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For once, I wanted to share a story that genuinely made me smile, because a 23-year-old man in Louisiana has reportedly become the first person in the state, and the first in the Gulf South, to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene therapy.

This is extraordinary science, and it is also a reminder that breakthroughs only change lives when people can actually access them, which means insurance coverage, specialized treatment centers, equitable referrals, and real support for patients and families navigating an intensive treatment process.