Sickle Cell Disease /tags/sickle-cell-disease Sickle Cell Disease en-US Copyright Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:55:51 GMT Ever present, yet underfunded: UNC-Chapel Hill hosts event to support sickle cell patients /health/2023-09-22/sickle-cell-disease-unc-chapel-hill-basketball In honor of Sickle Cell Awareness month, a UNC program is holding a special event on Saturday to raise money for the disease that impacts thousands. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:55:51 GMT /health/2023-09-22/sickle-cell-disease-unc-chapel-hill-basketball Sophie Mallinson Sending A Child With Sickle Cell Disease Off To College /race-demographics/2019-02-17/sending-a-child-with-sickle-cell-disease-off-to-college Editor's Note: վ Race and Southern Culture Reporter Leoneda Inge shares a personal account of her son, Teemer Barry, and his journey navigating sickle… Sun, 17 Feb 2019 23:19:57 GMT /race-demographics/2019-02-17/sending-a-child-with-sickle-cell-disease-off-to-college Leoneda Inge Keeping Up With Medical Breakthroughs At Sickle Cell Camp /race-demographics/2017-08-07/keeping-up-with-medical-breakthroughs-at-sickle-cell-camp Hundreds of children flock to Stokesdale, North Carolina every summer to attend “Camp Carefree.” It’s for young people – age 6 to 16 – living with a… Mon, 07 Aug 2017 14:07:10 GMT /race-demographics/2017-08-07/keeping-up-with-medical-breakthroughs-at-sickle-cell-camp Leoneda Inge