Doctors in the UK are claiming to have performed a monumental medical breakthrough. Using a form of gene therapy, they successfully treated—for the first time—the neurodegenerative disorder Huntington’s…
Read more Gene Therapy Slows Huntington’s by 75% in ‘Groundbreaking’ Clinical TrialPricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Patients may start paying for it next year. Health insurance will grow more expensive in…
Read more Expect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts sayRobin Alderman faces an agonizing reality: Gene therapy might cure her son Camden’s rare, inherited immune deficiency. But it’s not available to him. In 2022, London-based Orchard Therapeutics…
Read more Gene therapy may cure rare diseases. But drugmakers have few incentives, leaving families desperateFor a moment, I fell under the spell of Bryan Johnson. Bathed in early-morning sunlight, the 46-year-old L.A.-based tech centimillionaire and longevity celebrity didn’t look much younger than…
Read more Opinion: This California millionaire is peddling eternal life. Why do so many people believe him?There’s new hope for people living with geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced form of the eye disease dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD). Scientists hope they’re close to…
Read more The Future of GA TreatmentFeb. 15, 2023 — Gene therapies have the power to cure serious, even fatal, diseases. Yet what captures public attention is often not the transformative effects but the…
Read more Is $3.5 Million a Fair Price for a Lifesaving Gene Therapy?Today in History Today is Monday, Dec. 19, the 353rd day of 2022. There are 12 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 19,…
Read more Today in History: December 19, Bill Clinton impeachedBy Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD, as told to Hallie Levine It can be devastating to be diagnosed with an inherited retinal dystrophy (IRD). These rare, inherited eye diseases cause…
Read more Gene and Cell Therapies Used in TreatmentThe lone volunteer in a unique study involving a gene-editing technique has died, and those behind the trial are now trying to figure out what killed him. Terry…
Read more Death in CRISPR gene therapy study sparks search for answersNewswise — SAN DIEGO, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — United BioChannels (UBC), a commercial strategy consultancy, announced its acquisition of ORFLO Technologies, LLC, from Gemini Bioproducts. The acquisition represents an…
Read more United BioChannels Acquires ORFLO Technologies to Expand Market Share and Enhance Customer Engagement
