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Pfizer’s abrupt withdrawal of sickle cell drug Oxbryta called ‘tone deaf’ at ASH conference
SAN DIEGO — Pfizer’s abrupt withdrawal of its sickle cell drug Oxybryta over safety concerns was called “tone deaf” during a panel discussion among sickle cell experts Saturday at STAT@ASH ...
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A sickle cell first: Base editing, a new form of gene therapy, leaves patient feeling 'more than fine'
Though he doesn't remember it, Branden Baptiste had his first sickle cell crisis at age 2. Through elementary school, he was in and out of the hospital with pain episodes, not knowing why.
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Makers of Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy to Participate in Payment Model, CMS Says
Opens in a new tab or window Vertex Pharmaceuticals and bluebird bio have entered into an agreement with CMS to participate in a new Medicaid payment model for gene-based sickle cell anemia ...
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Otter and cub spotted playing in city river
An otter and her cub have been spotted swimming and playing in a city river. The animals were seen in the Ouseburn, which flows into the River Tyne in Newcastle, on Monday evening. They began ...