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Recorded in my secret underground layer, here are the latest great news stories from greatnewspodcast.com. Brought to you by the Daily Quote - a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way.

Tired of all the Doom and Gloom news from Mainstream Media? You'll get none of that here... Instead, you'll find inspiring stories and developments making the world a better place.

I'm Andrew McGivern and this is the Great News Podcast.

Today... we're diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in medicine, technology, and even space exploration.

What if Doctor's could just rewrite a baby's DNA to save its life from a deadly genetic disorder? That is our lead story today. Plus we have a mask that can detect kidney disease, a startup that plans to mine the moon for Helium-3, and a new concrete that can heal itself!

And don't forget to stick around for the speed round where we dive into even more great news.

First up, our lead story, a medical first that could change lives:

Doctors rewrite baby’s DNA to save his life — a world first.

In a groundbreaking medical first, doctors in the U.S. have successfully used gene editing to treat a baby with a rare and deadly genetic disorder.

Baby KJ was born with CPS1 deficiency, a condition so rare it affects only 1 in 1.3 million people. It prevents the body from clearing ammonia—a toxic waste product—which can build up quickly and cause severe damage to the brain and organs. Most babies with this condition don’t survive infancy.

But thanks to a custom-made gene therapy, KJ now has a fighting chance. A team at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania:

Designed and tested a personalized DNA repair treatment in just six months.

Used a high-precision tool called base editing to change just the right “letter” in KJ’s DNA—without cutting the DNA strand.

KJ received his first dose in February, and follow-up treatments in March and April. So far, results are promising: he can now eat more protein, and doctors have reduced the medications that help flush out toxins.

While it's still early days, this success shows how gene editing could transform treatment for many genetic diseases—starting right after birth.

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Moving on to a mask that can sniff out Kidney Disease.

Face mask that smells disease? It’s real—and it’s 93% accurate.

Scientists in Italy have turned a regular face mask into a powerful medical tool. By adding tiny gas sensors to a standard FFP2 mask, they’ve created a wearable device that can detect chronic kidney disease (CKD) just by analyzing your breath—with more than 93% accuracy.

Here’s how it works:

The mask has four miniature sensors that pick up chemicals in your breath.

These include substances like ammonia and acetone, which build up in the body when the kidneys aren’t working properly.

Each sensor responds to different compounds, helping the system spot a unique “breathprint” of kidney disease.

This is huge because diagnosing CKD normally involves blood and urine tests, which can be invasive,...