Episode 80
What's Next? | Sickle Cell Breakthroughs and Brian Higgins Looks Back
Today on What’s Next?, Thomas O’Neil-White speaks with Juanita McClain, an…
What’s Next? · Buffalo Toronto Public Media
February 6, 202456m 0s
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Show Notes
Today on What’s Next?, Thomas O’Neil-White speaks with Juanita McClain, an author and sickle cell disease activist, and Dr. Steven Ambrusko, the director of the Sickle Cell & Hemoglobinopathy Center of Western New York. The three discuss recent promising breakthroughs in treating sickle cell disease and what roadblocks still remain. Then, Jay Moran sits down with former Congressman Brian Higgins in Washington, D.C. at the tail end of his time in office. Higgins looks back at his 19 years serving New York’s 26th congressional district ahead of his future as President and CEO of Shea's Performing Arts Center.