Freda Lewis-Hall and TLC's "T-Boz" Discuss Sickle Cell Disease on The Doctors

Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, chief medical officer of Pfizer, appears on The Doctors to speak about sickle cell disease, a blood disorder that primarily affects African Americans, and the genetic trait linked to the disease. She and The Doctors are joined by Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, of the musical group TLC, who lives with the condition. Check your local listings to see the whole show and learn more at www.GetHealthyStayHealthy.com. Related story
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The PAN Foundation opens sickle cell disease patient assistance fund

The PAN Foundation opened a patient assistance program for people living with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders where the distorted red blood cells form a sickle or crescent shape and disrupt the normal flow of nutrition and oxygen throughout the body. It’s a chronic disease that affects the circulatory system.
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HealthWell Launches New Fund to Provide Financial Assistance to People with Sickle Cell Disease

The HealthWell Foundation®, an independent non-profit that provides a financial lifeline for inadequately insured Americans, has launched a new fund to provide copayment and premium assistance to people with sickle cell disease (SCD). Through the fund, HealthWell will provide up to $10,000 in financial assistance for a 12-month grant period to eligible patients who have annual household incomes up to 500 percent of the federal poverty level.
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Sickle Cell Disease in the Emergency Department: Confronting Barriers to Care

“You’re too pretty to have a disease,” declared the nurse in the emergency department (ED) dismissing Constance Benson’s reports of unbearable pain, a byproduct of her sickle cell disease (SCD). Constance, who is in her late twenties, is a professional actress and model living in Kennesaw, GA. Patients with SCD frequently have difficulty getting proper treatment when they arrive in the ED. One study found that they wait 25% longer to see a doctor in the ED than do other patients, even though people with SCD tend to have worse pain.   Related content
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