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VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days ago

New Orleans man becomes first in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell disease

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New Orleans man becomes first in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell disease

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VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days ago
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Daniel Cressy, 23, underwent gene therapy at Manning Family Children’s Hospital.
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    His chances of catching malaria in New Orleans are pretty slim, so I think that’s a fair trade-off. :)

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      Between climate change and the current US administration, malaria is starting to reappear over there (but I’m sure he’d rather risk it than stick with Sickle Cell+no piloting).

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