7 ways to actually support someone with sickle cell disease

Sickle Cell, Disease

Watching a friend, classmate or family member deal with sickle cell disease can leave people wanting to help without knowing where to start. Most of what actually helps is not complicated, but it does require understanding the condition well enough to know what someone is really dealing with day to day. Here are seven ways […]

Smartphone app for advanced cancer — the digital breakthrough giving patients more good days

Connection, Social Media, Smartphone

Smartphone app technology is opening a new chapter in how advanced cancer patients manage their symptoms and maintain their quality of life between clinical visits. New research presented at a major oncology conference has found that patients who used a digital symptom-tracking tool reported better overall wellbeing, fewer hospital admissions, and shorter hospital stays compared […]