Gene Therapy: A Promising Medical Frontier Hindered by Regulatory Roadblocks
Maddy Smith was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)—an extremely rare but debilitating genetic disorder—as an infant. SMA is a neuromuscular condition that robs...
Who Should Decide if Weight-Loss Injections Should be Prescribed for Kids?
The latest statistics from the National Health Institute find about 43 percent of US adults are considered obese. Ten percent of US adults are categorized...
Deregulation Remains Our Best Hope to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease
This January, the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug Leqembi to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Leqembi is pathbreaking in two ways. First, while the...
Here Is How the FDA Made the RSV Wave More Dangerous
Forget Covid-19 and Monkeypox. Respiratory syncytial virus (often shortened to RSV) may be the biggest public health threat this season. RSV is a virus that often...