The pain from a heart attack is so bad that – if you can imagine – it can feel like an elephant sitting on you. Patients with sickle cell disease, a genetic condition affecting the red blood cells, report that this kind of pain begins before their first birthday and continues intermittently for a lifetime. The post Sickle cell disease can be deadly, and the persistent health inequities facing Black Americans worsen the problem<em> — Diana J. Wilkie</em> appeared first on Explore Magazine.
