The Cultural and Clinical Challenges of Sickle Cell with Ifeyinwa “Ify” Osunkwo, MD
Though sickle cell disease had been present in Africa for over 5000 years, it was first “discovered” in 1910 when a dental student named Walter Clement Noel became the first patient to be formally diagnosed. From there, more would be uncovered about the disease in the decades following his diagnosis, such as how it disproportionately affects patients of African descent.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in every 13 Black infants in the US are born with the trait for sickle cell disease. Additionally, diagnosis and screening for sickle cell are still lacking…
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