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Healthier, new menu options for Robertson County Schools lunch

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Healthier, new menu options for Robertson County Schools lunch

ROBERTSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) – Patsi Gregory, director of the Robertson County School Nutrition Program, says she found a new approach to her meal plan after attending the National School Nutritionist Conference last year. This also included ways to make it healthier. “I think it’s pretty good, I like it,” said junior Alex Malich. “My […]

What good are great new drugs if the world can’t afford them?

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What good are great new drugs if the world can’t afford them?

Let’s take gene therapies first. In America, 17 single-dose therapies have been approved, and more than 80 are expected by 2032. So far, these treatments have been targeted at rare diseases, and many of them have the potential to cure serious or fatal illnesses such as spinal muscular atrophy and sickle cell anemia. Manufacturers charge […]