Tag: princess-leia
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Actress Carrie Fisher suffers medical emergency on London-to-L.A. flight
By Steve Gorman and Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood actress and writer Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” movies, suffered a cardiac episode on Friday during a flight from London to Los Angeles, where she was rushed to a hospital after landing. Fisher, 60, was…
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FDA OKs first treatment for rare genetic disorder
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first treatment for children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disorder marked by progressive muscle weakness that’s the most …
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Actress Carrie Fisher suffers ‘cardiac episode’ on flight: L.A. Times
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Carrie Fisher suffered a “cardiac episode” on Friday during an airline flight from London to Los Angeles and was rushed to a hospital in critical condition after landing, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing emergency officials. Fisher, 60, who has been on a tour promoting a new…
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FDA approves Biogen drug for lead genetic cause of infant death
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday said it has approved Biogen Inc’s drug to treat spinal muscular atrophy, the leading genetic cause of death in infants. It is the first FDA-approved medicine for spinal muscular atrophy, a devastating disease that affects about one in 10,000 live births. The drug, nusinersen, which was discovered…