Betsy Mckay
Senior Special Writer, Global Public Health at The Wall Street Journal
Senior Writer, The Wall Street Journal. I write about public health issues. Please send tips to [email protected].
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Betsy Mckay
People are more likely to get cancer as they age.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Betsy Mckay
The Murrays, who live a few minutes away in Princeton, had never heard of Pacific Southern, but learned about it after The Wall Street Journal published an article about the club and its possible derailment. The owner of the home decided to sell after her husband, a former club president, died last year. The Murrays were looking for more space for a company Melyssa had started at home, No. 95 Candles, and an Alzheimer’s charity they run. The house seemed just the ticket.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Betsy Mckay
Researchers have developed gene-editing therapies for illnesses that affect millions of people with common genetic mutations, like sickle cell disease. But millions of others have genetic diseases with unique mutations that need personalized therapy. K.J. lacked an enzyme in his liver that normally converts ammonia—produced when proteins break down in the body—to urea that the body excretes. Ammonia builds up in the body and damages organs, particularly the brain and liver.
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tovima.com | Betsy Mckay
One of world’s most influential philanthropists accelerates timetable for spending almost all of his fortune One of world’s most influential philanthropists accelerates timetable for spending almost all of his fortuneBill Gates plans to spend more than $200 billion over the next 20 years to fight poverty, malnutrition, polio and other global scourges, accelerating by decades a commitment to give away nearly all of his wealth.
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cn.wsj.com | Betsy Mckay
比尔·盖茨计划在未来20年斥资逾2,000亿美元，用于抗击贫困、营养不良、脊髓灰质炎和其他全球性灾难，这将把他捐出几乎全部财富的承诺提前几十年完成。比尔·盖茨(Bill Gates)计划在未来20年斥资逾2,000亿美元，用于抗击贫困、营养不良、脊髓灰质炎和其他全球性灾难，这将把他捐出几乎全部财富的承诺提前几十年完成。这位69岁的微软(Microsoft)联合创始人兼慈善家表示，他将把自己99%的财富捐赠给他担任主席的慈善基金会，这比最初计划的要早，因为这个世界面临着许多紧迫的问题，他希望为解决这些问题的新工具提供资金，并鼓励更多人效仿。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8立即订阅 热门文章热门视频
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