September Is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. While many people are familiar with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell traits have also plagued our community. Sickle cell trait (SCT) is an inherited blood ...
US LIVE WITH MORE ON THAT. GOOD EVENING MEREDITH AND SICKLE CELL DISEASE IS A BLOOD DISORDER THAT AFFECTS THE BODY’S RED BLOOD CELLS. AND THOSE ARE THE CELLS THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CARRY OXYGEN.
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and around the country health professionals continue to discuss the disease that riddles those who have it with excruciating pain.
People are often encouraged to “know their status,” however this healthy habit can be applied to more than just safe-sex practices. Although they are not the only community who suffers with sickle ...
Sickle cell trait (SCT) and pregnancy each exacerbate the symptoms of COVID-19. As a result, pregnant individuals with SCT may have a higher risk of COVID-19 infection. An estimated 300 million people ...
Sickle cell disease is a devastating, inherited blood disorder that affects an estimated eight million people worldwide and ...
This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...
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 ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sherrell Johnson, 43, is a force to be reckoned with. She calls herself the "Sickle Cell Diva." "I don't let sickle cell run me," Johnson said. "I run sickle cell." She's lived with ...
September is National Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month. Sickle cell anemia is a disease that is inherited genetically through a trait passed to a child by both parents, affecting the blood cells.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sickle cell anemia disproportionately affects Black people, causing severe pain, potential organ damage and in some cases, death. Many times, only blood transfusions can provide ...