Access Granted: Covering the Cost For Your Meds
Coming to terms with the fact that you have a lifelong disease can be mentally draining. Trying to figure out how you will be able to afford your medications is an extra layer of stress that…
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month
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What’s Really in a Flu Shot?
With literally millions of people taking flu shots every year, there seems to be a large variety of results: Some people say they get sick when they get a flu shot. Others say it feels like…
ALERT: Asthma Is 6 Times More Lethal For Black Children
Asthma attacks can prove deadly to kids, but a study shows that black American children are six times more likely to die of the illness than their white or Hispanic peers. The gap in death rates…
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What Every Sickle Cell Warrior Must Know About Their Patient Journey
As you try to maintain consistent wellness, it is imperative that you navigate the Patient Journey Roadmap by making five key stops to living the best life possible. Having a chronic illness such as sickle cell…
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Sickle Cell Warriors: Advocate For YOUR Health With These Tips (Video)
Ashley Valentine, MRes, Co-Founder and President of Sick Cells, updates us on policy and explains why it's important to advocate for your health as a sickle cell patient and how to go about it.
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How Maria Taylor Stood Strong Against Sexism
As a Black man in America, I can relate to what it feels like to be powerless. I can relate to having everything I say, do, wear, etc. scrutinized and judged without any consideration for who…
Former Nurse Exposes Agency For Performing Mass Hysterectomies Without Consent
A 27-page complaint was filed against a Georgia immigration detention center for allegedly performing questionable mass hysterectomies, refusing to test detainees for COVID-19, and shredding medical records. The complaint also details a number of other concerning…
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Government Rolls Out Plan on Who Should Get COVID Vaccine First
At a hearing before a Senate subcommittee on Capitol Hill, CDC Direct Robert Redfield said any vaccine is unlikely to be widely available to most Americans before the summer or early fall of 2021, given initial…
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Tamron Hall turns 50: Embracing Everything in Life
Journalist, host, producer, and news correspondent Tamron Hall has done it all. She is a wife, a mother, a businesswoman and does it all so authentically. Her show, Tamron Hall, which premiered last year, won the…
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Black Men Open Up About Living Well With Sickle Cell (Video)
What happens when you get a bunch of Black men together to talk about the one disease that most misunderstood? Things get real. [cvm_video id="530316" volume="25" width="640" aspect_ratio="16x9" loop="0" autoplay="0"]
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