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For the community of people affected by Huntington’s disease — a group that is no stranger to disappointment — the back-to-back announcements last month still hit like a double whammy. …
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The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new medicine from Sarepta Therapeutics that treats certain patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The new drug, called Amondys 45, is Sarepta’s …
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In addition to the most visible effects of Covid-19 — tragic deaths, lingering illness, economic turmoil, and more — the pandemic is affecting much that is out of the spotlight. …
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Novartis and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are joining forces to discover and develop a gene therapy to cure sickle cell disease with a one-step, one-time treatment that is …
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As breakthrough drugs stream out of biopharmaceutical laboratories, how much they should cost and who will get access to them remain thorny issues. During his campaign for president, Joe Biden …
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When the coronavirus sent cities across the United States into shutdown in March, Laura Bonnell realized that her family’s supply of masks and disinfectant wipes was quickly running out. “We …
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