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WASHINGTON — After 9/11, Congress created an entirely new government agency to address the threat of terrorism, and Americans are still taking off their shoes in airports more than twenty years …
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Dear Reader, From STAT’s first investigations in June 2021 revealing why the FDA gave the go-ahead for a marginally effective Alzheimer’s drug manufactured by Biogen, we have relentlessly stayed on …
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An investigational Alzheimer’s disease treatment from Biogen and Eisai slowed the rate of cognitive decline by 27% in a clinical trial, the companies said Tuesday, meeting the goals of a …
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Good Therapeutics, a private company that raised just $30 million in venture financing since its 2016 foundation, said Wednesday it had signed a deal to sell itself to Roche for …
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The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved an Eli Lilly drug that is the first-ever treatment for alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that triggers sudden hair loss. The once-daily …
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Spare a thought for Illumina. The $56 billion dollar titan of genomics has become the world’s leading supplier of DNA sequencing technology. That’s been great for the company’s bottom line …
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Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just dandy, despite another blanket of snow descending on the Pharmalot campus. A picturesque winter scene can be relaxing, yes? …
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In a move that could transform HIV treatment, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a monthly injectable medication, a regimen designed to rival pills that must be taken daily. …
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