First-ever gene therapy for hearing loss gets FDA approval: 'Groundbreaking'

The FDA has approved Otarmeni, the first-ever gene therapy for genetic hearing loss caused by the OTOF gene, for both pediatric and adult patients after positive results.

Regeneron weighs overseas price for Otarmeni, gene therapy for rare type of hearing loss

Regeneron will make its newly approved gene therapy available for free in the U.S. The company hasn't yet decided how much it will charge in other countries.

WHO approves first malaria treatment for babies

The World Health Organization announced on Friday that it had given prequalification approval to a malaria treatment for newborns and infants for the first time. Artemether-lumefantrine is the first antimalarial formulation designed specifically for the youngest victims of the mosquito-borne disease. “The prequalification designation indicates that the medicine meets international standards of quality, safety and efficacy,” the WHO said in a statement. Up to now, infants have been treated wit...

By Agence France-Presse

WHO approves first Malaria drug for babies

Children under five account for more than two-thirds of malaria deaths. A new drug offers hope for this vulnerable group.

AbbVie anti-wrinkle therapy rejected at FDA

FDA Approves First Gene Therapy To Treat Deafness

FDA Approves First Gene Therapy To Treat Deafness Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Federal regulators on Thursday approved the first gene therapy to restore hearing, just two months after the therapy’s maker formally requested a license. Dr. Marty Makary, the Food and Drug Administration's commissioner, in an undated file photograph. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Food and Drug Administration approved the Regeneron therapy, Otarmeni, for c...

By Tyler Durden

WHO approves first malaria treatment for infants

The World Health Organization announced Friday that it had given prequalification approval to a malaria treatment for newborns and infants for the first time. The post WHO approves first malaria treatment for infants appeared first on Vanguard News.

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