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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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A generic drug used widely to treat swelling associated with hypertension and heart failure showed hints in early research that it may also prevent the devastating brain damage of Alzheimer’s …
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What does Covid-19 have in store for this winter? Is Aduhelm a commercial dud? And are we prepared for the next pandemic? We cover all that and more this week …
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Billions of dollars have been spent in pursuit of a pharmaceutical treatment for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Their fail rate through the 21st century is stuck at 100%. …
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Are we ever getting that Tricorder? Why’s it so hard to find Covid-19 tests? And is misinformation stopping Biogen from making money? We cover all that and more this week …
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Who’s going to win the mRNA bake-off? How worrisome is the Delta variant? And why do drug names sound like Raffi lyrics? We cover all that and more this week …
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The federal watchdog at the Department of Health and Human Services will review the process used by the Food and Drug Administration to approve the Alzheimer’s drug sold by Biogen, …
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For all the explosive controversy over the approval of the first treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, hardly any patients have actually gotten it yet. The drug’s eye-popping, …
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