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Health USASickle Cell Disease: First Patient to Receive Treatment
Kendric Cromer, a 12-year-old boy from Washington, the United States, is the world’s first patient suffering from sickle cell disease to undergo a commercially approved gene therapy, one that gives hope to thousands of people dealing with the painful genetic disorder of red blood cells.
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Health The WorldThe Importance of Vaccines: Over 150 Million Lives Saved in 50 Years
Over the last five decades, the world has seen a drastic reduction in infant mortality thanks to better nutrition and lower poverty, cleaner air and water, readily available treatments, and, most of all, the development and distribution of vaccines.
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