Sickle Cell Award
Award from AccessDNA on raising awareness for sickle cell
‘Mini’ Transplant May Reverse Severe Sickle Cell Disease
Commentary on recent news of a mini transplant as a viable reversal option for SCD patients.
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Sickle Cell Patient Dies in Bahrain:(
To all my sickle cell warriors in other countries, my heart goes out to you. I know that we mostly talk about the care in the US, and I know that at times, the care in other places can be even more difficult than what we have over here. Wherever you are, whatever your struggle,
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SC Treatment Clinic Opens in Chicago
New sickle cell treatment clinic opens in Chicago
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Video:Ports, Catheters & IVs
video on some of the most common intravenous accesses sickle cell patients have
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Do Not Call me a Sickler!!!
Tosin explains why the word ‘sickler’ is an anathema to her. Words have power. Do not allow a word to limit your dreams, aspirations and potential.
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Sickle Cell & Your Period
I was wondering if anyone else has pain right before their period starts or during. I never was a woman to get cramps or migraines but i do get pains in my left knee right before my period starts. Lately I’ve been also feeling drowsy and drained. I have said on here several times that
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Sickle Cell and Insomnia
Many sickle cell warriors have insomnia. I haven’t been able to figure out the biophysical reasons around this, but I’m actively searching. The only hypothesis I have is that insomnia is somehow due to the pain meds we take. Perhaps our bodies become attuned to drowsiness only with opiates and as a result we can’t
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Sickle Cell News
Medical researchers are developing a new surveillance system to determine the number of patients diagnosed with a family of inherited blood disorders known as hemoglobinopathies, including sickle cell disease, thalassemias, and hemoglobin E disease. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health is funding the four-year pilot project, which