Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
Written By: Teonna Woolford As a child, I never saw myself as anything but “normal.” I loved going to the playground with my friends and jumping rope. My parents encouraged…
A year ago, Paddy Doherty’s doctor told him that he had a rare hereditary disease called transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis, the same disease that had killed his father. As reported in…
Victoria Gray’s recent interview with NPR confirmed that her genetically modified blood cells have truly transformed her life. Victoria volunteered in the first-ever attempt in the U.S. to use CRISPR,…
CRISPR is a gene-editing technique that has revolutionized the medical world with its approach to making precise changes in DNA. CRISPR found its match in 35-year-old Victoria Gray of…
A recent article in the journal Nature elaborated on the work of Dr. Ted Love who left early retirement in 2013 to devote his talents and experience to the development…
Three doctors recently got together to discuss how they manage care for their sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. As a part of this conversation, they discussed how they combat systemic…
According to a story from MSN, Busola Omiyale's daughter Toriayooluwa was only nine months old when she could tell that something wasn't right. The girl had sickle cell disease, a…
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