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Racial inequities persist in maternal mortality
The CDC recently released these updated visualizations of the latest maternal mortality data, and I wanted to share this one with you here. STAT has reported many times over the years on the persistent racial inequities in the U.S. maternal health care system. The data are important to keep in mind amid political pressure from the Trump administration targeting DEI initiatives. Under that pressure, a major medical school accreditor recently dropped requirements to teach health equity, and Harvard Medical School removed a reference to diversity and inclusion from its mission statement.
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‘Impressive’ new data on gene therapy for deafness
In a clinical trial with the largest cohort to date — 42 participants across eight sites in China, ranging from babies to a 32-year-old — researchers found that 90% of participants reported significant improvement in their hearing after receiving a gene therapy injection.
“We’re still only within the first 10 years since the [first FDA-approved] gene therapy drug, so I don’t think we really know what the very long term is gonna look like,” said otolaryngologist Jenna Devare, who was not associated with the study. “But I think this study is really impressive.” Read more on the growing scientific consensus and the latest research.
