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Read the full storySickle Cell Society: Charity of the Month
Sickle Cell Society is the only national charity in the UK which supports and represents people affected by Sickle Cell. Set up as a registered charity in 1979, the Society was formed by a group of…
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Read the full storyA Proclamation on National Sickle Cell Awareness Month 2022
President Biden has issued a proclamation in recognition of National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Read the proclamation here. Sickle cell disease (SCD) presents grave health challenges for an…
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Read the full storyInsider Magazine recently published an article discussing the SCD journey of NY Jets running back Tevin Coleman and his wife, who both live with sicklecell trait and raise a daughter with sickle cell anemia. Read it here:
New York Jets running back Tevin Colemandidn't know that he carried sickle-cell disease until he was in college. That's when the rigorous training required for his professional-football career…
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Read the full storyUK Heatwave Guidance
HOT WEATHER AND SICKLE CELL: The weather temperatures expected for today and Tuesday of this week are such that the government has issued a nationwide health alert/emergency. As you probably know…
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Read the full storySickle cell: 'I want patients to know there is hope'
A woman who became one of the first people to have a stem cell transplant for sickle cell disease on the NHS says she wants others to know there is hope. Anusjka Regis-Etumnu, from Luton,…
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Read the full storyDid you catch St Georges Hospital colleagues on the news this week?
The BBC London News joined St Georges Hospital to talk all things Heatwave The BBC attended St Georges Hospital to discusses the impact the heat is having on the hospitals staff and patients. Then…
