Enlarge this image Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Food and Drug Administration commissioner, told Kaiser Health News the incentives intended to spur development of…
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Enlarge this image This Food and Drug Administration approved Luxturna, a gene therapy developed by Spark Therapeutics, to treat an inherited form…
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Food And Drug Administration Plans Crackdown On Risky Homeopathic Remedies
by Rob Stein December 18, 2017Enlarge this image The Food and Drug Administration plans to take action against risky homeopathic remedies under a policy unveiled Monday. Alexander…
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Enlarge this image The Boston-based company Orig3n has been offering free genetic testing at pro sports games. Douglas Levy for NPR hide…
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Enlarge this image Amanda Chaffin comforts son Kayden, 4, who has a genetic condition called spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, and depends…
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Enlarge this image Katherine Streeter for NPR Katherine Streeter for NPR It wasn’t long ago that there were no treatments for multiple…
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‘Living Drug’ That Fights Cancer By Harnessing Immune System Clears Key Hurdle
by NPR July 12, 2017Enlarge this image Image of a CAR-T cell (reddish) attacking a leukemia cell (green). These CAR-T lymphocytes are used for immunotherapy against…
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Enlarge this image Problems with hair care products are among the most common in the FDA’s database. RuslanDashinsky/Getty Images hide caption toggle…