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April 5, 2016 – Genes and Hemophilia
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Anchor lead: Gene therapy may one day soon cure hemophilia, Elizabeth Tracey reports Hemophilia can usually be managed well with infusions of missing blood clotting factors, most often factor XIII and factor IX. Yet the schedule is onerous, requiring infusions …
April 4, 2016 – Hemophilia Treatment
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Anchor lead: New treatments are helping people with hemophilia live better, Elizabeth Tracey reports Hemophilia is a blood clotting disorder that used to be a death sentence. After the blood clotting factors that were missing were identified, treatment became possible. …
April 1, 2016 – Aspirin Again
March 31, 2016 – No Eyes
March 30, 2016 – No Surprises
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Anchor lead: New prescribing guidelines for opioid medications may affect you, Elizabeth Tracey reports In the wake of new opioid prescribing guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, don’t be surprised if your physician suggest alternatives to …
March 29, 2016 – Opioid Guidelines
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Anchor lead: The CDC has released new guidelines for opioid prescriptions, Elizabeth Tracey reports Will new opioid prescription guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention help stem the tide of opioid deaths? Eric Strain, a drug abuse …