It’s been more than seventy years since a renowned scientist first described the cause of a painful, sometimes lethal disorder that in the U.S. afflicts mainly Black people. Finally big drugmakers are taking notice, culminating with Pfizer Inc.’s $5.4 billion acquisition of one of the more promising drugs to treat sickle cell disease.

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