Episode 1: The Challenge of Sickle Cell

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Revolutionary Care: An Oakland Story

UCSF BCH Oakland

7 episodes

4 months ago

Oakland has been a nexus for social change, including health care. This series explores how the Oakland community and its children's hospital have made crucial contributions to sickle cell research and care, including a potentially groundbreaking new treatment.

Learn more at www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/sickle-cell

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Episode 1: The Challenge of Sickle Cell

Revolutionary Care: An Oakland Story

19 minutes

3 years ago

Episode 1: The Challenge of Sickle Cell

What happens when the struggle for racial justice meets a complex medical condition? Sickle cell disease primarily affects communities of color, and the search for treatments requires work on two fronts: innovative science and addressing inequity. This episode helps us understand what sickle cell is, its affects and how treatments have developed through the experiences of Oakland patients and doctors.