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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the country’s first gene-editing treatment, Casgevy, for use in patients with sickle cell disease. The approval comes about a decade after the discovery of CRISPR technology for editing human DNA, representing a significant scientific advancement. Yet reaching the tens of thousands of people who could benefit …
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Harun Ozalp | Anadolu | Getty Images The free version of ChatGPT may provide inaccurate or incomplete responses — or no answer at all — to questions related to medications, which could potentially endanger patients who use OpenAI’s viral chatbot, a new study released Tuesday suggests. Pharmacists at Long Island University who posed 39 questions …
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A 0.25 mg injection pen of Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug Wegovy is shown in this photo in Oslo, Norway, on Aug. 31, 2023. Victoria Klesty | Reuters Novo Nordisk on Thursday said it sued two compounding pharmacies in Florida for allegedly selling impure and “potentially unsafe” drugs claiming to contain semaglutide, the active ingredient …
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Crowd gathers during China’s Lunar New Year celebrations. Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese authorities reportedly called for vigilance Friday as a spike in respiratory illness continues to pile pressure on health care facilities in the north of the country, despite assurances that no “unusual or novel pathogens” have been detected. The World Health Organization said …
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COVID-19 home test kits are pictured in a store window during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 19, 2022. Carlo Allegri | Reuters The Biden administration on Monday said it is offering another round of free at-home Covid tests to U.S. households ahead of …
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CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images As its Covid gains evaporate, Pfizer wants a chunk of the budding weight loss drug market. Analysts say upcoming data on Pfizer’s experimental obesity pill, danuglipron, will be crucial in determining how competitive the company can be against the space’s dominant players Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. Those …
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Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. It should be used with a weight loss plan and physical activity. Michael Siluk | UCG | Getty Images Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy cut the risk of serious cardiovascular complications in people with obesity and heart disease in a closely …
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A person works out at Planet Fitness as they re-open at 25 percent capacity in Boston’s Dorchester on Feb. 1, 2021. Jessica Rinaldi | Boston Globe | Getty Images Planet Fitness shares surged double digits after beating expectations on both lines for the third quarter and raising its outlook for the year. Here’s how the …
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Elf Bar disposable flavored e-cigarette products are displayed in a convenience store in El Segundo, California, on June 23, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images E-cigarette usage among U.S. high school students has fallen as the government pursues aggressive action against companies selling illegal vape products that appeal to young people, federal …
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A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023. Brian Snyder | Reuters Some pharmacy staff from Walgreens and other drugstore chains are planning to walk out this week in the latest pushback against what they call unsafe working conditions that put both employees and patients at …
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