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The World's First Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Has Been Approved

LONDON (AP) — Britain's medicines regulator has authorized the world's first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a... Read More

LONDON (AP) — Britain's medicines regulator has authorized the world's first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people with the crippling disease in the U.K. In a statement on... Read More

2023-11-08 21:35:19
by Dan McCue
New Smartphone App Quickly Analyzes Motion to Aid Physical Rehabilitation

WASHINGTON — A new smartphone app that can track and analyze a person’s ability to move could help clinicians better... Read More

WASHINGTON — A new smartphone app that can track and analyze a person’s ability to move could help clinicians better plan patient surgeries and assess the results of treatment procedures. According to the research team that developed the app with... Read More

2023-10-18 17:49:28
by Dan McCue
FDA Establishes New Advisory Committee on Digital Health Technologies

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is creating a new Digital Health Advisory Committee to help the agency assess... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is creating a new Digital Health Advisory Committee to help the agency assess and deal with the complex scientific and technical issues related to the burgeoning market of new digital health technologies. These... Read More

Are 3D Mammograms Better Than Standard Imaging? Diverse Study Aims to Find Out

Are 3D mammograms better than standard 2D imaging for catching advanced cancers? A clinical trial is recruiting thousands of volunteers — including... Read More

Are 3D mammograms better than standard 2D imaging for catching advanced cancers? A clinical trial is recruiting thousands of volunteers — including a large number of Black women who face disparities in breast cancer death rates — to try to find out.... Read More

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