Science and health reporter at large, Bloomberg News
New York
Joined October 2009
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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:
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Great interview with Crispr pioneer Jennifer Doudna on gene-edited babies @angelicapeebles
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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 bloom.bg/3uVtkOa
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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 trib.al/DoJig3y
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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! bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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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 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
David Ho pioneered breakthrough AIDS treatments. Now he reset his lab with a radical new idea for finding a coronavirus cure. @susanberfield @RobertLangreth
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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! bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business
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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 bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @BW
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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 bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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