In the last installment of this series, I discussed a promising treatment for Alzheimer’s disease called lecanemab. Here, I describe a recent setback for lecanemab’s clinical trials and introduce other potential treatments for Alzheimer’s that are curr…
The biotechnology company EQRx no longer seeks to disrupt prices in the non-small cell lung cancer space. This is disappointing news for those who had hoped for lower prices in a therapeutic category that, for the most part, has been sorely lacking rea…
Until the development of long-lasting, “universal” coronavirus vaccines, our best strategy for protection against infection, hospitalization, and death is staying up to date with our booster shots.
Researchers have successfully demonstrated that T cells can be modified in vivo with mRNA technology, bypassing the need for extraction, chemotherapy and re-infusion associated with traditional CAR T therapy.
Even if Republicans gain majorities in the House and Senate in today’s midterms, the Inflation Reduction Act will not be repealed any time soon. In fact, it’s unlikely the Act will ever be fully reversed.
While the U.S. has been battling the Covid-19 pandemic it’s gotten lost in the shuffle that the nation endured record numbers of drug overdose-related deaths. Illicit fentanyl is the primary culprit. Federal, state, and local governments aren’t doing e…
Yesterday’s revised CDC guidelines on prescribing opioids include recommendations that doctors “optimize the use of non-opioid therapies,” and “consider opioids for pain only if benefits outweigh risks.” However, non-opioid pain treatments face conside…
A new study finds incorporating greater physical activity enhances Covid-19 enhances vaccine effectiveness.
A new monoclonal antibody cocktail neutralizes a dangerous virus circulating West Africa: Lassa Virus.
Genetic testing giant, Myriad Genetics, will share its previously guarded variant classifications in a public database in Spring 2023. What does this sea-change mean for Myriad and the field of genetic testing and precision medicine?
