Top news of the week: 23.10.2023.
Black mom, 33, was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. A clinical trial ‘saved her life’
Black women are offered participation in clinical trials less often than other women and they're missing out on potentially life-saving therapies.
Eli Lilly, riding a pharma hot streak, expects to double planned employment in Boston research center
Daniel Skovronsky, Lilly’s chief scientific and medical officer, said in an interview that the Lilly Institute for Genetic Medicine along Fort Point Channel will ultimately accommodate 500 ...
AI used in identifying an antimalarial drug that can reverse osteoporosis
In what will soon be commonplace in drug research, scientists have used an artificial-intelligence algorithmic program to identify a compound, currently used in antimalarial treatment, that ...
Biotech exec sentenced to eight years for COVID-19 testing finger-stick fraud
100+ diagnostic tests from a single drop of blood – sound familiar?
Here’s what it would take for insurance to cover weight loss drugs
Clinical trials are underway to see whether popular drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy can provide additional health benefits beyond weight loss in people with obesity.
No One Should Die Waiting for an Organ Transplant. These Doctors Want to Ensure That Doesn’t Happen
Advances are increasing the supply of organs. But this isn’t enough. Enter the genetically modified donor pig
Biden Pick to Lead NIH Finally Has Her Day, but Still Gets Caught Up in Drug Price Debate
Monica Bertagnolli, the president’s choice to head the National Institutes of Health, appeared before a Senate committee this week. Her confirmation has been held up by Sen. Bernie Sanders ...
Dr. Roland Pattillo, 89, champion for the provider of ‘immortal’ cells, dies
The gynecologic oncologist helped build the legacy and understanding of Henrietta Lacks, a young, impoverished Black woman who died of cervical cancer in 1951 yet whose cells lived on and ...