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We strive to bring you News You Can Use — all year long.
Here you’ll find our monthly newsletter, blog, and events calendar. You can also keep
up with Sick Cells in the media.

Latest Media Mentions

View some of our most recent media mentions. We’re proud to be featured on local
and national levels, speaking about sickle cell disease.

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ASH Announces Recipients of 2025 ASH Advocacy Awards

ASH has announced the recipients of the 2025 ASH Advocacy Awards. Sick Cells is honored to receive the 2025 ASH Outstanding Service Award. Read the full press release.

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Sick Cells: Elevating the Patient Voice

In anticipation of the upcoming 2025 Sick Cells Therapeutics Conference: Therapeutics Unlocked, Maia Z. Laing of Sick Cells sat down with Bio.News to better understand her journey as a patient advocate, as well as what she sees is still needed in sickle cell advocacy today.

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Social Impact Heroes: Why & How Ashley Valentine of Sick Cells Is Helping To Change Our World

Authority Magazine, a Medium publication, spoke with Ashley Valentine about her life and work in the sickle cell community.

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Sickle Cell Cure Brings Mix of Anxiety and Hope

The New York Times talks to the sickle cell community about upcoming gene therapies.

Latest Blogs

Our community has a lot to say. Read up on some personal views and perspective
from Sick Cells’ members and the SCD community.

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Therapeutics Unlocked: Hanif’s Clinical Trial Journey

Sick Cells met with Hanif Mouehla, a Harvard pre-med student and passionate sickle cell advocate, who has courageously shared his story to increase awareness of clinical trials and the promise of cell and gene therapies.

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Honoring My Brother’s Commitment To Innovation

Ashley Valentine speaks on her experience with clinical trials to shed light on both the importance and the journey of these life saving trials.

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