MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #273 — Gene Therapy Approved for Rare Hearing Loss; Pattern Hair Loss Tx Shows Growth; Brestri for Asthma; CRISPR gene for HAE; Novel Obesity Tx episode artwork

EPISODE · May 1, 2026 · 13 MIN

MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #273 — Gene Therapy Approved for Rare Hearing Loss; Pattern Hair Loss Tx Shows Growth; Brestri for Asthma; CRISPR gene for HAE; Novel Obesity Tx

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Gene therapy approved to restore hereditary hearing loss; investigational treatment shows hair coverage improvements in male pattern loss; Breztri approved as a maintenance treatment for asthma; gene editing candidate meets endpoints in hereditary angioedema trial; novel dual glucagon/GLP-1 receptor agonist demonstrates significant weight loss.

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