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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 children and adults with severe or profound hearing loss associated with OTOF gene variants.
The approval came 61 days after Regeneron filed for a...
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Interior Department Approves Colorado River Water Reductions In 3 States
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Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times,
The Department of the Interior will cut the amount of water it allocates through the Colorado River to Arizona, Nevada, and California in 2027 and 2028.
The cuts were signed off by Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on Aug. 21 as part of the department's 2027-2028 Operating Guidelines for the Colorado River, which provides water to over 40 million people, generates hydropower for seven states, and is a vital resource for 30 tribes...
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