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Biotech companies issue first joint declaration on human gene editing
Companies involved in human gene editing have entered the ethical debate about the controversial technology, issuing a joint declaration that DNA must not be altered in a way that passes…
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World Patient Safety Day – 17 September 2019
134 million adverse events occur each year due to unsafe care in hospitals in low- and middle-income countries, contributing to 2.6 million deaths annually! Safety in health systems is a…
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FAiTh – Fight Against Thalassemia Activities report 2018-19
The ”FAiTh- Fight Against Thalassemia” patients & parents Association just published their 1st year activity report, after being officially registered as a trust! Read the activities report here:
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The International Thalassaemia Day 2021 Official Page is Now Live!
INTERNATIONAL THALASSAEMIA DAY 2021 – 8 MAY ”Addressing Health Inequalities Across the Global Thalassaemia Community” Visit the International Thalassaemia Day page, now LIVE on TIF website, to find out why…
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World Hepatitis Day 2019
World Hepatitis Day (WHD) takes places every year on 28 July bringing the world together under a single theme to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and…
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FDA Accelerates Review Of Sickle Cell Disease Medicine Crizanlizumab
Novartis announced earlier today the FDA accepted the company’s Biologics License Application (BLA) and has granted Priority Review for its investigational Sickle Cell (SCD) medicine Crizanlizumab. If FDA-approved, crizanlizumab is expected…
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Drones Land in the Cell and Gene Therapy Space
Cell and gene therapies could be literally flying high soon from now! The Italy-based biotech company Anemocyte, in collaboration with RPS Aerospace, developed a remotely piloted drone system to securely…
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TIF and the UKTS set up an official thalassaemia training programme for Nepalese nurses
From 14 July to 20 August 2019, two nurses from the Nepal Thalassaemia Society Blood Transfusion Centre will have the unique opportunity to receive intensive, official thalassaemia training at the…
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The Mumbai Hematology Group to host the 8th Thalassemia Lunch-on Symposium in October 2019
The Mumbai Hematology Group, in collaboration with the Youth Thalassemic Alliance, is organizing the 8th Thalassemia Lunch-on Symposium on Saturday, 12th October 2019. The event will take place in…
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Mrs Mouna Haraoui
Mrs Haraoui, former first Lady of Lebanon, is the founder and president of the Board of Trustees of the Chronic Care Center in Lebanon, the only specialized institution for the…
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