Growing up, twin NFL defensive backs Devin (New England Patriots) and Jason McCourty (Tennessee Titans) saw firsthand the challenges that ... Read More
Sickle Cell Disease
Closing the Gaps: NIH Grants Aim To Reduce Barriers To Quality Care Among Teens, Adults With Sickle Cell
Here’s the good news: scientific advances are helping people with sickle cell disease live longer, more productive lives. From hydroxyurea, ... Read More
State Of Sickle Cell Disease 2016 Report: “This Status Quo Is Unacceptable”
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited, lifelong chronic disorder affecting nearly 100,000 Americans and a growing global health problem ... Read More
Study Of Black Soldiers Finds Sickle Cell Trait Not Linked To Early Death
New research challenges the long-held belief that people with sickle cell trait, who are born with only a single copy of the sickle cell ... Read More
Sickle Cell & The Black Community: How To Fight Back
Sickle cell disease affects millions of children every year, many of them African American. Keep yourself, family and loved ones healthy by ... Read More
Chicago Woman Is First Adult Cured Of Sickle Cell Disease With Chemo-Free Technique
Iesha Thomas has been in and out of hospitals battling sickle cell disease since she was only 8 months old. This summer, 33-year-old Thomas ... Read More
FACEBOOK CHAT FOR WORLD SICKLE CELL DAY
Facebook Chat with the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Friday 6/19/15 @12pm CST! ... Read More
Teen Undergoes First Ever Penis Reduction
While many men are finding out ways to make their's bigger and millions of dollars are spent on infomercials claiming ways to add inches, ... Read More
NFL’s McCourty Twins Take Down Sickle Cell
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_rdP7SqIBY&w=560&h=315] On the field, twin NFL defensive backs Devin (New England ... Read More
Iron: Is Too Much Harmful? (Infographic)
Getting enough iron is important for immune function, but what happens when your body gets too much? Having excess iron - iron overload - ... Read More
Living With Sickle Cell: A Journey From Hospital Bed To Author
The pressure of ordinary life is enough to cause you to lose your mind, so what causes a person living with a life-threatening blood ... Read More
Blood Transfusions: What Are The Risks?
What are blood transfusion risks? Blood transfusion errors can occur in about 1 out of 14,000 transfusions. Most transfusion reactions ... Read More
