He has cozied up to autocrats such as Saudi Arabias King Salman.

Middle Eastern and Indian descent.Vertex has not released a potential price for the therapy.

Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern heritage.Food and Drug Administration; the agency is expected to make a decision early next month.Gene therapy treatments can cost millions of dollars and experts have previously raised concerns that they could remain out of reach for the people who would benefit most.

Jon LaPook has reported on another effort to harness gene therapy to cure sickle cell disease.calling the MHRAs approval of gene therapy a positive moment in history.

Patients first receive a course of chemotherapy.

the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it approved Casgevy.that they will die here in Syria If they are in Raqqa

Sommerville picked up the trail at a truck stop on the outskirts of Tabqa.There they discovered the drivers.

ISIS fighters sat boldly on top of the trucks.their convoy included nearly 50 rented trucks.