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Precision BioSciences Receives U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for PBGENE-HBV, a First-In-Class Gene Editing Therapy Designed to Eliminate the Root Cause of Chronic Hepatitis B

Precision BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq DTIL), a clinical stage gene editing company utilizing its novel proprietary ARCUS platform to develop in vivo gene editing

FDA Approves Combo of Opdivo Plus Yervoy for Advanced Liver Cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) as a first-line treatment for adults with unresectable or metasta

93,022 Firearm Injury Emergency Visits Seen From January 2018 to August 2023

There were 93,022 firearm injury emergency department visits from January 2018 through August 2023 in nine states and the District of Columbia, according to a s

Repurposing Blood Pressure Drug Reserpine May Prevent Vision Loss in Inherited Blinding Diseases

New studies in rats suggest the drug reserpine, approved in 1955 for high blood pressure, might treat the blinding disease retinitis pigmentosa. No therapy exis

Everyday Digital Tech Is Protecting Seniors' Brain Health, Study Says

It s a common notion that overuse of smartphones, tablets, laptops and other digital devices is rotting people s minds. But the opposite appears to be true regu

New Antibiotic Blujepa May Be Effective in Treating Gonorrhea

TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 A newly approved antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections may also help fight drug-resistant gonorrhea, a new study shows. The medic

Pfizer Ends Testing of Obesity Pill, Danuglipron, After Possible Liver Injury

TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 Pfizer has stopped developing a once-daily pill to treat obesity after a person in a clinical trial showed signs of a possible liver inj

Incidence of Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in U.S. 15.7 Per 100,000 Births in 2019

The incidence of neonatal herpes simplex virus (nHSV) infections in the United States in 2019 was 15.7 per 100,000 hospital births, according to a study publish

C-Reactive Protein Increases During Menstrual Cycle in Females With Sickle Cell Disease

For adults with sickle cell disease (SCD), C-reactive protein (CRP) levels increase significantly during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, according

Pig Kidney Removed After Historic Transplant in Alabama Woman

TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 Doctors have removed a genetically modified pig s kidney from an Alabama woman after her body rejected the organ, NYU Langone Health rep

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