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A new cure for sickle cell disease may be coming. Health advisers will review it next week (apnews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

King, the St. Louis doctor, acknowledged the new treatments would be expensive. “But if you think about it,” she said, “how much is it worth for someone to feel better and not be in pain and not be in the hospital all the time?”

Guess you're SOL if you're a poor

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As is tradition