Approved

• A pré-qualificação da WHO do Coartem Baby significa que recém-nascidos podem ser tratados com segurança, em vez de usar medicação para crianças mais velhas • O primeiro tratamento contra malária para bebês foi aprovado pela World Health Organization, abrindo as portas para o uso generalizado em todo o mundo. • Em partes da África, até 18% das crianças com menos de seis meses serão infectadas com malária, mas historicamente não houve tratamento seguro para as menores delas.

• 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.