Children's Health

Sarepta Therapeutics was awarded a voucher for a fast-track drug review by the Food and Drug Administration when the company's medicine for Duchenne muscular dystropy was approved Sept. 19. Now Sarepta is looking to sell the voucher to the highest bidder.

Are Golden Tickets That Speed Drugs Through FDA Worthwhile?

2:16pm September 29, 2016

by Sarah Jane Tribble

A voucher awarded to a company that finds a treatment for a rare childhood disease can be sold to the highest bidder and then used to fast-track the review of another drug. Are the prizes worth it?

A boy stands in line for a measles vaccination in the northern Central African Republic. More than half the cases of measles each year are reported in Africa and Asia.

The Americas Are Now Officially 'Measles-Free'

4:30pm September 28, 2016

by Diane Cole

But that doesn't mean no child in the region will ever catch measles again.

A New York doctor says he has used the DNA of three adults to create a child for a couple from Jordan.

New York Fertility Doctor Says He Created Baby With 3 Genetic Parents

2:23pm September 28, 2016

by Rob Stein

The New York-based doctor has sparked praise and criticism by going to Mexico and using DNA from three adults to create a child for a couple from Jordan who lost two children to a genetic disorder.

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients Jack Willis (center), Nolan Willis (right) and Max LeClaire, attended the opening of Sarepta Therapeutics new headquarters in Cambridge, Mass., in 2014.

Controversy Continues Over Muscular Dystrophy Drug, Despite FDA Approval

8:59am September 24, 2016

by Richard Harris

The Food and Drug Administration approved a muscular dystrophy drug despite deeply flawed evidence. Was the decision a dangerous precedent or flexible pragmatism reflecting patients' values?

What's The Prognosis For $3 Billion Zuckerberg Health Plan?

7:29pm September 23, 2016

by Susan Brink

The goal of curing all diseases "in our children's lifetime" sounds a lot like hype. But is it? It's the goal of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his pediatrician wife, Priscilla Chan.

Der ligger en lille Ã¸ midt i den gamle havn i Kangeq.

Selvmord i Grønland: Det er ikke mørket, som dræber dig

3:06pm September 23, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Grønland har verdens højeste selvmordsrate. Og teenagedrenge er i højeste risikogruppe.

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Aminu Gamawa at the Saving Lives At Birth conference in Washington, D.C., in July.

Once Opposed To Maternal Health, Islamic Scholars Become Champions

1:58pm September 21, 2016

by Natalie Jacewicz

One Nigerian man saw a big problem in his community: too many women were dying in childbirth. So he turned to the region's Islamic leaders for help.

Health & Safety

Parents May Be Giving Their Children Too Much Medication, Study Finds

6:18am September 19, 2016

by Patti Neighmond

The biggest mistake parents make is over dosing. Part of the problem is the spoons and measuring cups the parents use are not accurate, and researchers suggest using a syringe instead.

In India, Couples Exploited By Unregulated Industry Of Surrogacy

7:57am September 18, 2016

by Julie McCarthy

In India, poor women serve as surrogate mothers. They are lured by the financial reward of carrying babies for other parents, but must navigate the perils of an unregulated, lucrative industry.

The aim is to make clinical trial data available to volunteers and scientists, even if a drug or therapy being tested turns out to be a failure. That could help identify serious side effects.

HHS Issues New Rules To Open Up Data From Clinical Trials

6:41pm September 16, 2016

by Richard Harris

The aim is to make clinical trial data available to volunteers and scientists, even if a drug or therapy being tested turns out to be a failure. That could help identify serious side effects.

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