Long Island, sickle cell

Sickle cell anemia patient reunites with Long Island doctors whose gene therapy treatments made him symptom-free
Sebastien Beauzile, 21, became the first person in New York state to be made symptom-free of sickle cell disease after undergoing Lyfgenia, a new type of gene therapy.
Long Island patient gets breakthrough sickle cell treatment called a ‘cure’: ‘I’m not in pain anymore’
He’s got new blood. A Long Island hospital said it administered life-changing Lyfgenia gene therapy treatment and successfully wiped away sickle cell disease from a Laurelton man. Cohen Children’s Medical Center said patient Sebastien Beauzile,
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 Brennan gets to work drawing blood. Esther is back for her monthly blood transfusion.
Sickle cell gene therapy frees teen from life of pain
Aaron Scott, of Fayetteville, is the first in North Carolina to receive a new FDA-approved therapy which uses the patient's own cells to relieve the pain of sickle cell disease.
Long Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia
A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say. They credit state-of-the-art genetic treatment. Medical history made at Cohen Children's Medical Center For 21 years,
'I'm Unstoppable': New gene therapy cures first New Yorker of sickle cell anemia
Thanks to his medical team, Sebastien is grateful for becoming the first person in New York to receive a new genetic treatment, Lyfgenia, to cure his sickle cell disease.
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Approved Sickle Cell Drug Fails to Beat Placebo in Trial
Crizanlizumab (Adakveo) failed to outperform placebo in patients with sickle cell disease, the phase III STAND trial showed.
Proposed NJ bill could allow medical cannabis for sickle cell patients
Anyone living with sickle cell anemia is a warrior, Leslie Davis-Primo will tell you. “I’ve had three children, largely ...
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How to reduce sickle cell pain crises and hospital visits
Discover effective strategies to minimize sickle cell pain crises and avoid hospitalizations. Leading hematologists share ...
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Pioneering the world’s first CRISPR medicine for sickle cell disease
When Vijay Sankaran was an MD-PhD student at Harvard Medical School in the mid-2000s, one of his first clinical encounters ...
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Morogoro intensifies screening sickle cell, diabetes patients
MOROGORO: The provision of screening services for sickle cell Disease and diabetes type one in newborns has continued to be ...
Zynext Ventures invests in Illexcor Therapeutics to advance novel oral therapy for sickle cell disease
Zynext Ventures USA LLC (Zynext Ventures), the venture capital arm of Zydus Lifesciences (Zydus), today announced its ...
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Rutgers Cancer Institute receives gene therapy treatment center designation
The Rutgers Cancer Institute recently became a designated gene therapy treatment center for sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia, joining a small group of medical centers that currently provide ...