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe parent of two children who are receiving care at MUSC in Charleston is spreading awareness about an inherited disorder that affects…
Oyo Youth Parliament Declares War Against Sickle Cell Disease
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile addressing journalists on the development, the Speaker of Oyo Youth Parliament, Hon. Israel Fawole said the project has been his long-term…
'As a child I couldn't play in the snow or have a cold drink, now I dream of going to the North Pole'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs her friends played happily in the snow as children, Gloria Adebisi Ademolu couldn’t join in with them and had to stay…
Hydroxyurea underused in youth with sickle cell
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFew youths with sickle cell anemia (SCA) receive hydroxyurea despite national guidelines recommending its use, according to a study published online March…
Philadelphia woman is one of nation's oldest living sickle cell patients
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBorn in 1939, Joan Lambright was told she wouldn’t survive her teenage years after being diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia. Read More
Study finds Apple Watch could help predict pain for people with sickle cell disease
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew research on Apple Watch’s health features is emerging at a rapid pace. Read More