NHS approves 'life changing' sickle cell disease drug - but why has it taken so long? | ITV News

A new treatment for sickle cell disease has been hailed as a "revolution" for sufferers.

The condition is serious and lifelong and can cause severe pain and organ failure - and those who have it end up in hospital often.

But this new drug not only eases the impact on the patients - it also reduces the burden on the NHS.

As our Health Editor Emily Morgan reports, for many it's long overdue.

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