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Sickle Cell Disease: a battle for equality, justice and respect | Ahmar Zaidi | TEDxDetroit

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Dr. Ahmar Zaidi discusses the challenges, systemic biases, and medical realities faced by patients living with sickle cell disease.

What led a 46 year old Haitian artist to being kicked out of the hospital in the dead of winter? What led him to joblessness and homelessness? Part of the answer was in his blood...but most of the answer is us. Dr. Ahmar Zaidi is a pediatric hematologist who focuses on the care of people with sickle cell disease. He works at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan and is involved in research looking at pain in sickle cell disease patients. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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Dr. Ahmar Zaidi Discusses – Sickle Cell Disease: A Battle for Equality, Justice and Respect – TEDxDetroit