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  Mark Cuban, a billionaire investor in sports and technology, has announced a significant move into the rare disease market by testing a shipment of DNA-like molecules developed by California and Dutch researchers. This initiative represents a shift from traditional generic drug production to a focus on rare disease treatments, aiming to help patients in unfortunate situations. The move is an example of how the market for rare disease treatments is evolving and could potentially provide cost-effective alternatives…

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• A counterintuitive way to build trust in measles vaccines and public health

  The traditional method of communicating about measles vaccines and public health is ineffective, leading to a significant decline in vaccination rates and an increase in measles cases. Despite the serious health risks, many people remain unaware of the virus' dangers, and public health authorities are considering a new approach to build trust and encourage vaccination. This shift could help address the declining rates and reduce the number of measles cases.

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• Opinion: How knocking on doors can help beat measles — again

  The United States has seen its sixth measles-associated death this year, marking the return of the disease, which was previously eradicated in 2000. The return of measles is partly due to vaccine misinformation and political polarization, but it is also a result of a failure in America’s public health communication. The country’s communication methods, which tend to tell and not teach, have failed to persuade people to protect one another.

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