STAT+: Gene therapies for deafness dredge up an old question: Do deaf people want a ‘cure’?
STAT
MAY 28, 2024
When Yilai Shu was training to be an otolaryngologist in Shanghai, in the mid 2000s, he often met parents with congenitally deaf kids. “They always asked me, ‘Do you have any drugs to treat our kids?’ said Shu, who is hearing and a professor at Fudan University in China. “That’s what really inspired me to think about developing a drug.
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