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Can prosthetic limbs feel real? Is the FDA softening under pressure? And are Rice Krispies Treats admissible in court? We cover all that and more this week on “The Readout …
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday announced plans to release more than $25 billion to health care providers to help with costs related to the Covid-19 pandemic, 11 months …
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WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it has failed to meet a court-ordered deadline for deciding which e-cigarette products can stay on the market. In fact, …
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Does the Theranos trial actually matter? Is the FDA coming unglued? And what can prescription data tell us about America? We cover all that and more this week on “The …
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Bertrand Might was born with a rare disease that had never before been diagnosed, an odyssey that took four grueling years. He was 12 years old when he died last …
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In 1988, as Russian scientist Nikolai Ustinov worked in the VECTOR lab, part of a Russian program to develop viral weapons, he accidentally infected himself with the Marburg virus, a …
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The response to Covid-19 by the biomedical research community in the U.S. and around the globe has been spectacular in both speed and impact. It is time to respond with …
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A lasting memorial may be emerging for the millions of people who will have tragically died of Covid-19 by the time the pandemic ends: the demonstration that breakthroughs can happen …
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Can drug pricing help Democrats keep the Senate? Why is there still no nominee for FDA commissioner? And when will we get snortable vaccines? We cover all that and more …
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