optimistsunite·Optimists UnitebyPapaSkwat New Orleans man becomes first in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell diseasehttps://www.wafb.com/2026/06/23/new-orleans-man-becomes-first-louisiana-functionally-cured-sickle-cell-disease/Open linkView original on lemmy.wtf42Comments2
tthreelonmusketeers sh.itjust.works1Hide 1 reply the therapy uses a patient’s own stem cells that have been edited in a lab so they no longer produce the defective cells that cause the disease Huzzah. So awesome that we can do this now.3
PapaSkwat replylemmy.wtfYeah, they say he's the first guy in Louisiana, so others have been cured. Great news!1
Huzzah. So awesome that we can do this now.
Yeah, they say he's the first guy in Louisiana, so others have been cured. Great news!