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We need less ‘sickle cell warriors’ and more allies
| Cheryl TelferMaïa WalcottBlack Ballad
Rejecting the epithet “warrior”, Cheryl Telfer describes the pervasive effect sickle cell disease has on her life, and calls for more people to donate blood to help sicklers.
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Jim, the horse of death
| Chris Baker
Horses’ blood was used to produce an antitoxin that saved thousands of children from dying from diphtheria, but contamination was a deadly problem. Find out how a horse called Jim was the catalyst for the beginnings of medical regulation.
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Demanding a diagnosis for invisible pain
| Jaipreet VirdiAnne Howeson
After dozens of hospital visits and handfuls of painkillers, a plethora of scans and tests bring diagnosis closer for Jaipreet Virdi.