NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — News 8 is once again honoring Black history by looking at health care and the racial disparities many report facing. According to the Pew Research Center, overall, 18% of ...
On Tuesday, the community came together to spread awareness about sickle cell disease during Black History Month. Sickle cell disease disproportionately impacts the Black community, making the timing ...
Sept. 21, 2 p.m., Norma Erickson, MA, will present "Indiana's Contribution to the Understanding and Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia, 1927-2002" at the Indiana Medical History Museum, 3270 Kirkbride ...
Brooklyn Haynes practically grew up at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. The 27-year-old Oakland resident was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at birth and was first treated for the ...
History does not only hinge on major events. Sometimes it is a 15-minute conversation or a chance encounter between two ...
Nearly a decade ago, consultants delivered to Rodger Novak a kind of Sears catalog of human malady: 200 pages, listing dozens of different diseases, each annotated with — from a business standpoint — ...
SOMERVILLE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUE) (“bluebird bio” or the “bluebird”) today announced the details of its U.S. commercial infrastructure to support timely, equitable ...
Sickle cell anemia causes sickle-shaped cells to block blood flow to the lungs, leading to acute chest syndrome. Common treatment methods involve oxygen supplementation and pain management. Sickle ...