PBS Newshour 3

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Vocabulary List

authorize
(verb) to give official permission for something
 
move
(noun) an action to achieve something
 
relief
(noun) a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has stopped
 
crippling
(adjective) causing severe pain or causing someone to be unable to walk or move normally

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A new gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease has been approved by the UK’s medicines authority. This could help thousands of people in the UK who have this serious illness.

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The world’s first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease has been authorized by Britain’s medicines regulator.
 
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