Month: August 2022

Gene therapy is a transformative field of medicine that could halt diseases before patients become symptomatic, saving lives and improving quality of life for millions of people who suffer from conditions caused by genetic abnormalities1. But these breakthrough treatments require new approaches to pricing and reimbursement2.  While the science behind gene therapy has existed for […]

Cameron Khansarinia is the policy director for the National Union for Democracy in Iran. Kaveh Shahrooz is a lawyer and a senior fellow at Canada’s Macdonald-Laurier Institute.   On July 14, Sweden’s judiciary struck a blow for international justice, when it sentenced Hamid Nouri — an Iranian prison official involved in the mass killing of political prisoners […]

The deteriorating war of words between the U.S. and China over Taiwan “could easily escalate” and is being closely watched in European capitals, according to senior diplomats.  Tensions are growing between the world’s two biggest superpowers as Beijing ratchets up its threats over a possible visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in […]

Blink and you might have missed it. In just one month, Boris Johnson has gone from the top dog in British politics to yesterday’s man — and the bitter contest to succeed him is now in full flow, with Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss tearing chunks out of each other. Johnson’s authority had been sapping […]