‘It’s almost negligible’: More top hospitals aren’t offering controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm
STAT identified another 15 major, university-affiliated hospitals that aren’t offering the controversial new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm.
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AI for telehealth & the latest in health tech at CES
In the latest edition of STAT Health Tech: Telehealth AI, mobile apps in hospitals, & health care news at CES.
Chilean health ministry is urged to issue a compulsory license for the Pfizer Covid pill
In the latest bid to expand access to the Pfizer Covid-19 pill, a nonprofit group and an association of pharmacists are seeking to make it possible for generic manufacturers to sell the medicine in…
Scientists try to pinpoint why rapid Covid tests are missing some cases
Scientists are trying to determine why rapid Covid tests are missing cases, many of them of the Omicron variant, and what can be done about it.
Pharmalittle: More top hospitals aren’t offering Biogen Alzheimer’s drug; Pfizer may lower Covid pill price in poor countries until supplies rise
The organization that negotiates supply contracts on behalf of more than 95% of the nation’s academic hospitals estimates just one to five vials of the Biogen Alzheimer’s medicine are ordered each…
3 fatal rabies cases in U.S. suggest public underestimates infection risks
A man in Illinois who was exposed to a bat was counseled repeatedly to take a rabies vaccine. He declined — and later died.
Provocative new findings suggest a surprising cause of Down syndrome: cells linked to aging
A team of MIT scientists may have found a surprising cause for Down syndrome: senescent cells, the same types implicated in many diseases of aging.
Containing Covid-19 requires rapid tests that are highly sensitive to infections. Why is the FDA asking for something different?
A key to containing the impact of Covid-19 is early detection and early treatment. That calls for highly sensitive tests, so positive cases aren’t missed.
Biotech in 2022, the Omicron surge, & the Elizabeth Holmes verdict
How worrisome is Omicron? Are the vibes off in biotech? And does the Theranos verdict really matter? All that and more on the new episode of “The Readout LOUD.” Listen now:
CHAIR and ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/PROFESSOR Department of Molecular Genetics University of Toronto
Applications are invited for the position of Chair of the Department of Molecular Genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. The successful candidate must be eligible…