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Howard University opens the first comprehensive wellness center for sickle cell disease in Washington, D.C., offering personalized care and support.

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Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited blood disorders that affect hemoglobin, the major protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells. It's a disease tha ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sickle cell is a tough disease to live with, but thousands of people do it every day. "For as long as I can remember, I've always had to adjust my life around having sickle cell ...

LOS ANGELES — Children with sickle cell anemia are vulnerable to serious infections and stroke, but many do not receive the preventive care that could help them stay healthier longer, according to a ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- The Centers for Disease Control have announced that children with sickle cell anemia have been found to not receive the necessary, potentially life-altering treatment for their ...

Rapper Lil Poppa or Janarious Mykel Wheeler died at 25. The Jacksonville, Florida born rapper's death was confirmed by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office in Georgia to TMZ. However, a cause ...

Five seemingly unconnected Black and ethnic minority Londoners discover they have superpowers in the hit Netflix series "Supacell". The link between them? They all suffer from sickle cell anaemia, a ...