As a medical professional living with sickle cell anemia, I’ve chosen to dedicate myself to sickle cell advocacy and education.
Articles by Oluwatosin Adesoye
World Sickle Cell Day took place on June 19, and one of my experiences that day prompted me to write…
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a dynamic condition that affects people differently. Its symptoms and complications are evident in…
Malaria remains one of the most common triggers of sickle cell crises in patients living in malaria-endemic regions, while…
Sickle cell habitus, the distinct physical features of some people with sickle cell disease, are typically associated with patients…
While I’ve been a sickle cell disease (SCD) advocate for more than two decades, I only…
Several weeks ago, when news of the first sickle cell disease patient to be cured by gene therapy went…
In sickle cell disease, avascular necrosis (AVN) can occur due to the progressive impairment of blood supply to the…
As I look back on my two-year journey as a sickle cell disease columnist for Bionews, the parent company…
Recently, I’ve been reflecting on how living with sickle cell disease has affected many of my dreams,…