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Thanks to gene therapy, an 11-year-old boy can hear for the first time

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Dr. John Germiller, an otolaryngologist who leads the CHOP study, at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on Jan. 16, 2024. (Hannah Beier/The New York Times) PHILADELPHIA — Aissam Dam, an 11-year-old boy, grew up in a world of deep silence. He was born deaf and had never heard anything. While living in a poor community … Read more

Thanks to gene therapy, an 11-year-old boy can hear for the first time

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PHILADELPHIA — Aissam Dam, an 11-year-old boy, grew up in a world of deep silence. He was born deaf and had never heard anything. While living in a poor community in Morocco, he expressed himself using a sign language he invented and had no education. Last year, after he moved to Spain, his family took … Read more