Nada Hassanein | Stateline.org (TNS) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last year approved two breakthrough gene therapies for sickle cell disease patients. Now a new federal program seeks to make these life-changing treatments available to patients with low … Continued
The presidential election is a dead heat between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. A nationwide Florida Atlantic University poll released Tuesday found Biden and Trump tied at 44%. When the responses were narrowed to likely voters, Biden … Continued
Harris Meyer | (TNS) KFF Health News Shelly Olson’s mother, who has dementia, has lived at the Scandia Village nursing home in rural Sister Bay, Wisconsin, for almost five years. At first, Olson said, her mother received great care at … Continued
Veterans who served during the Vietnam era will be honored again this weekend in Forest Lake — thanks to Diane Finnemann. This will be Finnemann’s last year organizing the Vietnam Veterans Day celebration after founding it 17 years ago. Finnemann, a … Continued
A Louisville company is studying whether cells taken from patients’ fat could reduce knee pain and improve motion in people with arthritis. GID BIO is conducting a phase 3 trial of a process that extracts fat from the patient, uses … Continued
By Taryn Phaneuf | NerdWallet Both major national lottery jackpots continued their march upward after drawings Monday and Tuesday, with Mega Millions inching tantalizingly close to an estimated $1 billion top prize. Only five previous Mega Millions jackpots have hit … Continued