By

Jingyi Liu

5
Oct
2023

Fulfilling the Promise of Sickle Cell Gene Therapy

Two gene therapies for sickle cell disease, CRISPR/Vertex’s exa-cel and Bluebird Bio’s lovo-cel, are being reviewed by the FDA and are likely to win US approval for sale by the end of the year. While it will take more time to fully establish long-term safety and efficacy of these therapies, they offer a glimmer of hope for a cure. This...
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16
Mar
2023

The Last Mile of Hepatitis C Treatment

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2
Feb
2023

When Life-Saving Medicines Are Ammunition in a Trade War

In early January, I held a telemedicine visit with a patient who reported a positive at-home COVID test and mild shortness of breath. During the visit, I looked through her health conditions and medications and decided that it was appropriate to prescribe Paxlovid. Later that day, she received the prescription from her local pharmacy, free of charge. Afterwards, I called...
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