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First Blood Test FDA Approved for Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

The Food and Drug Administration gave the green light on Friday for the first blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, providing a faster way for patients to identify the neurological condition and start treatment....
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Gene Therapy Meeting: Addressing the Elephant in the Room

New Orleans was abuzz last year as hundreds of people gathered to listen to Peter Marks, the head of biologics at the Food and Drug Administration, speak at the American Society of Gene and...
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Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine Receives Limited Approval

Federal health officials, led by RFK Jr., have decided to subject Covid shots to greater scrutiny. The Food and Drug Administration has finally given Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine the green light, but with some restrictions...
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Trump Administration Ends Hundreds of Federal Grants at Harvard

In a surprising turn of events, the Trump administration has decided to cut off hundreds of research grants at Harvard University and its medical school, putting numerous research projects and the careers of young...
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CDC Acting Director: Who is Leading the CDC Now?

Alright, so earlier this week, Lisa Blunt Rochester threw a curveball at Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his testimony to the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee by asking, “Who is the acting...
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ASGCT Day 3 Highlights: Vinay Prasad’s Speculation, Newborn Screening, Promising Data

New Orleans was buzzing with excitement as the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy conference entered its final stretch. Everyone couldn't stop talking about Baby KJ, but strangely, nobody seemed interested in discussing...
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Optum’s AI-powered Medicare Risk Scoring System by UnitedHealth

So, there's this guy named Bob Herman who spends his days digging into health insurance, government programs, hospitals, doctors, and all that jazz. He's got this newsletter called Health Care Inc., and you can...
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New Think Tank MAHA: Influencing the Trump Administration

The Make America Healthy Again movement is really trying to make some waves and get the attention of the Trump administration. They've recently launched the MAHA Institute, a policy center that is all about...
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HHS to Stop Recommending Routine Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Individuals, RFK Jr....

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is about to make a big announcement about Covid vaccines for kids and pregnant folks. A pal of Kennedy spilled the beans at a shindig for the new...
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Revolutionary CRISPR Treatment Corrects Genetic Misspelling in Landmark Case

For the first time, scientists said they reached into the genome of a really sick kid and changed the unique misspelling in his DNA. It was a big deal, like seriously huge, and it...
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Summit Therapeutics Clinical Trial Update: What You Need to Know

Adam Feuerstein, a seasoned writer and biotech columnist, dives into the world of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He wears many hats as a co-host of the weekly biotech podcast The Readout...
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Kennedy’s Intervention Halts IHS Layoffs, Tribal Leaders Concerned About Worsening Native American Health

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been talking a big game about his concern for Native American communities, but it seems like his actions are telling a different story. According...

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