A Dilemma for Governments: How to Pay for Million-Dollar Therapies
A wave of transformative but hugely expensive treatments is challenging [...]
They Created a Drug for Susannah. What About Millions of Other Patients?
Scientists have made rapid progress in customizing drugs for ultrarare [...]
Alzheimer’s APOE4 Genetic Risk Targeted in Promising Trial
Preliminary results offer hope that gene therapy can protect people [...]
The Disease Took Zara, Then Sara. Could Ayla Be Saved?
Two sisters in one family died from a genetic disorder. [...]
Gene Treatment for Rare Epilepsy Causes Brain Side Effect in 2 Children
The side effect, a buildup of fluid in the brain, [...]
Hospital and Drugmaker Move to Build Vast Database of New Yorkers’ DNA
Patients will be asked if their genetic sequence can be [...]
The Quest by Circadian Medicine to Make the Most of Our Body Clocks
Researchers are trying to figure out the right hour of [...]
Family in Nigeria Lost 3 Daughters to Sickle Cell. Can They Save a Fourth?
About 150,000 babies are born each year in Nigeria with [...]
Cancer Without Chemotherapy: ‘A Totally Different World’
A growing number of cancer patients, especially those with breast [...]
What Is 23andMe Doing With Your DNA?
C.E.O. Anne Wojcicki grapples with the ethical questions that come [...]