Some hospitals pause gender-affirming care to evaluate Trump's executive order
Hospitals in Colorado, Virginia and the nation’s capital say they have paused gender-affirming care for young people as they ...
Sickle cell patients share delight over approval of new treatment
NHS officials estimate that around 50 people a year will receive treatment now that it has been approved for use for certain ...
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Revolutionary gene-editing therapy for sickle cell ‘offers hope of a cure’ for NHS patients
NHS patients with sickle cell disease will be able to benefit from a groundbreaking gene-editing treatment that offers the prospect of a cure for the condition. The one-off gene therapy, known as ...
£1.65m gene-editing therapy offers hope of cure for some blood disorder patients
A £1.65 million treatment has been approved for use for some NHS patients, offering some with an inherited blood disorder ...
‘Sickle cell pain is the worst I have ever felt in my life - it’s hard to put into words'
Everything you need to know about agonising sickle cell disease and the ‘revolutionary’ new DNA therapy that's being rolled out on the NHS for free to patients ...
FDA approves new type of nonopioid painkiller for acute pain
The drug, Journavx, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, reduced pain after surgery in clinical trials. Experts hope it can lead to fewer opioid prescriptions.
Saskatchewan patients share the good and bad of emergency room care
All across Canada, emergency rooms are reaching overcapacity on a nearly weekly basis. In Saskatchewan, the situation is no ...
Ventilation in hospitals could cause viruses to spread further, study suggests
Increased use of ventilation and air cleaners, designed to mitigate the spread of viral infections in hospitals, is likely to ...
Following deaths, North Carolina families demand stricter dental anesthesia laws
An uptick in deaths in the dental chair lead to calls for more rules and oversight over how dentists administer anesthesia.