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For a human, one of the first signs someone is getting old is the inability to remember little things; maybe they misplace their keys, or get lost on an oft-taken …
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Who’s going to run Biogen? Does Aduhelm have a future? And is it OK to shame reporters? We cover all that and more this week on “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s …
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Biogen’s announcement on Tuesday that it is “substantially eliminating” its spending on Aduhelm caps a remarkable story of drug development gone bad. In a controversial move in June 2021, the …
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued on Thursday its hotly debated final decision on whether to cover aducanumab (Aduhelm), the first FDA-approved treatment for Alzheimer’s that slows …
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In a clash of two American health care giants, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had locked horns over Aduhelm, a …
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The health inequities that have long plagued the U.S. were highlighted and worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic. Low-income and minoritized populations, such as Black and Hispanic Americans, are not only …
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WASHINGTON — Medicare’s proposal to restrict access to a controversial Alzheimer’s drug has quickly reignited a long-simmering debate over how best to address ongoing, systemic inequities in Alzheimer’s care experienced …
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The chief executive of biotech Athira Pharma has permanently left the company after papers she published as a graduate student were found to contain altered research. Leen Kawas was suspended …
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Is Moderna misunderstood? Can Biogen turn a profit in Alzheimer’s disease? And what went wrong with the latest Covid-19 pill? We cover all that and more this week on “The …
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