Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder that affects over 100,000 people in the US, with 90% of those affected being non-Hispanic Black or African American, and it is caused by a genetic mutation that affects the red blood cells and can cause damage to the body.
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U.S. citizens flee Haiti amidst escalating chaos: Global concerns mount
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Amidst escalating turmoil in Haiti, a recent exodus of U.S. citizens fleeing the violence underscores broader concerns about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Caribbean nation. As conflict rages on in regions like the Middle East and Eastern Europe, voices like Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., president of the […]