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• Coartem Baby की WHO prequalification का अर्थ है कि बड़े बच्चों की दवाओं के बजाय अब नवजात शिशुओं का सुरक्षित रूप से इलाज किया जा सकता है • शिशुओं के लिए पहले मलेरिया उपचार को World Health Organization द्वारा अनुमोदित किया गया है, जिससे दुनिया भर में इसके व्यापक उपयोग का मार्ग प्रशस्त हो गया है। • अफ्रीका के कुछ हिस्सों में, छह महीने से कम उम्र के 18% तक बच्चे मलेरिया से संक्रमित होंगे, लेकिन ऐतिहासिक रूप से उनमें से सबसे छोटे शिशुओं के लिए कोई सुरक्षित उपचार उपलब्ध नहीं था।

• 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.

Federal law says living presidents can’t appear on currency, but commission approves design for US’s 250th birthdayA federal arts commission on Thursday approved the final design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin bearing Donald Trump’s image to help celebrate the US’s 250th birthday on 4 July.The vote by the US Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president and were appointed by him earlier this year, was without objection. It clears the way for the US Mint to begin production on the coin, whose size and denomination are still under discussion. Continue reading...