Jennifer Fletcher, LMSW, was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended the University of New Orleans where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a minor in Psychology. Ms. Fletcher continued her education at Southern University at New Orleans, earning a Master of Arts degree in Social Work with a …
Stem cell researchers are getting closer to a new treatment for sickle cell disease, moving promising laboratory research into human clinical trials. Millions of people worldwide suffer from this hereditary disease. Sickle cell disease is a group of disorders that affects hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells that delivers oxygen to cells throughout the …
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Sickle cell disease refers to a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. Anywhere between 70,000 and 80,000 Americans have sickle cell disease. One of the most common types of sickle cell disease is sickle cell anemia, also referred to as hemoglobin SS or HbSS. In sickle cell anemia, a person inherits two hemoglobin S genes from their parents. Sickle …
The COVID‑19 pandemic is harming health, social and material well-being of children worldwide, with the poorest children, including homeless children and children in detention, hit hardest. School closures, social distancing and confinement increase the risk of poor nutrition among children, their exposure to domestic violence, increase their anxiety and stress, and reduce access to vital …
