Health CareSeptember 17, 2024
Researchers Seek New Solutions to Ease Sickle Cell’s Extreme Pain
Sickle cell disease causes severe pain that’s hard to treat, but researchers are finding new ways to offer relief
Stories by Emily Sohn
Emily Sohn is a freelance journalist in Minneapolis whose stories have appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times, Nature, and many other publications.
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