Who has donated the most in-demand type of blood for sickle cell patients?
Retired civil servant Peter Jones has donated his Ro blood, the type needed to treat people with sickle cell…
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Sickle cell patients begin to receive first new drug for the disease in 20 years
One of the first patients to access a ground-breaking treatment for sickle cell disease on the NHS says…
Sickle cell patient & activist on new drug: “There’s still a long way to go!”
The founder of a charity aimed at supporting Black sickle cell patients in the UK remains sceptical of…
How much do healthcare professionals know about sickle cell disease?
While there is gradual awareness about sickle cell within the population it most affects, there is growing concern…
How can you give sickle cell warriors the mental health support they need?
A mental health charity, backed by model Jourdan Dunn, is appealing for donations to its fundraising drive to…
Sickle cell warrior opens up about motherhood and living with the illness
What’s it like being a single parent mum who has sickle cell disease? Chanel Taylor exclusively shares her…
I started a charity to support children who have sickle cell: Cianna’s Smile
How far would you go to protect your child? Reading-based mum, Hayley King, single-handedly launched a sickle cell…
Ayòbámi Adébáyò’s Stay With Me is a story inspired by the sickle cell trait
Bestselling debut novel, Stay With Me, by Ayòbámi Adébáyò has been a hit with critics. It tells the…
Living with sickle cell: What you didn’t know about the disease
Every year, 19 June marks World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, an opportunity to place the sickle cell disease…
NHS and MOBO call on celebrities to ‘#Represent’ urging the Black and Asian community to give blood
The team behind MOBO have formed a unique and ground-breaking new partnership with NHS Blood and Transplant in…