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July 7th 2025
Funding cuts to public health agencies threaten to worsen chronic diseases and ignite infectious disease outbreaks, straining health care systems nationwide.
FDA OKs Gene Therapy for Rare Mutation-Associated Vision Loss
December 19th 2017Officials with the FDA have approved voretigene neparvovec-rzyl (Luxturna, Spark Therapeutics), the first novel gene therapy for the treatment of an inherited form of vision loss in children and adults, according to an FDA press release.
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FDA Officials Warn About MRI Dye
December 19th 2017FDA officials are now requiring a new patient medication guide, providing educational information that every patient will be asked to read before receiving a GBCA, and they are requiring manufacturers of GBCAs to conduct human and animal studies to further assess the safety of these contrast agents.
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Perinatal HIV Infection: Nonadherence Risk Increases in Adolescents
December 15th 2017Adolescents and young adults who are living with HIV and were exposed to the virus perinatally have a unique risk of nonadherence in adolescence, as well as an elevated risk of mental health and substance use problems.
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FDA Announces New Tool to Improve Antibiotic Use
December 14th 2017As part of a larger effort to curb antimicrobial resistance, officials with the FDA have announced a new tool for providing critical information to health care providers about better managing antibiotics and antifungal drugs.
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