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RESTRICTED -- ‘From Nothing to Gangbusters’: A Treatment for Sickle-Cell Disease Proves Effective in Africa

In an undated handout photo, Dr. Russell E. Ware meets a young patient in Uganda. Sickle-cell disease is common in Africa, and a drug that protects children in wealthy countries has been proven safe for use around the world. (Handout via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SLUGGED SCI SICKLE CELL DRUG BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. FOR TUESDAY, DEC. 4, 2018. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --..