#medical-breakthrough
A 9-Year-Old's Kidney Stone Climbed Back Up to His Kidney, Then Slid Down Again After Surgery
A 7-mm stone in a 9-year-old's lower ureter moved back up to his kidney, then returned weeks after surgery, in what doctors call a first in a child.
How did gene therapy conquer sickle cell? #science
Breakthrough sickle cell gene therapy: what made it work A report on the development of a gene therapy for sickle cell disease describes how multiple scientific advances converged to create a treatment that can correct the underlying defect in a way earlier a…