Tag: Awareness Month

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

The internationally recognized World Sickle Cell Awareness day aims to increase public knowledge and understanding of sickle cell disease and the experiences of patients and families. According to the National Institutes of Health sickle cell “affects more than 100,000 people in the United States and 20 million people worldwide. In the United States, most people Read More …

Recognizing June as National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month

Posted onAuthorKimberly Robin Powell

Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library recognizes June as National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month.   According to the CDC, in 2021, 4.3% of adults aged ≥18 years reported being bothered a lot by headache or migraine in the past 3 months with the percentage among women (6.2%) higher than that among men (2.2%). Taken from Read More …