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L BeSaw

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Gene therapy uproar. Texas researchers say pessimism is unfounded.

When the New England Journal of Medicine published articles in late September showing that two gene therapy studies involving muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis patients had not produced positive results, the so-called "failure" was widely reported in the news media, sometimes in funeral tones. The reports created a distinct impression that researchers trying to find ways to use gene therapy techniques to treat a wide variety of diseases had made promises they could not keep.

Cystic Fibrosis↗

The price of regulation. TMA study identifies costs of doing business.

Things used to be a lot simpler for Larry James, MD. An Austin allergist for almost 20 years, Dr. James used to be able to conduct lab tests on his patients in his office and have the results in as little as 20 minutes. Then along came the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), passed by Congress in reaction to negative publicity (some critics called it media hysteria) over improperly read Pap smears, and Dr James' lab was out of business. Not because he did anything wrong, but because he was unwilling to put up with the bureaucratic hassle and expense of complying with CLIA.

Health Care Costs↗

Medical history. TMA 50-year club members helped make it.

They survived the Great Depression, won a world war, and touched millions of lives--from the downtrodden to heads of state--while helping to bring about the greatest advances in medicine the world has ever known. Now in retirement, the members of the Texas Medical Association's 50-Year Club look back and marvel at what they have witnessed.

History, 20th Century↗