Approved

• La precalificación de Coartem Baby por parte de la WHO significa que los recién nacidos pueden ser tratados de forma segura en lugar de utilizar medicamentos para niños mayores • El primer tratamiento contra la malaria para bebés ha sido aprobado por la World Health Organization, lo que abre la puerta a su uso generalizado en todo el mundo. • En partes de África, hasta el 18% de los niños menores de seis meses se infectarán de malaria, pero históricamente no ha habido un tratamiento seguro para los más pequeños de ellos.

• Elijah Dottery, diagnosed with sickle cell anemia as a baby, became the first U-M patient to receive the newly FDA-approved stem cell therapy. • The treatment uses patient's own stem cells edited via CRISPR to produce functional hemoglobin, administered at Michigan Medicine. • This breakthrough matters for over 100,000 U.S. sickle cell patients, offering potential cure where prior therapies only managed symptoms.

• The Federal Communications Commission approved Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival broadcaster Tegna, creating the largest operator of local television stations in the United States. • FCC Chairman Brendan Carr waived a rule limiting single-company ownership of TV stations reaching more than 39% of U.S. households; the combined entity will cover at least 60%. • The mega-merger represents a significant consolidation in the broadcast media industry and demonstrates regulatory willingness to approve ownership concentration in the communications sector.