Tag: Diagnosis and treatment
AIDS virus used in gene therapy to fix ‘bubble baby’ disease
A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working immune system to 48 babies and toddlers who...
8 years for dad of Saints ‘super fan’ in charity, drug case
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man whose seriously ill son gained fame in New Orleans for his devotion to the Saints football team was...
NBA ref diagnosed with cancer, will miss rest of season
NEW YORK — Veteran referee Tony Brown, who worked his first NBA Finals last season, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and will miss...
NBA ref diagnosed with cancer, will miss rest of season
NEW YORK — Veteran referee Tony Brown, who worked his first NBA Finals last season, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and will miss...
Fire at medical marijuana lab in Italy kills 1, injures 3
ROME — A blaze on Friday at a small laboratory in central Italy that treats marijuana so it can be used medically left a...
Indiana woman charged after daughter nearly died from lice
SCOTTSBURG, Ind. — An Indiana woman faces child neglect charges after investigators said her 4-year-old daughter nearly died from a lice infestation so severe...
EU proposes coordinated approach to develop COVID-19 drugs
BRUSSELS — The European Commission proposed Thursday that EU nations join forces to develop and deploy COVID-19 drugs across the 27-nation bloc.
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EXPLAINER: Why patents on COVID vaccines are so contentious
The Biden administration’s call to lift patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines to help poor parts of the world get more doses has drawn praise...
Democrats seek narrow path to rein in cost of medicines
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've...
EU drug regulator evaluating Pfizer vaccine for youngsters
AMSTERDAM — The European Union's drug regulator said Monday it has begun evaluating a request by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech to extend approval of...
