sickle cell

T-Boz to Perform Charity Concert for Sickle Cell Awareness

Raphael Saadiq, Faith Evans and others to hit the stage.
04/16/2015
Polar Vortex Brings in “Pollen Vortex” This Allergy Season

Health Rewind: Flu Season Off to Slow Start

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Family Health History: A Gift That Keeps On Giving

What diseases do your loved ones have?
07/05/2013
Iron Overload and SCD

Give Blood for Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month

Sickle cell affects 1 out of every 500 Black Americans.
09/17/2012

America Wants Your Blood, Black People

More African-American blood donors are needed.
03/05/2012

Stroke Deaths Down in African-American Children With Sickle Cell

Mortality gap between Black and white children narrows.
02/28/2012

New Book Highlights Black Panther Party’s Radical Healthcare Activism

Did you know the Panthers ran free health clinics?
12/22/2011

Sickle Cell Disease Connected to Strokes in Children

Parents should learn to spot symptoms in infants.
12/06/2011
Top 20 R&B Girl Groups - This month marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, the debut album of hip hop soul trio, TLC. So, in honor of one of the best-selling female group of all time, we’re highlighting 20 of the most impactful R&B girl groups.

TLC Gets Music Biopic Treatment

The R&B trio’s tale is heading to the small screen on VH1.
12/02/2011

It’s in Our Blood: Sickle Cell Disease

About 1 in 12 Blacks have the trait for sickle cell disease.
04/06/2011