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 Anaemia
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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…
Three natural remedies to reverse iron deficiency anaemia symptoms
Iron deficiency anaemia is one of the many conditions that affect Black women disproportionately. Valerie McKen shares three…
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…
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…