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Uncategorized2 weeks agoOpinion: STAT readers on the value of primary care, obesity as a disease, and more
First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and...
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Uncategorized2 weeks agoOpinion: What the 20th-century war on smog tells us about today’s wildfire smoke
As wildfires burn millions of acres across Canada, smoke has descended upon cities across the United States, with air quality plummeting to unhealthy levels. In New...
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Genetic Study Links Excessive Sweating to Neurological Dysfunction
Data from a new study suggest that a form of hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating, may be due to genetic mutations that result in the overstimulation of...
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Uncategorized2 weeks agoQuitting smoking is hard. A Medicare change may push doctors to give more help
Pretty much everyone who cares about public health agrees that it’s a good idea to help people quit smoking, the No. 1 cause of preventable death...
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Uncategorized2 weeks agoParkinson’s in the Clinic, Insilico enters Phase III, Vertex Acquires Crinetics
Parkinson’s in the Clinic, Insilico enters Phase III, Vertex Acquires Crinetics
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Uncategorized2 weeks agoJasper gets a lifeline in merger with immune drugmaker Kira
The acquisition, which involves a concurrent licensing deal with startup Mirador, gives Jasper a chance to rebound from setbacks that have wiped out most of its...
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India’s life sciences sector at turning point for innovation: Report
Structural gaps in areas including clinical execution and funding limit India’s ability to scale up innovation, according to a report from Boston Consulting Group and HealthKois.
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Uncategorized2 weeks agoLettuce at Taco Bell in five states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite
ATLANTA — Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing...
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Uncategorized2 weeks agoArbutus, Sanofi escalate mRNA patent fights; InnoCare’s TYK2 contender advances
The new lawsuits add to a web of legal disputes over technology involved in COVID vaccines. Elsewhere, a prolific AI biotech inked another deal and Insmed...
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Uncategorized2 weeks agoHow proteomic onsights and biobanks are powering the future of precision medicine
Yan Zhang, President of proteomic sciences at Thermo Fisher Scientific, writes about developments in precision medicine and how biobanks are key to realising this therapy area’s full impact. While a one-size-fits-all approach to patient...
