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Mandatory thalassemia test in Maharashtra: Couples to be tested before marriage; minister says rules to be framed soon
Maharashtra is set to mandate pre-marital thalassemia testing to combat the genetic blood disorder affecting thousands. The ...
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Maharashtra to introduce rules mandating thalassemia testing before marriage
While responding to a question raised by MLA Vikas Thakre during Question Hour, Maharashtra Minister said the state accounts ...
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UAE teen defies thalassemia, graduates high school after bone marrow transplant
Al Harith now dreams of becoming a radiology specialist. "I want to help patients, to be a reason for alleviating their pain, ...
Asianet Newsable on MSN4d
No marriage without test? Maharashtra to soon frame rules for mandatory thalassemia screening
Maharashtra will soon draft rules to make thalassemia testing compulsory before marriage, state minister Meghana Bordikar ...
Rules to be framed soon to make pre-marital thalassemia test mandatory: Maharashtra minister
Meghana Bordikar also informed the House that a probe was underway by the health department commissioner into alleged ...
Dhaka Tribune10d
Families struggle as thalassemia steals childhoods
Ten-month-old little Azharul should have been toddling around the house by now, but instead, he lies on a hospital bed. Since ...
Nagpur Today1h
NMC’s citywide disability survey enters final phase
Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has launched the final phase of its comprehensive citywide survey to collect ...
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Vertex reports long-term results for Casgevy in sickle cell and thalassaemia
Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) has continued to show benefits in sickle cell disease (SCD) ...
New gene therapy at Cleveland Clinic aims to end transfusions for thalassemia
A Northeast Ohio woman and a 22-year-old man from UAE are among the first patients to receive the innovative CRISPR treatment ...
CRISPR Explained: How Gene Editing Is Reshaping Medicine
CRISPR is revolutionizing medicine by enabling precise DNA edits, treating genetic diseases like sickle cell anemia and ...
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Maharashtra to Make Pre-Marital Thalassemia Testing Mandatory to Combat Disease, ET HealthWorld
The Maharashtra government is set to implement mandatory pre-marital thalassemia testing as part of a campaign to eradicate the genetic disorder. Minister Meghana Bordikar announces new rules amid ...