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An alternative to using standard glucocorticoids is the synthetic dissociative steroid vamorolone (Agamree), which was ...
Parents of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy weigh in on drug innovation and medical regulation.
A new investigation into Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) pathogenesis suggests that at least part of the muscle degeneration observed in DMD patients may result from the reduced production of ...
Targeted rewriting of the epigenome promises to overcome several challenges in direct gene editing in patient therapies.
In a striking bipartisan move, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 26-3 to boost the NIH’s budget by $400 million — rejecting the Trump administration’s proposed $17 billion cut and sweeping ...
Prasad, a longtime critic of the FDA’s leniency in drug approvals, joined the agency in May. WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug ...
Dr George Tidmarsh, a former pharmaceutical executive who joined the FDA this month, will take over Prasad’s role temporarily.
Columnist Betty Vertin, whose days often feel overloaded, describes how it feels when her life as a caregiver is recognized and affirmed.