Gene Therapy

Hemophilia Gene Therapy

Receiving gene therapy for hemophilia changed this South Jersey man's life

Health Insurance

Independence bolsters access to gene-based therapies used to treat rare, inherited health conditions

IBX Gene Therapy

Philly-based Spark Therapeutics acquired by Roche in $4.3 billion deal

Spark Therapeutics PHL

ChristianaCare develops tool to catch unintended CRISPR gene editing errors

ChristianaCare CRISPR

CHOP finds success with gene therapy for hemophilia patients

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Penn Medicine developing next generation of viral vectors for genome editing

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Biogen announces gene therapy alliance with Penn experts

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Sal Paolantonio Sirianni

Sal Paolantonio prides himself on living healthy, and offers a playbook for other men to follow

Physical Activity Work

New dementia study reiterates the physical activity paradox — that not all exercise is beneficial

Distracted Driving Fatalities

Car crash deaths spike on days that big albums are released, study finds

Clancy Postpartum Depression

Lindsay Clancy trial puts focus on postpartum psychosis; here's how it differs from depression

Brain Dump Anxiety

Waking up to a mind filled with worries? A 'brain dump' may help ease that stress

Toothbrushes Electric Manual

Is it better to use an electric or manual toothbrush? It depends on these factors

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