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BDO talks candidly with fashion designer & sickle cell patient, Tristan Lee, who describes how he uses fashion ...

Posted on blackdoctor
BDO sits down with two sisters, one diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease and one that is not, as ...

Posted on Charlotte Evans, BDO Staff Writer
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited form of anemia — a condition in which there aren’t enough ...

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Sickle cell occurs in about 1 in every 500 African-American births. About 2 million Americans, or 1 in ...

Posted on Dr. P. Gould, BDO Medical Contributor
Do you know how to handle sickle cell emergencies? Can you recognize the symptoms of a sickle cell ...

Posted on Daunte Henderson, BlackDoctor.org Contributor
When you look at the sickle cell disease (SCD) numbers in the United States, you’ll find people of ...

Posted on Dr. P. Gould, BDO Medical Contributor
A Canadian woman just set the bar for possibly many more to be healed of sickle cell anemia ...

Posted on Jasmine Danielle
I was attending a Group Fitness Modality Training when I met another trainer by the name of Candyce ...

Posted on Jason Hughes
Sickle cell trait is among the top killers of athletes in high school and college sports. The words ...

Posted on Aria Ellise, BDO Special Contributor
Singer, wife and soon-to-be mother Jordin Sparks’ step-sister Bryanna Jackson-Frias, 16, died Tuesday evening of complications from her ...

Posted on Dr. Joylene John-Sowah, M.D., M.P.H.
The latest news on sickle cell disease is encouraging. Bone marrow stem cell transplantation represents the strongest potential ...

Posted on M. Brooks
At 22-years-young, Kamaya Hoskins should be finishing up college, having fun with her friends and be excited about ...

Posted on Ruthie Hawkins, BlackDoctor.org Contributor
It’s no secret that iron, an essential nutrient, is necessary for proper body function. In addition to metabolizing ...

Posted on Dr. Tamika Bush
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month and is a very special month to me due to my own ...