Sickle Cell Disease

The Grand Rapids Public Museum has opened its new archive space to the public, the two major party candidates of Michigan governor answered questions before the Detroit Economic Club, and more.

We talk to Tonja Moyer, Director of Continuous Improvement UM Health West, and GRAAHI’s Ashlie Jones.

President Elect of the American Society of Hematology, Dr. Robert Negrin talks about the threat of funding cuts.

We talk to Dr. Courtney Fitzhugh, SCD expert with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

ARC’s Dr. Baia Lasky joins in to talk about the need.

We talk to Dr. Yvette Miller.

Saturday’s blood drive aims to increase blood supplies in the area and boost awareness of the dangers of sickle cell anemia among the African American community. The event runs from 9:30am - 1:30pm at Brown-Hutcherson Ministries in Grand Rapids.

We discuss Sickle Cell Disease with Dr. Wanda Whitten Shurney, hematologist/oncologist, Children's Hospital of Michigan, CEO Sickle Cell Disease…