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0 shares Benny Landsman, 4, at Dayton Children’s Hospital April 8, 2021, before surgery to receive the first clinical trial of a new gene therapy for Canavan disease. (Courtesy of the Landsman family/ via Dayton Jewish Observer) Benny Landsman, 4, is prepped for surgery at Dayton Children’s Hospital, April 8, 2021. (Courtesy of the Landsman family/ via Dayton Jewish Observer) Benny Landsman with Paola Leone and Dr. Christopher G. Janson at Dayton Children’s Hospital, April 8, 2021. (Courtesy of the Landsman family/ via Dayton Jewish Observer) Jordana Holovach with her late son, Ja...

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer (reprinted with permission) | May 06, 2021 In an operating room at Dayton Children’s Hospital on April 8, 4-year-old Benny Landsman of Brooklyn received the first new clinical trial of an FDA-approved gene therapy for Canavan disease. Neurosurgeon Dr. Robert Lober placed four catheters in holes drilled into Benny’s skull, down a track to a fluid space in the brain’s ventricles. Lober then manually injected a fluid containing 370 trillion viral genomes of the new therapy. By his side in the operating room were the trial’s cli...

Jack Sawyer principals in the firm. Ian O’Cain, Andy Redmon and Jill Traylor have been promoted to senior associates. Christine Cangelosi, Tyler Guidroz, Mike Johnson, Travis Kalina, Javier Marcano and Kim Nguyen have been promoted to associates. Awards Vicki Mayer, a professor of communication in the Tulane University School of Liberal Arts, has been awarded the Professional Freedom & Responsibility Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Banking/Financial Services Merrill Lynch Wealth Management financial adviser Curtis Eustis has been named the...

Pa Vaccination Timeline 10:53 pm As part of the state’s accelerated phased rollout plan starting today law enforcement, firefighters, grocery store workers, food & agriculture workers are eligible to receive vaccine. On April 5th, all residents in Phase 1B will be eligible to receive the vaccine then on April 12th all residents in Phase 1C will be eligible to receive their vaccine. On April 19th, all Pennsylvanians regardless of their phase designation can receive the vaccine. The Secretary of Health saying that the recent approval of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is allowing...

Healthcare2U Introduces Nationwide Partner Program to Accelerate Direct Access to Affordable Primary Care Share Article Strategic program gives partners the ability to bundle existing products with DPC solutions, delivering a comprehensive offering to help employers reduce healthcare expenses and expand employee benefits Healthcare2U is aiming to bridge the affordability gap and give access to quality primary care for every member nationwide regardless of location, size or structure. Working together with our partners moves us one step closer to this mission. A...