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Girl with ‘one in a billion’ condition meets stem cell donor who saved her life | UK News
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The excitement of the Gardella family was palpable as they waited in the arrivals hall at Birmingham Airport for someone they’d never met before but who already meant so much to them. Finally, they spotted a middle-aged woman wearing an oversized hoodie amongst the passengers arriving from Dusseldorf. The family instantly recognised Dana Ernst-Behme from…
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Third person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant, researchers say | Science & Tech News
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A stem cell transplant has cured a man of HIV, researchers have announced. The patient, 53, is only the third person to be cured of the condition using the treatment. He appears to be the fifth person in total to be cured overall. He had not taken anti-retroviral medicine, or suppressants, for four years and…
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Fourth patient in history seemingly cured of HIV after stem cell transplant | US News
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A fourth person has been cured of HIV, doctors say. The patient, who is aged 66 and wishes to remain anonymous, was cured of the virus by coincidence after he received a stem cell transplant to treat his leukaemia. Three-and-a-half years ago, doctors decided they needed to replace his cancerous blood cells with a donor’s…