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Rapid AAV Titer for Bioprocessing in Gene Therapy

In this article, News-Medical talks to Sartorius about biosensing and bioprocessing in gene therapy, while also discussing the various products Sartorius produces in order to aid in this.

From Sartorius 27 Feb 2023

A bitter battle over the ‘orphan drug’ program leaves patients’ pocketbooks at risk

A prescription drug that helps Lore Wilkinson walk and talk despite a rare muscle disease cost her so little for more than a decade that she didn't even use her insurance to pay for it.

22 Feb 2023

In Tennessee, a Medicaid mix-up might land you on a ‘most wanted’ list

Life was upended for LaShonia Ingram over the past year, and a shadow still follows her around.

22 Feb 2023

Healthful eating plan and regular physical activity can help reduce cancer risk

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, behind heart disease. While no cancer is 100% preventable, a healthful eating plan and regular physical activity can help reduce your risk of developing cancer, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

21 Feb 2023

Cleanup workers got sick after deepwater horizon oil spill. They want BP to pay.

The oil washed ashore every day, globs of tarlike ooze blighting sugar-white sand beaches. Rodney Boblitt's job was to report it.

21 Feb 2023

Mark Cuban has been taking on the drug industry. But which one?

When billionaire Mark Cuban announced his attack on the pharmaceutical industry and its high-priced drugs in January 2021, it was met with cheers.

17 Feb 2023

She sued a hospital and lost — but felt she’d won

When a patient faces an outrageous medical bill, they have two choices: Pay the balance or fight.

16 Feb 2023

As covid grabbed the world’s attention, Texas’ efforts to control TB slipped

Narciso Lopez has spent more than two decades working to control the spread of tuberculosis in South Texas.

16 Feb 2023

Three new language versions of the 'Together by St. Jude' online resource launched

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital today announced the launch of three new language versions of the Together by St. Jude online resource, a free source of information and education for families facing childhood and adolescent cancer.

15 Feb 2023

AI-based decision support for cardiac arrest could make a major difference to doctors’ work

When patients receive care after cardiac arrest, doctors can now — by entering patient data in a web-based app — find out how thousands of similar patients have fared.

13 Feb 2023

Doctors are disappearing from emergency rooms as hospitals look to cut costs

Pregnant and scared, Natasha Valle went to a Tennova Healthcare hospital in Clarksville, Tennessee, in January 2021 because she was bleeding. She didn't know much about miscarriage, but this seemed like one.

13 Feb 2023

Era of ‘free’ covid vaccines, test kits, and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now?

Time is running out for free-to-consumer covid vaccines, at-home test kits, and even some treatments.

10 Feb 2023

CardioGen automated interpretation system for diagnosis of monogenic cardiovascular diseases

Monogenic cardiovascular disease is a genetic disease in which cardiovascular damage is the only or main phenotype. The total current number of patients worldwide exceeds 10 million.

8 Feb 2023

Study evaluates benefits of implementing a pharmacogenetic panel before drug initiation

In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers performed an implementation study of a 12-gene pharmacogenetic panel across seven European countries to investigate whether a gene-drug interaction guidedinteraction-guided prescribing strategy could prevent its adverse reactions.

8 Feb 2023

Researchers examine flavor perceptions of cigar pack color

Colors play an essential role in the assumption of the flavor; for example, the color green is often linked with menthol flavor. A recent JAMA Network Open study evaluated whether consumers' flavor perception altered with the change in package color from blue to purple.

7 Feb 2023

The Pill Club reaches $18.3 million Medicaid fraud settlement with California

The Pill Club, an online women's pharmacy, has reached an $18.3 million settlement with California authorities over claims it defrauded the state's Medicaid program by prescribing birth control pills without adequate consultation and shipping tens of thousands of female condoms to customers who didn't want them.

7 Feb 2023

Bivalent boosters provide additional protection from BA.5, XBB, and XBB.1.5

In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published on the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC) website, researchers analyzed data from the Increasing Community Access to Testing (ICATT), a nationwide pharmacy program run in the US for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing.

7 Feb 2023

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Rapid AAV Titer for Bioprocessing in Gene Therapy

A bitter battle over the ‘orphan drug’ program leaves patients’ pocketbooks at risk

In Tennessee, a Medicaid mix-up might land you on a ‘most wanted’ list

Healthful eating plan and regular physical activity can help reduce cancer risk

Cleanup workers got sick after deepwater horizon oil spill. They want BP to pay.

Mark Cuban has been taking on the drug industry. But which one?

She sued a hospital and lost — but felt she’d won

As covid grabbed the world’s attention, Texas’ efforts to control TB slipped

Three new language versions of the 'Together by St. Jude' online resource launched

AI-based decision support for cardiac arrest could make a major difference to doctors’ work

Doctors are disappearing from emergency rooms as hospitals look to cut costs

Era of ‘free’ covid vaccines, test kits, and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now?

CardioGen automated interpretation system for diagnosis of monogenic cardiovascular diseases

Study evaluates benefits of implementing a pharmacogenetic panel before drug initiation

Researchers examine flavor perceptions of cigar pack color

The Pill Club reaches $18.3 million Medicaid fraud settlement with California

Bivalent boosters provide additional protection from BA.5, XBB, and XBB.1.5

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