Food and Drug Administration

Bird flu can spread to humans any day. A former general surgeon says it feels like 2020 again.

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The H5N1 bird flu virus is spreading through American cattle herds for the first time. Mammal-to-mammal transmission has scientists concerned that the virus could mutate and spread between people. Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams fears the US will repeat the mistakes of 2020. Bird flu is flying around. In recent months, the highly pathogenic H5N1 … Read more

FDA Approves 2 Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease. One is the first to use the editing tool CRISPR

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Regulators on Friday approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease that doctors hope can cure the painful, inherited blood disorder that mainly affects black people in the US. The Food and Drug Administration said the one-time treatments can be used for patients 12 years and older with severe forms of the disease. One, made … Read more