These Sisters With Sickle Cell Had Devastating, and Preventable, Strokes
Kyra and Kami never got a simple test that could have protected them. Their story exemplifies the failure to care for people with the disease, most of whom are Black.
Source: NYT Health - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata and Ilana Panich-Linsman Tags: Stroke Tests (Medical) Preventive Medicine Ultrasonic Imaging and Sonograms Genetics and Heredity Transfusions Sickle Cell Anemia Black People Children and Childhood Race and Ethnicity Doctors National Institutes of Health Source Type: news
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