Miracle Cure in Louisiana has huge implications.

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"Tears glazed Daniel Cressy’s face as he became the first patient in the Gulf South to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene editing on Monday. He said it felt like being reborn."
https://veritenews.org/2026/06/23/gene-therapy-cures-metro-new-orleans-man-of-sickle-cell/

#healthcare #SickleCell #hematology #louisiana

A #genetherapy success story! Just amazing 🧬 #sicklecell

"declared the first from the US’s Gulf coast region to undergo gene editing therapy utilizing Casgevy’s CRISPR/Cas9 technology and be functionally cured of sickle cell disease"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/24/louisiana-man-sickle-cell-functionally-cured

Louisiana man becomes first in region functionally cured of sickle cell disease

Daniel Cressy, 23, says path leading to completion of curative gene therapy is his ‘greatest blessing’

The Guardian

#OnThisDay Birth Anniversary of Blaise Pascal (1623) - French mathematician, physicist, inventor. He made important contributions to the study of fluids, and clarified the concepts of pressure and vacuum.

Today is World #SickleCell Day.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/news

Akuku Danger makes a bold, kind call on kids. He says sickle cell ends with him, and urges simple tests before birth plans. 💛 #ValidUpdates #AkukuDanger #SickleCell #Kenya #Health

https://validupdates.com/2025/10/akuku-danger-rejects-fatherhood-over-sickle-cell-risk/

Akuku Danger rejects fatherhood over sickle cell risk

Akuku Danger rules out kids, citing sickle cell risk; the Kenyan comedian vows it ends with him and urges couples to test first

ValidUpdates

BLOOD DONOR APPEAL: O negative, B negative & black heritage donors needed in #Birmingham

READ: https://bvoices.uk/4pn1MeG

#blooddonor #blooddonation #blood #sicklecell

Africa: WHO Calls for Increased Awareness, Treatment to Reduce Africa's Sickle Cell Burden: [Premium Times] in 2021, 405,000 children in Africa were born with sickle cell disease, a 27 per cent rise from 2000 http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLSfk4 #Africa #SickleCell #HealthAwareness #ChildHealth #WHO
Many pregnant & breastfeeding women cannot be sure that their needed medications are safe for them – inc. for diseases like #SickleCell - because of exclusion of these groups from clinical trials. 🔗 bit.ly/4e7Pql8

Equity and health: the inclusi...
Equity and health: the inclusion of pregnant and breastfeeding women in clinical trials

Pregnant and breastfeeding women have historically been excluded from medical research, resulting in substantial gaps in evidence on the safety and efficacy of medicines and vaccines during these critical periods. This exclusion has led to fragmented health policies and inconsistent clinical recommendations for prevention and treatment. The UN’s Special Programme in Human Reproduction (HRP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are working to reduce these preventable deaths by promoting best practices to include pregnant and breastfeeding women in research in an ethical way.