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(Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, Toronto) Results of a world-first Canadian pilot study on patients treated with gene therapy for Fabry disease show that the treatment is working and safe.
The Canadian research team was the first to use gene therapy in 2017 to treat patients with Fabry disease, a rare, chronic illness that can damage major organs and shorten lives. They report their findings today in the journal
St. Luke’s touts life-saving outpatient treatment for COVID, and there’s ‘plenty’ for those eligible
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
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Rebecca Tyson, of Whitehall Township, was diagnosed with COVID-19 in early January, with mild symptoms initially that worsened into a severe headache, body aches and muscle fatigue that felt like she had weights tied to her arms and legs.
“I had some breathing issues where I felt like I was almost breathing in moist air,” she said.
Through her physician, she was identified as a candidate for a potentially life-saving outpatient treatment known as monoclonal antibody therapy.
She arrived at St. Luke’s Hospital-Easton Campus for her appointment on a Sunday, the infusion took an hour, plus an hour for observation, and she drove herself home with zero side effects.