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Read the full storyThe Sickle Cell Children and Young Persons Peer Mentoring Programme
The Mentoring Scheme is for people living with sickle cell aged 10-24 . Sign up for FREE support and advice in our one-to-one mentoring sessions led by peer mentors, all of whom have sickle cell…
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Read the full storyGates Foundation to invest in Tessera SCD gene-editing treatment
Foundation to invest up to $50 million to support development, company says The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is investing up to $50 million in Tessera Therapeutics to support the development of…
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Read the full storySickle Cell Alliance Formed to Accelerate Innovation and Investment in Research
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London have co-launched a new partnership, the Sickle Cell Alliance, to improve the lives of patients with sickle cell disease through…
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Read the full storyLaptops and Drinks - Black History Month Special
Laptops and Drinks was inspired by a group of professional black women coming together, wanting to share some of the honest conversations about life’s dilemmas and experiences. Growing up we…
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Read the full storySickle Cell Disease - The Final Frontier!
Even after more than 40 years of raising public awareness of sickle cell disease, extensive education and training of healthcare professionals and the development of specialist services, we’re still…
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Read the full storyGirl, 13, suffered so much pain from disease, she couldn't play sport or go on holiday
Neriya-May Hall has had her life transformed by the use of ultrasound to administer blood transfusions and is now much less likely to experience a sickle cell crisis. A 13-year-old girl who…
