Breakthrough gene therapy aims to heal young patients
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed advanced generations of adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors capable of targeting key brain cells at significantly lower doses, a breakthrough with…
Explainer-What does Argentina’s ‘shock therapy’ economic package involve?
By Valentine Hilaire (Reuters) – Argentina’s government under libertarian President Javier Milei has unveiled a “shock therapy” economic plan, a radical and likely painful blueprint to stabilize the South American country’s economy…
Argentina devalues peso, cuts spending in economic shock therapy
(Reuters) – Argentina will weaken its peso by more than 50% to 800 per dollar, cut energy subsidies and cancel public works tenders as part of an economic shock therapy aimed at…
Engine Capital pushes for changes at cancer therapy developer 2seventy bio
(Reuters) -Activist investor Engine Capital on Wednesday sent a letter to the board of cancer therapy developer 2seventy bio, urging a board refresh and the appointment of Chief Operating Officer Chip Baird…
Argentina’s economy chief frontrunner pitches Milei’s ‘shock’ therapy to banks – sources
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine former central banker Luis Caputo, frontrunner to be the new economy minister, met local and international bank officials on Friday…
Marlboro Township Policeman Pioneers Use of Therapy Dog in Community Policing
MARLBORO, NJ – Patrolman James Caulfield and his dog Jade are not only a local duo but also partners in an innovative approach to community policing. Having joined the Marlboro Township Police…
Marketmind: U.S. retail therapy as China funk deepens
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, financial industry and financial markets As investors switch attention to the health of the U.S. consumer, a…
US CDC panel recommends Sanofi-AstraZeneca’s preventive RSV therapy for babies
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said its advisory panel on Thursday recommended use of Sanofi and partner AstraZeneca’s antibody therapy to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in…
Catholic University Provides ‘Gender Affirming Voice Therapy’ Sessions For Minors
Catholic University Provides ‘Gender Affirming Voice Therapy’ Sessions For Minors Brandon Poulter on July 5, 2023 Marquette University offers “Gender Affirming Voice Therapy” sessions for minors, according to the university’s Speech and…
Counselors Receive Nearly $1 Million After City Banned ‘Talk Therapy’ For Minors With Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction
Counselors Receive Nearly $1 Million After City Banned ‘Talk Therapy’ For Minors With Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction Kate Anderson on May 2, 2023 The city of Tampa paid $950,000 in a settlement after…
Sarepta shares drop as report says FDA almost rejected under-review gene therapy
(Reuters) – Sarepta Therapeutics Inc’s shares fell as much as 19.4% premarket on Thursday as Stat News reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s staff were inclined to reject the company’s…
Students List Bizarre Demands Including Free Abortion Pills, Hormone Therapy After Derailing Conservative Event
Students List Bizarre Demands Including Free Abortion Pills, Hormone Therapy After Derailing Conservative Event Alexa Schwerha on April 12, 2023 University of Albany (UAlbany) students will list off a slew of demands…
McConnell Released From Physical Therapy After Concussion, Broken Rib
McConnell Released From Physical Therapy After Concussion, Broken Rib Harold Hutchison on March 25, 2023 Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky left an inpatient rehab facility Saturday following physical therapy, CNN reported.…
Sarepta slides as FDA about-turn on panel clouds gene therapy approval path
By Aditya Samal (Reuters) -Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc slumped as much as 21% on Friday on uncertainty over its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy after the U.S. health regulator reversed…
Analysis-Kuroda’s shock therapy leaves Bank of Japan with mixed legacy
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Haruhiko Kuroda leaves a mixed legacy after 10 years running the Bank of Japan (BOJ), achieving prices rises after decades of deflation and anaemic growth but…
French police apprehends suspect in Finnish therapy data hacking
HELSINKI (Reuters) – French police apprehended on Friday a 25-year-old Finnish man suspected of breaching patient records of some 33,000 psychotherapy clients in Finland, the Finnish central criminal police said. Finland’s National…
Federal Court Rules Ban On ‘Talk Therapy’ For Minors With Same-Sex Attraction Is Unconstitutional
Federal Court Rules Ban On ‘Talk Therapy’ For Minors With Same-Sex Attraction Is Unconstitutional Kate Anderson on February 2, 2023 A federal court ruled Thursday in favor of allowing counselors in Tampa, Florida,…
European Country Moves To Ban ‘Conversion Therapy’ For Transgender People
European Country Moves To Ban ‘Conversion Therapy’ For Transgender People Laurel Duggan on January 18, 2023 British culture minister Michelle Donelan announced that the government would soon introduce legislation banning what she…
Mersana signs deal with Merck KGaA for cancer therapy development
(Reuters) – Mersana Therapeutics Inc said on Thursday it had signed a deal for developing cancer drugs with Germany’s Merck KGaA that has the potential to generate up to $800 million in…
U.S. FDA approves Ferring Pharma’s first gene therapy for bladder cancer
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Swiss drugmaker Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ first gene therapy for treating adult patients with a type of bladder cancer. The therapy, Adstiladrin, is for…
U.S. FDA approves bluebird bio’s gene therapy for a rare neurological disorder
-The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bluebird bio’s gene therapy for the treatment of a rare neurological disorder, the company said late on Friday. “SKYSONA is the first FDA…
Montgomery County Skilled Nursing Facility to Pay More than $819,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Arising from Billing of Rehabilitation Therapy
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Old Man’s Home of Philadelphia d/b/a Saunders House will pay $819,640 to settle claims that the skilled nursing facility provided medically unnecessary…
Montgomery County Skilled Nursing Facility to Pay More than $819,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Arising from Billing of Rehabilitation Therapy
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Old Man’s Home of Philadelphia d/b/a Saunders House will pay $819,640 to settle claims that the skilled nursing facility provided medically unnecessary…
Hunterdon County Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Producing Phony Massage Therapy Training Certificates for Prostitution Businesses
TRENTON, N.J. – A Hunterdon County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for producing and selling fraudulent massage therapy training certificates for use in various New Jersey…
S.Korea authorises AstraZeneca COVID therapy Evusheld for vulnerable people
SEOUL – South Korea on Thursday authorised AstraZeneca PLC’s antibody-based therapy for preventing COVID-19 infection in people with a poor immune response, increasing its options as it works to ease the pandemic…
Mnemo Therapeutics Launches RHU Project in Collaboration with Leading European Research Partners, Institut Curie and MEARY Cell and Gene Therapy Center, AP-HP USA – English France – Français
Objective: to clinically validate efficacy of a new form of immunotherapy utilizing CAR-T cells to target multiple difficult-to-treat tumors PARIS, June 13, 2022 — Mnemo Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing transformational immunotherapies,…
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