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Thalassemia: Understanding This Inherited Blood Disorder
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThalassemia is a group of blood disorders in which the body doesn't make enough hemoglobin, the...
Understanding the Beta Thalassemia Minor Trait
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 9 months agoBeta thalassemia minor—also known as beta thalassemia trait or B thalassemia—is a blood disorder. It lowers your blood's level of hemoglobin, an...
World-first gene therapy for inherited blood disorders approved in UK
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe UK’s medicines regulator has authorised a world-first gene therapy as a potential cure for two...
Here's Why 2024 Could Be a Big Year for CRISPR Therapeutics
Motley Fool via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoCRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) already had a huge 2023. The biotech scored its first product...
US FDA approves Vertex/CRISPR gene therapy for an inherited blood disorder
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 months ago(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics'...
FDA clears first CRISPR treatment for a second disease, beta thalassemia
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe US Food and Drug Administration has approved a second use for the first CRISPR-based medicine,...
Here Are the New Drugs and Treatments We Could See in 2024
Time via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCredit - Getty Images 2023 was a strong year for innovative new drugs, with new medications for...
Dr. Jeff Hersh explains what causes anemia and options on how it can be treated
Gannett via AOL· 7 months agoQ: What causes anemia, and is a blood transfusion the only treatment? A: Red blood cells are a...
Hemochromatosis (Iron Overload): What to Know
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA condition that causes excess iron accumulation in the body Medically reviewed by Benjamin Leach, MD Hemochromatosis is a medical condition where people...
What Is Jaundice (Icterus)?
Health via Yahoo News· 1 month agoDaria Kulkova / Getty Images Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Jaundice (also known as icterus) is a condition that causes the skin and sclera...