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Sickle cell gene therapies offer new hope, but access remains a major challenge

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This microscope photo provided on Oct. 25, 2023, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows crescent-shaped red blood cells from a sickle cell disease patient in 1972. Britain’s medicines regulator has authorized the world’s first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people…

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Reckitt Pakistan launches its first AI-powered | The Express Tribune

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Launched on Global Handwashing Day, the animation teaches children the importance of washing their hands with soap As part of ‘Saaf Sehatmand Pakistan’, Reckitt Pakistan marked Global Handwashing Day by launching its first AI-powered, long-format animation for the Dettol Hygiene Education Program. Created in Pakistan, the animation brings a new creative format to the Program,…

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Pembrokeshire mum told to prepare for ‘worst’ urges others to get respiratory illness vaccine

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RSV is a common virus that circulates every winter. It usually causes mild symptoms, but for babies, older people and those with weakened immune systems, it can lead to serious illness, including bronchiolitis and pneumonia. During a normal RSV season, infection in children under two years old is responsible for approximately 7,000 to 9,500 GP…

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Man loses 15 stubborn pounds after age 50 without giving up pizza or donuts

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Maintaining weight loss in midlife doesn’t necessarily require strict dietary bans or extreme fasting protocols. Carl Daikeler, co-founder and CEO of the fitness and nutrition company BODi, says a simple routine earlier in the day has helped him manage his weight while allowing more freedom at dinner….

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Health ministry official says plague risk in Pakistan ‘very low’ after suspected Siberia case

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Representational image of a bacteria. — Reuters NIH capable of diagnosing plague cases. Health ministry monitoring situation, says health DG. WHO reportedly not fully briefed on suspected case. ISLAMABAD: The federal health ministry has said the risk of plague spreading in Pakistan is currently very low following a suspected case in Siberia. Speaking to Geo…

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Trump set to talk to Russia’s Putin ‘very soon’ about plague-related death in Siberia

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US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. Trump said he has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a suspected plague case, amid growing global health concerns over the incident….

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Alan Alda on fighting Parkinson’s with laughter

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Is it even possible to choose a favorite Alan Alda character? How about Senator Arnold Vinick on “The West Wing”? Or lawyer Jack Burroughs in “The Four Seasons”? And, of course, “Hawkeye” Pierce, the sarcastic Korean War combat surgeon, on “M*A*S*H”?   For his work on “M*A*S*H,” which aired on CBS for 11 seasons beginning…

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Putting better health in more hands: Reckitt Pakistan unveils | The Express Tribune

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The programme will provide safe water, improve toilets, build handwashing stations and teach hygiene to help children Cleaner, Healthier Pakistan Reckitt Pakistan partners with the Aga Khan Foundation to launch its landmark social initiative, Saaf Sehatmand Pakistan, driving daily health and hygiene across the nation. The agreement was formalised with the Aga Khan Foundation to…

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New NHS-style social care system could take decades, Dilnot says

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A new NHS-style social care system for England could take decades to be implemented, economist Sir Andrew Dilnot has told the BBC. Sir Andrew, who led a commission proposing reform of the system 15 years ago, said Prime Minister Andy Burnham appeared to want social care to be completely free, including residential costs. He told…

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