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Sickle cell breakthrough: World's first CRISPR therapy cures Louisiana man's lifelong disease
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Face2Face Africa
· Jun 26, 2026
23-year-old makes history as the first in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease
Daniel Cressy, a 23-year-old from New Orleans, has made history as the first person in Louisiana to achieve a functional cure for sickle cell disease through gene therapy. He underwent this groundbreaking treatment at Manning Family Children’s Hospital, where medical professionals verified that the life-threatening disease is no longer detectable in his body. “This entire...
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· Jul 6, 2026
A 23-Year-Old Louisiana Man Became the First Person in the Gulf South to Be Functionally Cured of Sickle Cell Disease
Daniel Cressy, 23, is the first person in the Gulf South functionally cured of sickle cell disease using Casgevy CRISPR gene therapy at Manning Family Children's Hospital in New Orleans.
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· Jul 4, 2026
FDA Approves CRISPR Therapy Casgevy for Children as Young as 2 With Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease can begin destroying organs before a child turns two, but no gene therapy reached that far until now. The FDA's July 1 approval of Casgevy extends the world's first CRISPR cure to children as young as two, covering roughly 5,500 newly eligible US patients.
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· Jun 21, 2026
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· Jun 29, 2026
What the latest progress on sickle cell means for Black Americans
A New Orleans man became the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease. More people need access to those same treatments. The post What the latest progress on sickle cell means for Black Americans appeared first on MS NOW.
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Related coverage for "Sickle cell breakthrough: World's first CRISPR therapy cures Louisiana man's lifelong disease": Face2Face Africa — 23-year-old makes history as the first in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease. Medical Daily — A 23-Year-Old Louisiana Man Became the First Person in the Gulf South to Be Functionally Cured of Sickle Cell Disease. The Eastern Herald — FDA Approves CRISPR Therapy Casgevy for Children as Young as 2 With Sickle Cell Disease. The Suburban — Suzanne Reisler Litwin: Showing up … for the Breakthrough T1D Walk to cure type 1 diabetes. MS NOW — What the latest progress on sickle cell means for Black Americans. FOX News Health — 5 of America's greatest medical breakthroughs revealed as the nation marks 250 years