Imagine the perspective of a high school athletic trainer the day a 14-year-old female basketball player at their school suffers from sudden ... Read More
Sickle Cell Disease
Caring For Your Child With Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle cell anemia is a common condition of the blood caused by a deformity in red blood cells that reduces the amount of oxygen supplied to ... Read More
BDO Attends SCDAA 46th Annual Unity Soiree Gala
No convention is complete without a gala, and the 46th annual Sickle Cell Disease Association of America convention was no different! The ... Read More
Healing the Healer: Getting Back To Self
“Physician Heal Thyself” Luke 4:23. As doctors, providers and healthcare advocates we spend the majority of our days caring for and ... Read More
The Sickle Cell Crisis & Pain Mechanisms
Sickle cell disease is a type of anemia that causes the red blood cells to develop improperly and prematurely causing the shape of the cells ... Read More
Managing Your Sickle Cell Disease Symptoms In Colder Temps
One out of every 400 African-Americans in the United States is born with sickle cell disease, a debilitating, extremely painful condition. ... Read More
Do You Carry A Sickle Cell Trait?
People who inherit one sickle cell gene and one normal gene have what’s called sickle cell trait. This means the person won’t have the ... Read More
American Heart Association: New Insights Into Sickle Cell & Stroke Risk for Blacks
Sickle cell disease increases the risk of stroke for blacks – but recent research shows carrying the genetic trait for sickle cell doesn't. ... Read More
Sickle Cell Trait Tied to Higher Kidney Failure Risk for Blacks
Black people with a trait for sickle cell anemia appear to have double the risk of kidney failure that requires dialysis, a new research ... Read More
NIH launches initiative to accelerate genetic therapies to cure sickle cell disease
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced the launch of a new initiative to help speed the development of a cure for sickle ... Read More
Ask The Expert: The Real Truth About Clinical Trials And Sickle Cell Disease
BDO sat down with expert Laurie Debonnet, a pediatrician and global medical director who works with the pharmaceutical industry and who ... Read More
Jordin Sparks Personal Sickle Cell Story
BDO: First Jordin, I have to ask you before we get into the Sickle cell stuff topic, you’re a new mommy, a new wife. You have so many things ... Read More