Meghana Keshavan
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biotech nerd, biotech writer @statnews
Joined March 2013
Oh well this is interesting .
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HFO HFO Vinay Prasad returns to a top FDA role just weeks after his abrupt dismissal.
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RT @Josh__Hardman: Psychedelics have promise. But after losing my son, we can't ignore the dangers. Thoughtful Opinion piece by Kristin Na….
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RFK Jr. wants public access to psychedelics, which have promise to help those with PTSD, addiction and other conditions. But there are real risks.
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RT @statnews: #Breaking: Vinay Prasad, a top official at the Food and Drug Administration, has suddenly departed after a series of controve….
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Vinay Prasad, a top FDA official, is out after less than three months on the job.
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RT @JonathanWosen: The FDA and NIH are moving away from animal testing, but do researchers think that's a good idea? @AAASMassMedia Fellow….
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As the Trump administration reshapes biomedicine, it wants to change how scientists test drug safety: animal research.
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RT @Jasonmmast: Sarepta Therapeutics lays off one-third of workforce in drastic cost-cutting move, terminates work on other gene therapies….
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Sarepta Therapeutics announced it has laid off more than one-third of its workforce, a drastic cost-cutting move following the deaths of two teenagers administered its gene therapy for Duchenne...
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Eesh.
I will destroy the pharmaceutical industry.
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RT @Atul_Gawande: STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it sav….
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RT @Psyched_Alpha: BREAKING: Beckley's 5-MeO-DMT Shows Rapid, Durable Antidepressant Effects in Phase 2b Study. Read our analysis of the la….
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RT @adamfeuerstein: Psychedelic therapy from $ATAI and Beckley Psytech shows promise in mid-stage study in treatment-resistant depression h….
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An experimental psychedelic therapy from the U.K. company Beckley Psytech significantly reduced symptoms of treatment-resistant depression in a mid-stage trial.
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RT @DrIanWeissman: Generic versions of chemotherapy drugs used around the world have failed quality tests, putting cancer patients in more….
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Vital chemotherapy drugs used around the world have failed quality tests, putting cancer patients in more than 100 countries at risk
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This is why I love AI.
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Nature - Several groups hope to develop artificial-intelligence models that can predict how cells behave.
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Novo says it's being strategic, per @elaineywchen .
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Novo Nordisk is seen as having fallen behind in the race for new obesity drugs. It argues it is playing the long game.
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RT @Atul_Gawande: This is a travesty and a nightmare. The US was a founder of @Gavi. It lowers vaccine costs for the world, has vaccinated….
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RT @Josh__Hardman: "U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Baltimore seized 695 pounds of Dimethyltryptamine, an LSD-like hallucino….
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BALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Baltimore seized 695 pounds of Dimethyltryptamine, an LSD-like hallucinogenic, on June 11 that was destined to an address in Harford County,...
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RT @statnews: News: The American Academy of Pediatrics says it will no longer take part in the process of ACIP meetings. “We won’t lend ou….
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A leader of the CDC's reconstituted vaccine advisory committee said the panel would start a review of long-approved shots.
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RT @ZacharyBrennan: Incredible reporting from @AndrewE_Dunn: FDA chief Makary sought rejection of KalVista's drug - in normal times this is….
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FDA Commissioner Marty Makary reportedly attempted to reject KalVista Pharmaceuticals' drug application, sources said. An HHS spokesperson calls the claim 'totally false.'
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RT @itsalexvacca: BREAKING: MIT just completed the first brain scan study of ChatGPT users & the results are terrifying. Turns out, AI isn….
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RT @statnews: HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared that the FDA’s “suppression of psychedelics” was about to end. Now he and his al….
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HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared that the FDA’s “suppression of psychedelics” was about to end. Now he and his allies may be in position to do something about it.
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RT @matthewherper: Vinay Prasad named chief medical and science officer at FDA .
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Vinay Prasad is taking on several big roles at the FDA, solidifying his position as a top adviser to Commissioner Marty Makary.
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