March 20, 2019 It’s a New Day: Collaborative medicine saves sickle cell patient Imagine being alone at home lying in bed, your loved one hundreds of miles away and you’re experiencing debilitating pain in both legs. You call 911 for help, and crawl down a flight of stairs so paramedics don’t have to break down the door.This is exactly what happened to 36-year-old Alexis Piper,
June 19, 2017 559th Medical Group invests in trainee health with sickle cell screenings World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is June 19, and at Joint Base San Antonio members of the Reid Clinic and the 559th Medical Group are responsible for screening all basic military trainees for the sickle cell trait. Sickle cell disease, or SCD, is a disorder that affects hemoglobin, the molecule in
Oct. 21, 2016 Part II: The Cure The Mulumba family faces a new challenge in their battle with Sickle-cell.