27th February 2020 will go down in the history books as the day Nigeria succumbed to record its very first confirmed case of the 2019 coronavirus “COVID-19” throwing the nation into uncertainty, fear and turmoil. …
‘B Positive’ campaign Powered by NHS and MOBO Awards
NHS Blood and Transplant have teamed up with the MOBO Awards to launch the ‘B Positive’ campaign. The focal point of the campaign is a 60 strong choir who are performing at various events and locations….…
Experimental gene-editing approach holds promise for curing sickle cell disease
he notion of altering a person’s genes to cure disease used to be the stuff of science fiction. But gene editing experiments aimed at the genetic disorder that causes sickle cell disease are now making their way from the laboratory to clinical trials….…
Living with sickle cell disease: Shaniya’s story
Diagnosed with sickle cell disease, Shaniya came to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital when she was 5 years old…..…
Sickle Cell Spoken Word by Gilde
Silly me for thinking that I can dodge the inevitability of a crisis Pumped on antibiotics, drowning in fluids, second guessing whether to go out when the weather forecast predicts sun or snow I mean.…
Introducing a new point of care test for sickle cell disease
https://youtu.be/VrNpUrBupjY
Introducing a new point of care test for sickle cell disease.…