Pinpoint: Gaming technology to engage adolescent sickle cell patients in precision pain management

 Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited blood disorder in the U.S., and affects primarily African Americans and Hispanics. Approximately, 1,000 U.S. children are born with SCD annually. SCD complications can be serious and have a significant impact upon well-being and quality of life. Pain is the hallmark symptom associated with SCD, and…

Hilton Publishing, better known as HPC today, celebrates its 20-year anniversary

Chicago, Illinois (December 31, 2015): Twenty years ago, in 1996, Hilton Publishing was founded as the first and only national publishing house dedicated to minority health and wellness. Its focus was on serving populations within the United States that had historically been overlooked and left without meaningful health information about the specific medical issues most…