According to a story from Healio, a recent study has found that use of hydroxyurea in alignment with treatment guidelines has the potential to bring down symptoms of cerebrovascular disease…
On the field, Running Back (RB) Tevin Coleman has done some amazing things. He has played in 94 games, gained 3,319 rushing yards, and scored 25 touchdowns. Off the…
As recently reported in CheckOrphan, a new drug for sickle cell disease has quickly ascended through the FDA approval processes in an accelerated review. A New Sickle Cell Drug Shroud…
Today is World Sickle Cell Day! Established in 2008, this international awareness day is aimed to increase public awareness and an understanding of sickle cell diseases, while educating those who may…
It's a fight they didn't choose, but it's a fight they have to face. Individuals diagnosed with sickle cell expressed how much they have to do to get the bare…
The concept of “race” occupies a perilous crossroads at this moment in American history. Some would argue that we live in a “post-racial” world since the election and re-election of…
Your hear that? It's the sound of the future knocking on the door! The MIT Technology Review reports about the first-known experiment to edit human embryos in the United States using a…
Welcome to Friday Patient Worthians! This week we have a PW Contribution on one woman's battle with Stiff Person's Syndrome. We also have a piece on using fear to serve you in…
The Association of Sickle Cell, Lower Chattahoochee Region (ASCLCR) is an organization dedicated to funding sickle cell research and aiding all those affected by the disease within the eight counties…
Happy Friday Patient Worthians! Did you know it was World PI Week this week? We have a post on the role pets have with PI. We also have a story on a…
Did you know that sickle cell disease occurs in one out of 150 Jamaican births? This is a very high risk of having SCD in comparison to African-Americans, where one…
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