"We've changed a chronic disease into a curative disease," said Dr. Mitchell Cairo, who has led a research study at Westchester Medical Center.

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Cellular engineering helped cure his sickle cell. He's off to Harvard

Hanif Mouehla, 17, and his and his mother, Khuraira Musa at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla July 17, 2023. Mouehla participated in a cell transplantation trial there to treat his sickle cell anemia.

"We've changed a chronic disease into a curative disease," said Dr. Mitchell Cairo, who has led a research study at Westchester Medical Center.

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High winds and snow covers the streets and vehicles in Buffalo, N.Y. early Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Millions of people hunkered down in a deep freeze overnight and early morning to ride out the frigid storm that has killed at least 20 people across the United States, trapping some residents inside homes with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to several hundred thousand homes and businesses. (WKBW via AP)
 

ABANDONED: Buffalo’s catastrophic storm response failed a woman in life, then death

 

A USA TODAY Network investigation reveals systemic failures in the response to a storm that claimed nearly four dozen lives. Anndel Taylor’s was one.

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The Atwood, an upscale apartment building near downtown Pleasantville, was completed in March of this year. The complex, which has 71 units, was built on a street between the Metro-North Railroad tracks and the Saw Mill Parkway.
 

NY has a new plan to build more housing. Here are the details

 

Gov. Kathy Hochul is steering state funding to "pro-housing" communities and taking other steps to spur growth after lawmakers blocked initial plans.

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An environmental survey crew working for Verizon in the midst of a preliminary study checking to see if telephone transmission lines have caused lead contamination near Temple Park in the Village of Wappingers Falls on July 18, 2023. Through an abundance of safety, the village has closed Temple Park until Verizon can determine if there is lead contamination.
 

NY investigates lead contamination at Wappingers Falls playground

 

New York closed a park in Wappingers Falls to take soil samples after a report of possible lead contamination at its playground.

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Screen grabs from body cam video as the New York State Attorney General Office of Special Investigations is currently conducting an investigation into the death of Jamie Feith, who died after an encounter with law enforcement in Hyde Park, Dutchess County on April 29, 2022. OSI has released body-worn camera video.
 

Report: Hyde Park officer justified in fatal shooting of woman

 

The Hyde Park police officer who shot and killed 34-year-old Jamie Feith in April 2022 will not face criminal charges.

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