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Stem Cell Therapy Frees Woman From Diabetes
Tuesday August 27, 2024. 09:00 AM , from Slashdot
No one knows how long these cells will keep churning out insulin or whether the therapy is safe long-term until it is tested and followed up in more patients, who must take immune-suppressing drugs to prevent their body from rejecting the foreign cells. One patient died of an infection caused by a complication of sinus surgery, highlighting the risk of immunosuppressive medications, which were among the factors contributing to the patient's death. Smith credits her insulin pump with keeping her alive but was elated to banish it to the back of a kitchen cabinet. She no longer has to plan her life around her illness. 'I pray this gets to everyone,' Smith said. 'My life has changed.' Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/08/27/056248/stem-cell-therapy-frees-woman-from-diabetes?utm_s...
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