ThisSCLife

Experiences of young people with sickle cell. Follow us for updates! @LSHTM researchers: @cicely, @renedo_alicia, @sammiles87. Part of @DEPTH_LSHTM #health

[ThisSCLife @ThisSCLife]

1/3: August brings good news about our latest #sicklecell research article. 'Communicating & understanding pain: limitations of pain scales for patients with sickle cell disorder & other painful conditions' by Peter Collins @cicely & @renedo_alicia is out NOW, free & open access!

[Dialogue Evidence Participation Translation Health @DEPTH_LSHTM]

Today's #throwbackThursday #tbt is our 'This Sickle Cell Life @NIHRresearch @ThisSCLife report by @LSHTM DEPTH researchers @renedo_alicia @cicely @SamMiles87, along with our patient & carer experts & clinician colleagues. Read it here, free & open access: https://t.co/Z92UtMmz39

[ThisSCLife @ThisSCLife]

Today's #followFriday #ff is the @YouTube channel for @SickleCellUK. Check out their videos, live Q&As & informational videos: https://t.co/FEatoi3OFu #sicklecell #health #media

[ThisSCLife @ThisSCLife]

Today's #mondaymotivation is via @GiveBloodNHS: Around 15,000 people in the UK have sickle cell and it's the fastest growing genetic disorder in the UK. We need more Black donors to come forward to help #sicklecell patients who need regular transfusions: https://t.co/vKm2XQffSG

[ThisSCLife @ThisSCLife]

This looks great - Sickle cell society @SickleCellUK are running a #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2020 Interactive Storytelling Workshop with Usifu Jalloh for young people aged 6-17. Sign up here: https://t.co/UVqDnuXgGd #sicklecell #storytelling #halfterm #create

[ThisSCLife @ThisSCLife]

Today's #mondaymotivation is this new #research @CannabisJrnl that demonstrates a rationale for research into the possible therapeutic effects of marijuana in #sicklecell disease: https://t.co/oke7sM150F #SCD #health #chronicillness

[ThisSCLife @ThisSCLife]

We're very excited to share this systematic review from our former @LSHTM @DEPTH_LSHTM MSc student Benjamin Kadia & his colleagues for @BioMedCentral @SpringerNature. Check out 'Iron stores in pregnant women with #sicklecell disease: a systematic review https://t.co/tvGNlPnStU

[UK Thalassaemia Society @teamukts]

Have a listen to LGR now! We are live for National thalassemia day!

#talkthalassaemia #thalassaemiamatters #nationalthalassaemiaday

[ThisSCLife @ThisSCLife]

Today is #nationalthalassaemiaday, organised by @teamukts! Check our more here @givebloodNHS: https://t.co/g9YBII33Dr #sicklecell #health #wellbeing #media

[Royal Free London @RoyalFreeNHS]

‘You’re literally keeping one more person on earth every single time you donate.’

Layla talks about her daughter's Sickle Cell diagnosis and the need for more ethnically matched donors. Sign up to #GiveBlood, and save lives this #BlackHistoryMonth. ♥️
https://t.co/mcsnNjYleK

[Sickle Cell Society @SickleCellUK]

Make sure to subscribe to us on YouTube for all our latest videos, including all our Live Q&As, sickle cell panels, informational videos and more: https://t.co/FPNaAcgiDx #SickleCell #Video

[Dialogue Evidence Participation Translation Health @DEPTH_LSHTM]

Today's #followFriday is for our new students & staff on @twitter - check out our @LSHTM colleague groups! @MARCH_LSHTM @SaME_LSHTM @LSHTM_Vaccines @MRC_Uganda @MRCTEG_LSHTM @LSHTM_AMR @cmmid_lshtm @LSHTM_Planet & many more..tag others below! #global #health #research #uni #ff

[Dialogue Evidence Participation Translation Health @DEPTH_LSHTM]

Today's #mondaymotivation is this new #research by @SamMiles87 @LSHTM & Regan Koch @QMUL. In @ProgHumGeog they lay out new geographies of encounter & intimacy using digital technology. Read #openaccess: https://t.co/yGKO0wSwNm @Grindr @Tinder @Uber @Airbnb @AcademicChatter #tech

[ThisSCLife @ThisSCLife]

Happy #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth from @LSHTM!

[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @LSHTM]

We're celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth in the UK by sharing the achievements of our Black staff, students & alumni.

But first, we revisit Alice Ball's story, a Black chemist from @uhmanoa who discovered the first effective #leprosy treatment.

Proud to have her name on our frieze.

[Dialogue Evidence Participation Translation Health @DEPTH_LSHTM]

Today's #Fridayfeeling is our DEPTH @LSHTM website. We made it ourselves & we're very proud of it. You can check out our #blog, publications (with lay summaries), projects & who we are: https://t.co/TGPnvuhhUR #global #health #research #SRHR #tech #LSHTM

[ThisSCLife @ThisSCLife]

This fantastic article via @Sicklecelluk in @MetroUK is by @Nmozz, who explores what it is like living with #sicklecell during the #COVID19 pandemic. Have a read: https://t.co/Hf8DHMY5yB #health #SCD #NHS #media

[ThisSCLife @ThisSCLife]

Today's #fridayfeeling is via @SickleCellUK! If you live with #sicklecell and are aged 6-17 years, then you are invited to their virtual Carnival Themed Workshop. Join for music, dance, arts and crafts and more. Spaces are limited: https://t.co/1JQ8Fik68o #youngpeople #health #ff

[NHS Blood Donation 🩸🩹 @GiveBloodNHS]

To mark #SickleCellAwarenessMonth sickle cell patients have filmed emotional messages to encourage people of black heritage to give blood.

We’ll be sharing these to help others understand the daily battle and pain sickle cell patients go through. #DearSickleCell @UnsickleMyCells

[Sickle Cell Society @SickleCellUK]

The 2nd Hackney Engagement Project sickle cell panel opens discussions with men living with sickle cell, including Calvin Campbell, Soul Brother 1ne and King Juslin. Topics include blood transfusions, A&E, lesser talked about symptoms & more. Watch here: https://t.co/W18QlKCQX2

[Dialogue Evidence Participation Translation Health @DEPTH_LSHTM]

Today's #throwbackThursday is our @LSHTM article for @SHIjournal 'Transitions to adulthood: self‐governance and disciplining in the making of patient citizens'. We argue for helping young people develop identities that help them achieve life goals. More at https://t.co/P0H5BTrDSJ