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WHO 对 Coartem Baby 的预认证意味着新生儿可以安全地接受治疗，而非使用针对大龄儿童的药物。首款婴儿 malaria 治疗方案已获 World Health Organization 批准，为在全球范围内的广泛使用铺平了道路。在 Africa 的部分地区，多达 18% 的六个月以下儿童会感染 malaria，但历史上针对这些年龄最小的群体一直缺乏安全的治疗方案。2024 年共有 610,000 人死于 malaria，其中约四分之三是 Africa 的五岁以下儿童。Continue reading...

• 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.