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Tag: sickle cell disease

Posted inOpinion

GIROIR/HARTFIELD: Congress Must Act to Help Americans with Sickle Cell Disease

by Brett Giroir, M.D., and Regina Hartfield October 2, 2022October 5, 2022

Few public policy issues are as personal to Americans as health care policy. To many, it is literally an issue of life or death. That’s why pending legislation addressing Sickle Cell Disease is so vital to millions of Americans who have a friend, colleague, or loved one living with Sickle Cell Disease.

Posted inUncategorized

Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Not Receiving Lifesaving Screening and Treatment

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer September 28, 2022September 28, 2022
Posted inLetters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Let’s Get Back to School

by WI Guest Author September 8, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inHealth

Sickle Cell Awareness Month: More Treatment Options Widen Discussion for Progress

by Natalie C. Hockaday September 1, 2021January 12, 2022
Posted inHealth

NFL MVP, Howard University President Relate to the Pain Sickle Cell Patients Endure

by Hamil R. Harris June 23, 2021December 21, 2021
National Institutes of Health lab photo (Courtesy of NIH)
Posted inHealth

Major Investment Announced to Cure Sickle Cell, HIV

by Brenda C. Siler October 30, 2019December 21, 2021
Sickle cell disease disproportionately affects African Americans. (CDC photo)
Posted inHealth, Stacy M. Brown

Sickle Cell Association Makes Strides Against Disease

by Stacy M. Brown September 18, 2019December 21, 2021
Deborah Clark (Courtesy of Patricia Ragland)
Posted inCommunity

Living My Best Life at 60

by WI Guest Author August 7, 2019December 21, 2021
Panelists share their views during a discussion about sickle cell disease to promote greater awareness. (WI Photo)
Posted inHamil R. Harris, Health

HU Hospital Holds Annual Forum on Sickle Cell

by Hamil R. Harris June 26, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inColumnists, Health

Ask Dr. Kevin: Shedding Light on the ‘Invisible Symptoms’ of Sickle Cell Disease

by WI Guest Author October 24, 2018October 31, 2020

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