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Man makes history by becoming the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say

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 Children’s Medical Center confirmed Beauzile as the first New Yorker to receive this life-changing treatment, as reported by the New York Post. “This is a fix,” said…

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