By Trisha Young This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]
More African American Blood Donors Needed to Help Those With Sickle Cell Disease
By Karen Stokes According to the Versiti Blood Center webpage, Sickle Cell is an inherited condition that affects 1 out of every 400 African American births. It is caused by an abnormal type of … [Read more...]
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Everyone Can Help: Blood Donation Saves Lives
By LaKeshia N. Myers September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Every September, people living with sickle cell disease, their caregivers, advocates, healthcare providers, and others come … [Read more...]
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Sickle Cell Anemia: A Clarion Call
By LaKeshia N. Myers As a teenager in the 1990s, life was good. I had no real responsibilities and a friend group rivaled by the (middle school) masses, and to top it off, we had the perfect … [Read more...]
Ald. Ashanti Hamilton Kicks Off Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin Sickle Cell Saturday’s
By Karen Stokes Ald. Ashanti Hamilton knows first-hand how sickle cell disease can affect a family. Hamilton’s sister, Jamera passed away from sickle cell Disease at the age of 7, he was 14 at … [Read more...]
The Need For Blood Donations From People Of Color
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Elodia Ontala Babongui, 29, had a stroke a couple years ago. Since then, she’s received chronic blood exchanges every five weeks. Getting a stroke at a young age may not … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Woman Living with Sickle Cell says Every Day is a Question Mark
By Karen Stokes Elodie Ontala Babongui is a beautiful, educated woman that has a great job and is engaged to be married next year. The day I met her she was full of energy. That was a good day. … [Read more...]
Sickle Cell Strong: Sickle Cell Disease Advocate Marie Ojiambo
By Lauren Poteat NNPA Newswire Washington Correspondent It’s been more than 100 years since sickle cell disease was first discovered in America. Today, the rare hereditary blood disorder … [Read more...]
Ask Dr. Kevin: Out with the Old, In with a New Understanding to Improve SCD Care
By Dr. Kevin Williams (Chief Medical Officer, Pfizer Rare Disease Unit) The “Ask Dr. Kevin” series is brought to you by Pfizer Rare Disease in collaboration with the National Newspaper … [Read more...]
Patients, Health Professionals Observe World Sickle Cell Day
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) It’s been 100 years since sickle cell disease (SCD), a hereditary blood disorder, was first discovered. And, according to health experts, it’s … [Read more...]