Eric Boodman focuses on narrative features, exploring the startling ways that science and medicine affect people’s lives. You can reach Eric on Signal at eboodman.88. She knew what it was to have pain ...

As a Minneapolis City Council member and former director of Health Policy and Advocacy at NorthPoint Health & Wellness, I’ve spent decades working to advance health equity in our communities. During ...

During September, numerous national and local organizations, along with diverse communities, individuals affected by sickle cell disease, their families, healthcare providers, and dedicated advocates ...

Sickle Cell Consortium Announces 2026 Leadership Summit, Bringing Over 200 Sickle Cell Organizations to Atlanta, GA ...

By Alexandria Green Jones As momentum builds around new sickle cell legislation in Georgia, advocates say a deeper issue continues to threaten the very communities the disease impacts most. Black-led ...

TIME ON THE CLOCK 633 RIGHT NOW, MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. HAVE SICKLE CELL DISEASE, AND NEARLY 90% ARE BLACK. YOU CAN MAKE A LIFESAVING DIFFERENCE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE LIVING WITH SICKLE ...

HOUSTON – Ahead of the Juneteenth Holiday and World Sickle Cell Day, a Houston organization is hosting an event to bring awareness to the disease and the community it disproportionally impacts. The ...

In my December 2017 column, “Sickle cell group is making a difference in people’s lives,” Juan Caballero, then 67, expressed thanks for his many decades of living, despite having sickle cell disease.