Sickle Cell Warrior Death Inquest Reveals Gross Negligence in Hospital This makes me so mad. Rest Pain-free Mr. Evan Smith, Your death will not be in vain, you will save many warriors, I promise. Shame on you North Middlesex Hospital. All their excuses don’t matter. This young man lost his life due to poor medical […]
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Study Finds Emergency Care is Not Ideal Most people with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the U.S. are happy with their PCPs, but less so with emergency care given at a hospital to manage severe pain, according to a survey of more than 400 teenage and adult patients. How a person expects to be treated
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Michael Greger M.D. FACLM June 17th, 2020 Volume 50Cov What can we learn from other countries and the 1918 pandemic to slow COVID-19? I’ve talked about where the COVID-19 coronavirus came from, and how we might prevent such emergences from animals in the future, but now that it’s spreading human-to-human, what can we do about it? Social
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Disability and Debt A sobering reality: Roughly one out of four healthy American workers in his or her 20s will become disabled before he or she reaches retirement age, according to the Social Security Administration. Dealing with a life-altering disability can be complicated enough but there are other considerations, particularly where income is concerned. For
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What to do with AVN when you are young? See the message below! One and a half years ago I had a hip replacement and I am young (in my early 20s). I had AVN in my left hip which progressively got worse over the course of 8 years to the point where I could
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Can a sickle cell warrior get malaria? There is a myth pervasive in the medical and sickle cell community that for some unknown reason sickle cell gives you immunity to malaria. This is NOT true! One of the worst childhood crisis I had was when I turned 12. It was triggered by malaria, and quickly
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Many sickle cell warriors suffer from avascular necrosis of the hip, where the bone is damaged by sickle cell blockage, leading to a prolonged limp, pain on that side of the hip and leg, and often to walk with a cane if it gets bad. You don’t have to suffer in silence. This is a
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Ever wanted to try Ayurveda, but didn’t know where to start? April has outlined some of the basic principles to a better body, mind, and spirit.
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This entry is long, but so useful if you are having problems with your memory, and getting tasks accomplished at work, school, or home because of sickle cell.
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