SCF News: Tuesday 4-12-16

http://news.google.com Mon, 04 Apr 2016 10:41:37 GMT

WRICLocal woman determined to spread awareness for Sickle Cell AnemiaWRICRICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) Florence Cooper Smith said she was just a child when picked up a medical journal and first read the three words ‘Sickle Cell Anemia.’ It sparked an intere …

http://news.google.com Thu, 07 Apr 2016 23:49:48 GMT

New York TimesYvette Fay Francis-McBarnette, a Pioneer in Treating Sickle Cell Anemia, Dies at 89New York TimesYvette Fay Francis-McBarnette, a Jamaican-born medical pioneer in treating children with sickle cell anemia, died on March 28 in Alexandria …

http://news.google.com Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:43:15 GMT

The Sickle Cell Foundation expands services to Madison CountyMadison County CarrierThe Sickle Cell Foundation (SCF), Inc. is pleased to announce its expansion into Madison County. They offer services to clients with sickle cell disease and trait. The …

http://news.google.com Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:19:49 GMT

Elite Daily (blog)The Invisible Pain People With Sickle Cell Anemia Go Through Every DayElite Daily (blog)Thirty years into my sickle cell anemia diagnosis, it’s safe to say I’ve lost a lot. From the organs in my ailing body to friends, businesses, m …

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… builds and stays for years … so I took him to Children’s Mercy Hospital; full blood work is drawn, which led to a diagnosis of sickle cell …

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