Sickle Cell

This month, researchers from 23andMe, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine presented preliminary data from what is now the largest and most diverse genetic study of sickle cell trait ever done. The study included data from more than 3.7 million customers who consented…

Betrayed by my own body My body had been giving me signs for weeks and i just did a palliative treatment. Little patch -and -go that only lasts for a while. In all fairness i did go to the hospital, I was on bed rest for a day and got all better! As a matter…

I had my first pain crisis in a year a few weeks ago. The last one before that was about a week to my sister’s passing. I usually have one pain crisis a year, and I began to notice this after I graduated from the university. Something was different about…

Original Post: June 19th, 2021 Imagine if the concept of time could be thrown out when it applies to recovering from any illness. I mean, we all know that time is important, it’s impossible and may seem irresponsible to let it go. The way time affects me as a person…

Here are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by Reuters, Bloomberg, CNBC, and FOX News. On Mon., Pfizer announced that it will acquire the blood disorder drugmaker Global Blood Therapeutics for $5.4B, at a cost of $68.50 per share. Ahead of the announcement, Global Blood — which…

You know how when someone asks you about yourself, you immediately go blank? you begin to ask yourself “well who really am I?” what makes me, me? …

Or a minut part of it. In Honor of world sickle cell day. This is a story on my warrior’s battle so far. This topic… honestly, I don’t know where to start from. Me: Mum!!! I want to go outside and play, Look look… Hakim kicked the ball… I want to kick…

I remember it like yesterday. I was barely on the cusp of thirteen. We were in our old house; my big sister and I were helping mum change the curtains in the bedroom. …