Claim of CRISPR’d baby girls stuns genome editing summit
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) HONG KONG — A Chinese scientist’s claim that he used the genome editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 to alter
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Emerging Health Issues
Overshadowed By Opioids, Meth Is Back And Hospitalizations Surge
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) The number of people hospitalized because of amphetamine use is skyrocketing in the
Read MorePharmacists have been called on to make naloxone widely available. But do they know how to use it?
(By Lev Facher for STAT) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Sixty pharmacists began a recent Friday here in the company of a
Read MoreInsured adults are seeing their primary care physicians less, study finds
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Office visits to primary care physicians are declining among adults with employer-sponsored health
Read MoreFDA Seeks Ban On Menthol Cigarettes To Fight Teen Smoking
(By Rob Stein for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will seek a ban on the
Read MoreProtesters take anger over insulin prices to drug makers, some bearing children’s ashes
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) On Mother’s Day, Nicole Smith-Holt, whose son died last year after rationing his insulin, protested
Read MoreSinging may provide benefits for people with Parkinson’s disease
According to new data from Iowa State University researchers, singing may provide benefits beyond improving respiratory and swallow control in
Read MoreNerve transfer surgery helps pediatric patients walk again
(By Harrison Cook for Becker’s Hospital Review) When 8-year-old Brandon Noblitt became wheelchair bound in 2016 due to acute flaccid
Read MorePricey Precision Medicine Often Financially Toxic For Cancer Patients
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) When Kristen Kilmer was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer at age 38, her
Read MoreHeart failure study paused over concerns about disputed cell therapy papers
(By Elizabeth Cooney for STAT) A government agency has paused a clinical trial testing an experimental stem cell therapy in
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