Beta-Blockers After Heart Attack: Who Really Benefits?

A pill prescribed for decades after heart attacks continues to help many patients despite modern treatments that prevent lasting muscle damage, two new studies suggest. The issue still unsettled is whether all patients benefit equally from beta-blocker drugs, or only some. These medicines are commonly given to nearly every patient following a heart attack. Conflicting … Read more

Pakistani Girl Cured of Thalassemia After Treatment in China

  A DNA double helix is seen in an undated artist’s illustration. — Reuters A four-year-old Pakistani girl with severe thalassemia has been cured using a Chinese-developed gene-editing drug, marking the first reported case of this treatment being used on a foreign child, according to China Daily. The treatment took place at the Children’s Hospital … Read more