Stories by Mary Budwick

Mary Budwick is a creative designer who lives in Atlanta, Ga.

Illustration showing several 2D red blood cells and 2D sickled red blood cells

MedicineSeptember 17, 2024

What Is Sickle Cell Disease?

You have around 35 trillion red blood cells moving around your body at all times. Typically they are rounded and flexible. What happens when they aren’t?

Jeffery DelViscio, Fonda Mwangi, Mary Budwick