Enlarge this image Teonna Woolford, 31, in Owings Mills, Maryland on November 4, 2022. Woolford has sickle cell disease and has been…
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April 17, 2019 — In 1971, a boy was born in Texas with a rare genetic defect that robbed him of an…
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MONDAY, Jan. 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) –Recent advances in gene therapy may eventually lead to a cure for sickle cell disease. The…
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HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Treatments that help people beat cancer also can cause them to age prematurely…
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When doctors found a mass on the kidney of Heather Garnett’s son, they wasted no time starting his care. “His tumor had…
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HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Two infants with an advanced form of leukemia are in remission after treatment…
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Dec. 15, 2016 — A woman had a baby boy after her fertility was restored with ovarian tissue that was removed and…
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HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) — An anti-cancer vaccine made from a leukemia patient’s own cells can dramatically increase…