Robert Langreth
@RobertLangreth
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Science and health reporter at large, Bloomberg News
New York
Joined October 2009
Alzheimer’s research has been stuck for decades—but is flawed science and research integrity part of the problem? Today on Bloomberg Wall Street Week:
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If it works, “we will price it at a level that will democratize weight loss,” he said in an interview at Bloomberg headquarters in New York, pointing to the potential for sales around the world. Right now, 95% of Novo’s Wegovy sales are in the US.
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AstraZeneca's Chief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot envisions his company bringing more affordable drugs to people who need to lose a modest amount of weight for health reasons but don’t necessarily have obesity
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What if you could take a pill not just for obesity, but for more modest weight loss. AstraZeneca is envisioning a market just like that: My story with @RobertLangreth
https://t.co/wZtRELxkq1
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AstraZeneca Plc Chief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot envisions his company bringing more affordable drugs to people who need to lose a modest amount of weight for health reasons but don’t necessar...
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Great interview with Crispr pioneer Jennifer Doudna on gene-edited babies @angelicapeebles
https://t.co/VKAh53W04C
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It’s been 10 years since Crispr pioneer Jennifer Doudna published the landmark paper that landed a Nobel Prize for her and colleague Emmanuelle Charpentier, and the researcher already sees advancem...
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The pandemic isn't over, but many aspects of pandemic life are. Searching for a phrase to describe life right now, I've been calling it the "late pandemic" era
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“It was a mix of medical caution and political naiveté that manifested itself in hypervigilance,” says Beverly Winikoff president of @Gynuity in this @BW article on #mifepristone by @CynthiaLKoons @Plancpills @DrDGrossman @ANSIRH >>>
NEW @BW COVER! The Fight to Free the Abortion Pill: With Roe v. Wade hanging in the balance, what will become of America’s most restricted drug? by @CynthiaLKoons
https://t.co/ttMd7SZ49C
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Haze Fan, a member of Bloomberg's Beijing bureau, is still detained in China one year on, with no information forthcoming on her case
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Happy Thanksgiving. Please enjoy the artistry of my mom’s cookies.
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Wondering about how to invest in the future of vaccines? Join me, @EricBalchunas and @RobertLangreth at 12p ET on @wealth for a Twitter Spaces conversation about how to think about this growing market.
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If you read one long read this week, it should be this story from one of my favorite writers, @drakepbennett. It's all about Cobalt, which is way more fascinating than you might expect!
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To deal with climate change and power the cars of tomorrow, we’ll have to solve the cobalt problem.
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Misadventures in quarantine: Boyfriend goes out to buy beans. “But we *have* beans!” I protest. Turns out the cans weren’t in the cabinet...because they were in the other room...being used as improvised weights.
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Abbott's rapid coronavirus test, which is used by the White House, looks like it might not work that well
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The coronavirus test from Abbott Laboratories used at the White House to get rapid answers to whether someone is infected may miss as many as half of positive cases, according to a report from New...
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Abbott launches serology test to detect antibodies to the novel coronavirus. The test - up to 20 million a month! - will help us figure out where the virus has already been and hopefully who has (some) immunity. Story on the terminal.
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David Ho pioneered breakthrough AIDS treatments. Now he reset his lab with a radical new idea for finding a coronavirus cure. @susanberfield @RobertLangreth
https://t.co/rtB7fZtpM8
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Columbia’s David Ho is leading a group that’s trying to compress a five-year process into one.
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Young adults may feel invincible when it comes to coronavirus. They're not. New data from CDC's weekly report, plus data from Europe and China shows the risk is real. Bonus: first story with @angelicalavito! https://t.co/qIkgernxtm via @business
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The risk is particularly dire for those with ailments that haven’t yet been diagnosed
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Feeling more confident knowing that David Ho @ColumbiaPS, world's leading #AIDS researcher, is racing to find a #coronavirus treatment. Great profile via @RobertLangreth @susanberfield @BW #covid19
https://t.co/IAAW44dvOx via @BW
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Columbia’s David Ho is leading a group that’s trying to compress a five-year process into one.
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He saved millions of lives from HIV. Now he's working on coronavirus Good read from @RobertLangreth and @susanberfield on @BW's cover this week
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Columbia’s David Ho is leading a group that’s trying to compress a five-year process into one.
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My video explainer on how coronavirus came to be and where it goes from here
Experts believe the #coronavirus jumped from bats, and that could be an omen for future pandemics. Health reporter @RobertLangreth explains the situation
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