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Medical marijuana bill passes in Georgia House of Representatives

Calm down, weed heads. Before you start blazing up, understand that only the Georgia House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to decriminalize the possession of…

Church Circuit April 23-29

Pastoral Anniversary     APRIL 23—Morning Star Baptist Church, 812 Oak St., West Mifflin, will host a Pastoral Anniversary Celebration for Rev. Cathryn Brundage. The event,...

Christmas give away events

The Children’s Sickle Cell Foundation hosted its annual Season2Give Program Saturday, December 21 at the Children’s Institute. Hundreds of volunteers including Mayor Elect Bill...

Sickle Cell Society Inc/Murray – Irvis Genetic Disease Center: A History of Care

   RUTH GOODE-WHITE The Sickle Cell Society Inc. offers adults with sickle cell disease and their families the following: 1. sickle cell disease educational...

Steelers’ captain Clark teams up with Pitt and UPMC to fight Sickle Cell

INVOLVED IN A BIG WAY—Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Ryan Clark stands on the sidelines late the fourth quarter of a Steelers’ 13-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Pittsburgh in 2012. Clark has never been afraid to speak his mind. That blunt honesty—and a work ethic forged from a decade in the NFL—is one of the reasons his teammates made the veteran a captain for the first time in his career. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) Physicians and scientists at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC are developing better treatments for children and adults with sickle cell disease (SCD). Their ultimate goal is to find a cure.

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