Correcting Genetic Spelling Errors With Next-Generation Crispr
Treatments for rare diseases are hard to create and expensive to deliver, but there is new hope for editing the software of the genome.
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Patients on kidney dialysis and long-term intravenous feeding frequently suffer a painful bone disease apparently caused by aluminum in solutions...
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The FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Program Has a New Target: Animal Rights Activists
On a chilly, early morning in January 2019, a group of animal rights activists descended upon a poultry farm in central Texas. Donning plastic...
Read MoreStudy Cites Dangerous Workplaces : Nader Group Charges U.S. Declined to Warn Employees
WASHINGTON — A consumer activist group Wednesday disclosed a list of 249 workplaces--14 of them in California-- where the federal government...
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Heart disease could be prevented with this one simple test
Heart disease is the world’s leading cause of mortality, comprising 32% of all deaths. But that doesn’t mean people are powerless against the...
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I'm a liver doctor - here's what I do to stay healthy (a glass of wine is ok)
Liver disease is known as a ‘silent killer’ - and it's on the rise. We asked an expert how she keeps hers in good shape
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Title 42 Isn’t About Public Health — It’s About Keeping Immigrants Out
During his first term, President Donald Trump issued a public health emergency known as Title 42 to expel asylum-seekers and other immigrants in the...
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NHS to get access to gene editing therapy for sickle cell disease
Experts hailed exciting news for some people with sickle cell disease in England as the health watchdog decided to grant access to gene-editing...
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Cholera kills 58, sickens 1,300 over 3 days in Sudanese city
A cholera outbreak in a southern Sudanese city killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days, health authorities...
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