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Tag: sickle cell disease

Karon and Leo Mertens, blood stem cell couriers for Be The Match, at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
Posted inPublic Health

Fuquay-Varina couple carry blood stem cells across the U.S.

by Rachel Crumpler June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

By Rachel Crumpler Retired couple Karon and Leo Mertens, who live in Fuquay-Varina, are traveling more than they ever have. Since the beginning of 2020, they’ve gone on 48 trips, flying thousands of miles all over the United States. To Washington, Ohio, Texas and many more destinations.  But they are not taking personal vacations to […]

Normal blood cells (left) and the blood cells in Sickle cell disease, which do not flow through the circulatory system smoothly.
Posted inChildren's Health

More African-American Blood Donors Needed for Sickle-cell, Other Treatments

by Thomas Goldsmith June 18, 2018June 18, 2018
photo of a syringe/ needle
Posted inSubstance Use

How Race and Class Drive Factors of the Opioid Crisis & Legislation

by Taylor Knopf June 19, 2017June 19, 2017
Posted inDisabilities, Featured, Medicaid, State Health Policy

NC Plan to Spend $22.4 Billion, Cut Taxes, Just a Shot Away

by Rose Hoban June 30, 2016September 7, 2016
Posted inChronic Disease, Minority Health, NC Health Briefs

Legislators and Lobbyists Donate Samples for Bone Marrow Registry

by Editor August 6, 2015August 6, 2015
Six-year-old Jalexia Moore gets ready to learn to sail. She said she wasn’t scared to go to camp, even though this is her first time.
Posted inChildren's Health, Chronic Disease, Featured, Healthcare Workers, Hospitals

From Clinic to Campground

by Editor June 23, 2015June 23, 2015

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