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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the country's first gene-editing treatment, Casgevy, for use in patients with sickle cell disease.The approval comes about a decade after the discovery of CRISPR technology for…

People exit the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, June 27, 2023.Minh Connors | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Tuesday on a case that could affect broad swaths of the…

Oleksandra Yagello | Moment | Getty ImagesIn many respects, conditions are good for U.S. small businesses.Inflation, from the cost of goods to wage growth in the labor market, are coming down. And the economy is growing like gangbusters,…

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesPfizer's twice-daily version of its experimental weight loss pill has now joined a long list of other scrapped drugs that aimed to treat obesity but came with unintended consequences. The drugmaker on…

TikTok has officially launched its e-commerce service TikTok Shop in the US. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesConsumers are increasingly turning to social media for their shopping this holiday season, and TikTok's latest venture into…

The American Red Cross has long been recognized as the universal symbol of humanitarian services —and it's an expensive operation. In 2022, the American Red Cross generated more than $3.2 billion in operating revenue and spent just over $3…

A RSV-infected child receives treatment, as RS-Virus infections spread among children at Missio children's clinic Moenchberg, in Wuerzburg, Germany, December 2, 2022. Heiko Becker | ReutersThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain.Cristina Arias | Cover | Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Eli Lilly's blockbuster drug tirzepatide for weight loss,…

Elf Bar disposable flavored e-cigarette products are displayed in a convenience store in El Segundo, California, on June 23, 2022.Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty ImagesE-cigarette usage among U.S. high school students has fallen as the…

A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023.Brian Snyder | ReutersSome pharmacy staff from Walgreens and other drugstore chains are planning to walk out this…