Sickle Cell Disease

In this country, over 100,000 people have sickle cell disease – the great majority of whom are African American or of African descent. These ... Read More

After receiving a special accolade on October 2, a 4-year-old kid, Make-A-Wish, and the Chicago Police Department all made Chicago ... Read More

At age 7, Jori Smith had her first sickle cell pain crisis while in first grade. The pain was so bad she spent two weeks in the hospital and ... Read More

Thriving. That's fighting… Surviving is barely getting by. Sickle cell disease is not terminal, and many who have it may have fulfilling ... Read More

Siblings Kingsley and Vanessa were both born with sickle cell disease, the blood disorder that causes the breakdown of red blood cells and ... Read More

Making sure you stay up to date with all of your appointments is important. Scheduling your annual check-up for different areas of your body ... Read More

Growing up with sickle cell disease may seem like a never-ending battle. It can get rough, from constant blood transfusions to the ... Read More

Famous afrobeats star, Adekunle Kosoko, famously known as Adekunle Gold, opened up about his struggle with sickle cell anemia in a recent ... Read More

Donating blood even once can help save the lives of three people -- whether they're newborns needing heart surgery, adults badly injured in ... Read More

We all know donating blood saves lives, but do you know what happens to your blood after you've donated? While donating blood is a fairly ... Read More

The human body has got to be one of the most fascinating things we as humans can ever possess. Not only can the body grow life, it also ... Read More

The paleo diet is a prevalent way of eating that excludes processed foods, refined sugar, grains, artificial sweeteners, dairy derivatives, ... Read More