Tackling Sickle Cell Disease in Western New York

https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/midday-minutes-tackling-sickle-cell-disease-in-western-new-york

Tiffany Lewis, CEO and founder of Confident Girl Mentoring Program, and Cynthia Collins, mother of first patient to be cured of sickle cell via bone marrow transplant, join anchor Madison Carter for a few Midday Minutes on September 26, 2019.

They discuss the disease, how it affects people in the Black and Brown community at a higher rate, and how resources are being created in Western New York to tackle the disease.