NFL Player Tackles Sickle Cell Disease for His Daughter

Tevin Coleman brought the snow inside last winter. Coleman, a running back for the New York Jets, his wife Akilah Coleman, and twins celebrated Christmas in January, to accommodate the last few weeks of the NFL regular season. His daughter, Nazaneen, 4, has sickle cell disease, and cold weather…

Howard University Symposium Focuses on Sickle Cell Cure

Howard University’s 6th Annual World Sickle Cell Awareness Day Symposium has its sights set on a cure for the inherited blood disorder. To be held June 19 — the 10th anniversary of World Sickle Cell Awareness Day — the free meeting is themed “Cure Sickle Cell Now — Patient Engagement.”…