Is a boost to height a boost to health? Dwarfism therapies spark controversy

Cassandra Willyard

Nature, 2023, vol. 620, issue 7976, 936-939

Abstract: Emerging treatments for achondroplasia pose difficult choices for parents. Proponents say they are changing lives. Others fear they will feed stigma and erase identity.

Keywords: Biotechnology; Health care; Ethics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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