NYT: First Day of a ‘New Life’ for a Boy With Sickle Cell

Kendric Cromer, 12, is among the first patients to be treated with gene therapy just approved by the F.D.A. that many other patients face obstacles to receiving.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/health/sickle-cell-gene-therapy-kendric-cromer.html

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Sickle cell is so painful. I really hope this therapy works and the cost of it can be brought down. I don’t want to get into a political debate but whether a child can access this therapy should not depend on an insurance company.

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Here’s an update.

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