Dennis Shares His Sickle Cell Journey (Video)
by Derrick Lane
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Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Clinical Trials: What Black People Should Know
Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited blood disorders that impact the hemoglobin and cause red blood cells to form a sickle shape. This shape makes it difficult for cells to carry oxygen properly. The “sickling” prevents oxygen from read more about Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Clinical Trials: What Black People Should Know

After 20 Years in Hospitals, I Finally Found My Voice—on the Set of Sinners
For Yetunde, life didn’t begin at birth—it began in 2009, the year she received a bone marrow transplant from her younger sister. Before that, life was pain, hospitals, and a body under siege. Diagnosed with sickle cell disease at the read more about After 20 Years in Hospitals, I Finally Found My Voice—on the Set of Sinners

Why I Chose to Do an Clinical Trial to Potentially Cure My Sickle Cell Disease
For as long as I can remember, sickle cell disease has been a part of my life. It was something my mom always talked openly about—I was diagnosed with it before I was even born. As a child, I remember read more about Why I Chose to Do an Clinical Trial to Potentially Cure My Sickle Cell Disease

My Story: I Have Sickle Cell Disease and “I’m Infertile”
Teonna Woolford has always wanted six kids. Why six? “I don’t know where that number came from. I just felt like four wasn’t enough,” says Woolford, a Baltimore resident. “Six is a good number.” Woolford, 31, was born with sickle read more about My Story: I Have Sickle Cell Disease and “I’m Infertile”

Breakthroughs in Sickle Cell Treatment You Can’t Afford to Miss
Let's take a deep breath and talk about something that hits close to home for many of us, especially in the Black community: Sickle Cell Disease. If you or someone you love lives with sickle cell, you already know the read more about Breakthroughs in Sickle Cell Treatment You Can’t Afford to Miss

This Chemo Drug Is Safe for Kids With Sickle Cell Disease
A chemotherapy drug taken by mouth has been found to safely and effectively manage sickle cell disease in children, a new study shows. Children taking hydroxyurea had fewer ER visits and spent fewer days in the hospital compared to kids not taking read more about This Chemo Drug Is Safe for Kids With Sickle Cell Disease