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11/14/2021

Hot Topics of the Day are picked by experts to capture the latest information and publications on public health genomics and precision health for various diseases and health topics. Sources include published scientific literature, reviews, blogs and popular press articles.

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Real Stories from People Living with Hemophilia – Carrie
CDC, November 2021 Brand

Carrie is no stranger to hemophilia. Her father has severe hemophilia B (factor IX [9] deficiency) and she grew up watching her father experience joint bleeds and receive treatment at the Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC) at his local hospital and at home. “It was challenging, but as a child you don’t know any different. [Hemophilia] is your normal. This is what your dad does. I had a father who never was able to run and play with us, he was never able to kneel down and give us a bath when we were kids.”

Real Stories from People Living with Sickle Cell Disease: Rae Blaylark
CDC, November 2021 Brand

Rae Blaylark is the founder and Executive Director of the Sickle Cell Foundation of Minnesota; a certified community health worker; a certified hemoglobinopathy (red blood cell disorders) counselor; and the sickle cell patient family health advocate at the local children’s hospital, but her first and most important role is as a mother of a young adult living with sickle cell disease (SCD).


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