“Multiple exchange rates generally distort incentives in an economy and leave room for corruption and favoritism — who can benefit from the preferential rate offered by the central bank and who cannot,” Mike Azar told Al-Monitor.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/02/explainer-what-behind-lebanons-new-exchange-rate

Patients, said Dr. Azar, who previously consulted for Vertex, are starting to hope they can live into their 70s and 80s rather than dying young.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/health/fda-sickle-cell-crispr.html