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World Sickle Cell Day: The importance of a diverse blood supply

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By Akash Mallady, Red Cross volunteer More than 100,000 people in the United States live with sickle cell anemia, an inherited blood disease where red blood cells take on a different shape that leads to complications. They become rigid and characteristically crescent-shaped instead of the typical soft, round structure. The misshapen cells carry less oxygen…
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NOHredcross broke the news on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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