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Just as a new gene therapy for sickle cell disease appeared to be on the rise, the company that developed the treatment discovered that two patients now have cancer and stopped the study.One patient treated five and a half years ago…

On MSNBC, whose prime-time hosts are always critical of Mr. Trump, presenter Chris Hayes on Wednesday praised the prosecution's use of "really stunning video". He said it "masterfully" "linked Trump's words and actions to the violence…

Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman told CNBC why he had joined 44 other Republicans to deny the constitutionality of the charges against former President Donald Trump. "I think the constitutional question needs to be addressed and not…

Walgreens pharmacist Jessica Sahni will hold the vaccine against Pfizer BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the New Jewish Home in New York on December 21, 2020.Yuki Iwamura | ReutersPfizer said it had fully enrolled its Covid-19…

Tali Aiona | EyeEm | Getty ImagesThe Danish energy company Orsted is advancing plans to develop a demonstration project using offshore wind energy to produce "green" hydrogen. In an announcement on Wednesday, the company said it had made…

In a small clinical trial, an experimental Alzheimer's drug slowed the rate at which patients lost the ability to think and care for themselves, drug maker Eli Lilly announced on Monday.The results have not been published in any form and…

"Organizations are encouraged to consider prescribing tocilizumab or sarilumab when treating patients admitted to intensive care with Covid-19 pneumonia," the new guidelines from the UK health authorities read. Dr. Gordon noted that this…

Dr. Atul Gawande, a coronavirus advisor to President-elect Joe Biden, told CNBC on Wednesday that he had participated in Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine study."My mom, 84, said, 'I want to give something back,' so she signed up for the trial. I…

A large study with high-dose blood thinners in critically ill Covid-19 patients in the hospital is temporarily canceled because the treatment appears to be of no benefit and possibly causes harm, the heads of the study announced on…

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former executive director of Theranos, arrives for a hearing in the U.S. District Court in the Federal Building of Robert F. Peckham in San Jose, California on Monday, November 4, 2019.Yichuan Cao | NurPhoto |…