Kevin Wake, 54, of Kansas City, has sickle cell disease. Every six weeks he receives blood transfusions that help alleviate the pain. Here he receives a transfusion at the Sickle Cell Center at University Health. The wide, horizontal bag contains Wake's blood, which will be discardedPhoto: Tammy Ljungblad (Getty Images) The Food and Drug Administration […]
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A New Sickle Cell Cure Could Be A Game Changer For Many Black Americans
Kevin Wake wears a sickle cell awareness bracelet. He has been treated in hospital emergency rooms as if he were a drug abuser. "I think that lack of education and training in treating sickle cell patients leads to a lot of bias in the medical community and also a lack of appropriate treatment and care […]
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