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Showing posts with label Sickle Cell Disease. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sickle Cell Disease. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 03, 2024

Blood donations critical as new sickle cell treatments bring hope

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While new cell-based gene therapies provide groundbreaking treatment options for people battling sickle cell disease in the U.S., blood d...
Wednesday, August 31, 2022

President Joe Biden: A Proclamation on National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, 2022

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Sickle cell disease (SCD) presents grave health challenges for an estimated 100,000 Americans.  For some, it triggers intermittent episo...
Saturday, March 20, 2021

American Red Cross urges more African Americans to donate blood to sickle cell disease patients

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Although this story is part of a push to get Philadelphia residents to attend a blood drive, its message about a lack of African American...
Saturday, September 12, 2020

More Black blood donors urgently needed to help sickle cell patients

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The American Red Cross is emphasizing the unique role Black blood donors play in the medical treatment of those living with sickle cell di...
Thursday, September 10, 2020

Sickle Cell Disease Association celebrates National Sickle Cell Awareness Month

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Sickle Cell Disease Association celebrates National Sickle Cell Awareness Month Conferences, advocacy, blood donations and other events h...
Sunday, September 30, 2018

National Institutes of Health launches initiative to accelerate therapies to cure sickle cell disease

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced the launch of a new initiative to help speed the development of a cure for...
Friday, May 04, 2018

St. Jude Receives $1Million Sickle Cell Grant

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Dr. Glenda Newell-Harris, national president of The Links Foundation Inc. and The Links Inc. tours St. Jude Children's Research Ho...
Sunday, July 16, 2017

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration Approves Endari, A New Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease

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Endari has shown to decrease the number of sickle cell crises and hospitalizations in patients with sickle cell disease. SCD is a rare...