A Long Island man is the first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia, according to doctors at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center.
Sebastien Beauzile, 21, has suffered for over 20 years with chronic pain from the disease, which causes abnormalities in the oxygen-carrying protein haemoglobin found in red blood cells, causing blockages that prevent them from passing through capillaries.
All major bodily organs are affected by the disease, which most commonly occurs in people with African, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern heritage…