World Blood Donor Day was overshadowed by the FIFA World Cup last week – but in the UK leading footballers have been doing their part to encourage donation. Former England Captain Paul Ince made an appeal to football supporters to register as bloo...
6 years ago
What is Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)? SCD is an inherited disorder of haemoglobin, the oxygen carrying molecule contained within red blood cells. Haemoglobin comprises four ‘globin’ protein chains, each wrapped around an iron -containing ‘haem’ grou...
6 years ago