Embryo biopsy approved in Japan

Embryo biopsy approved in Japan

The photo shows Kagoshima University's medical hospital, where an ethics panel approved Jan. 28 the conditional practice of a testing method for hereditary diseases called embryo biopsy. It is the first medical institution in Japan to do so. The approval, which applies particularly to tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in newly fertilized eggs, could lead to the first application of the technique in a few months.

Legionella suspected as cause of illness killing 4, sickening 7 in Argentina

STORY: Legionella suspected as cause of illness killing 4, sickening 7 in Argentina DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of website pages 2. various of street views in Argentina STORYLINE: Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said on Saturday that Legionella may be the cause of the illness that has killed four and sickened 7 in the country. The main symptoms include pneumonia, fever and abdominal pain. "We have preliminary information, the definitive confirmation remains to be done through serological studies. In 4 samples (3 respiratory samples and a biopsy puncture of one of the deceased patients) the genome of the Legionella bacteria was detected, pending its typification (the suspicion is that it is Legionella pneumophila," said Vizzotti in a press conference. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Buenos Aires. (XHTV)

Embryo biopsy approved in Japan

Embryo biopsy approved in Japan

The photo shows Kagoshima University's medical hospital, where an ethics panel approved Jan. 28 the conditional practice of a testing method for hereditary diseases called embryo biopsy. It is the first medical institution in Japan to do so. The approval, which applies particularly to tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in newly fertilized eggs, could lead to the first application of the technique in a few months. ==Kyodo