25+ min ago   (521+ words) Federal regulators approved two sickle cell therapies on the same December day in 2023. One uses CRISPR gene editing and was the first of its kind ever cleared anywhere. The other delivers a working hemoglobin gene using a modified virus. Both…...

31+ min ago   (364+ words) Richmond City Health Department by Lucia Gutierrez, VDH Summer Intern Academy Becoming a young adult brings new routines and responsibilities, from managing school and work commitments to taking a more active role in your health. That can mean knowing where…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago   (529+ words) Step into any upscale clinic in Kuala Lumpur, and you will find it. Scroll through your social media feed, and you will see them advertised with a budget-friendly price tag and flexible payment plans. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs)…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (331+ words) Aug 14 (Reuters) – Capricor Therapeutics shares more than doubled in premarket trading on Friday after the company said the U.S. health regulator is willing to review new data on ​its experimental Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug. The stock had crashed ‌last month…...

38+ min ago   (604+ words) This article first appeared in Stateline. A largely overlooked part of the executive order President Donald Trump issued this week scaling back the schedule for childhood vaccines threatens legal action against the four states that don’t allow personal or religious…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (403+ words) Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been urged to intervene to ensure there is “full transparency” around a recommendation to refuse funding for a drug used to treat the degenerative disease Friedreich’s Ataxia. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said the decision…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (442+ words) President Donald Trump promised Americans he would reduce the cost of prescription drugs. It might well have been a bitter pill to swallow, but The Washington Post has reported that this feat has been achieved. “Prescription drug prices recorded the…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (346+ words) Aug 14 (Reuters) – Capricor Therapeutics shares surged 70% on Friday after the company said the U.S. health regulator is willing to review new data on its experimental Duchenne ​muscular dystrophy drug. The stock had crashed last month after an ‌FDA advisory panel…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (338+ words) STAT Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a lawsuit over lab tests for meds, a Bristol myeloma drug, and more Appeals court rules a judge erred in dismissing former Celgene shareholders’ suit against Bristol Pharmalot Columnist, Senior Writer Ed’s stories explore prescription…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (588+ words) A longtime Fox News anchor has revealed new details about a serious health problem he experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, describing a condition that disappeared before unexpectedly returning. The veteran journalist said his body reacted differently as he received additional…...