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Esther Rantzen urges MPs to back ‘strong, safe’ assisted dying bill in vote
Letters sent by broadcaster and MPs with medical backgrounds call for action to change lawEsther Rantzen has urged all MPs to back Kim Leadbeater’s “strong, safe, carefully considered bill” to l
Read MoreIn a First, CRISPR Used to Treat Infant With Ultra-Rare Disease
(MedPage Today) -- A tailored CRISPR base-editing therapy was given for the first time to an infant who was born with a rare genetic disease, with promising effects, researchers reported.
Read MoreInfant with rare, incurable disease is first to successfully receive personalized gene therapy treatment
NIH-supported gene-editing platform lays groundwork to rapidly develop treatments for other rare genetic diseases.
Read MoreMissouri Lawmakers Approve Referendum to Repeal Abortion-Rights Amendment
(MedPage Today) -- Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment's repeal and
Read MoreUS doctors rewrite DNA of infant with severe genetic disorder in medical first
Gene-editing breakthrough has potential to treat array of devastating genetic diseases soon after birth, scientists sayDoctors in the US have become the first to treat a baby with a customised gene-ed
Read MoreBaby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment
The technique used on a 9½-month-old boy with a rare condition has the potential to help people with thousands of other uncommon genetic diseases.
Read MoreCRISPR is used in landmark treatment to correct genetic misspelling of a single patient
In a world first, scientists used CRISPR to fix a baby's unique genetic mutation. The report offers hope for personalized treatments of rare diseases.
Read MoreOpinion: I was a Theranos whistleblower. Here’s what I think Elizabeth Holmes is up to
Elizabeth Holmes had more resources, talent, and opportunity than most founders will ever see — and she blew it.
Read MoreSTAT+: FDA commissioner says new vaccine ‘framework’ for industry is coming within weeks
A top agency official is meeting with industry and FDA staff as he works on guidance clarifying the FDA’s expectations for vaccines.
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