What is sickle cell?- Understanding the disease Sickle cell disease (SCD) comprises a collection of hereditary blood cell disorders impacting hemoglobin, the protein responsible for transporting oxygen throughout the body. This condition affects over 100,000 individuals in the United States and around 20 million worldwide. In healthy individuals, red blood cells possess a disc-like shape and…

What is drug allergy? Medications are one of our most powerful weapons against germs and diseases. But sometimes when people take medications, they can have an allergic reaction known as a drug allergy. As with other allergic reactions, these symptoms can occur when our body’s immune system becomes sensitized to a substance in the medication,…