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A rare disease is taking his vision. A gene therapy could help — if he can get it

September 10, 2026 Admin No Comments

Judy and Courtney Stecker with their sons, Read (left) and Wheeler (right). Judy and Courtney Stecker CNBC Cures is proudly underwritten by Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, whose support enables our journalism to elevate stories that advance research, innovation and patient care in rare diseases. If any parents should be able to help their sick child,…

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FDA approves daily HIV pill from Gilead designed to simplify treatment for some patients

August 28, 2026 Admin No Comments

The Food and Drug Administration approved a once-daily HIV pill from Gilead that could help simplify care for some patients, the company announced Thursday. The drug, marketed as Bixlenvo, is aimed at patients whose virus is already under control but who remain on complicated treatment regimens. It could also appeal to those who simply want…

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Novo Nordisk shares dive after heart medicine fails trial, dealing another blow to its pipeline

July 31, 2026 Admin No Comments

Shares of Novo Nordisk fell as much as 10% on Friday after the drugmaker said a late-stage heart drug trial failed to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events, or MACE, compared to a placebo. While the experimental medicine, ziltivekimab, did show some biological effect, it didn’t translate into a statistically meaningful reduction in MACE, defined as…

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Medicine Side Effects: Common medicines and their side effects | – Times of India

September 11, 2024 Admin No Comments

Many commonly used over-the-counter medications (OTC) are used by people to treat regular ailments like pain relief, cold, and acidity. All medicines can cause side-effects and the labels on their packaging come with fair warning on the same.A side-effect is an unwanted symptom that can happen after taking certain medication. All medicines can cause side-effects…

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