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First Patient Begins Newly Approved Sickle Cell Gene Therapy
A 12-year-old boy in the Washington, D.C., area faces months of procedures to remedy his disease. “I want to be…
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Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Often Go Untreated for Parents on Medicaid
The News For parents struggling with mental health or substance use disorders, access to treatment can often mean the difference…
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The Courage to Follow the Evidence on Transgender Care
Hilary Cass is the kind of hero the world needs today. She has entered one of the most toxic debates…
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A.L.S. Drug Relyvrio Will Be Taken Off the Market, Its Maker Says
Results of a large clinical trial found the treatment did not work any better than a placebo.
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What We Know About Catherine, Princess of Wales’s Cancer Diagnosis
The princess said that the cancer had been discovered after abdominal surgery and that she was receiving “preventative chemotherapy.”
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California’s Ballot Measure on Mental Health Care Still Isn’t Decided. Why?
Proposition 1 was expected to be widely approved, but the vote is close. Here’s what the measure is and what’s…
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A.L.S. Drug Relyvrio Fails Clinical Trial and May Be Withdrawn From the Market
Leaders of the treatment’s manufacturer, Amylyx, said they would announce their plans for it within eight weeks.
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Three Mothers’ Plea to the F.D.A.: Save Our Children
More from our inbox: Regulating Content on Social MediaSanctions as Political TheaterRepublicans, Christians and I.V.F.A House Full of MemoriesCredit...Kaitlin BritoTo…
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King Charles’s Prostate Treatment Is Common Among Men His Age
When medicine does not ease an enlarged prostate, known also as BPH, a common surgery with few risks is often…
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Cancer Deaths Are Falling, but There May Be an Asterisk
The news Cancer deaths in the United States are falling, with four million deaths prevented since 1991, according to the…
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