Man becomes first in New York to be cured of sickle cell
LONG ISLAND, NY (WCBS) - A 21-year-old man has become the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia. “We feel ...
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Man makes history by becoming the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say
A Long Island hospital has said that it has successfully eliminated sickle cell disease from Sebastien Beauzile, a 21-year-old from Laurelton, using the groundbreaking Lyfgenia gene therapy. Cohen ...
Long Island patient gets breakthrough sickle cell treatment called a ‘cure’: ‘I’m not in pain anymore’
A young man from Laurelton is the first New Yorker with sickle cell disease to receive Lyfgenia, a life-changing gene therapy treatment that has wiped away the debilitating illness, The Post first ...
Breakthrough treatments offer some sickle cell sufferers a cure, but barriers remain
Esther Nkemakolam runs her fingers through kinetic sand and sings a “Moana” song as UPMC Children’s Hospital nurse Taylor ...