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STAT+: Triplet Therapeutics, biotech company focused on Huntington's, quietly shuts down

By Allison DeAngelis

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The company, based in Cambridge, Mass., was developing drugs for repeat expansion disorders such as Huntington's disease.

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Human neurons implanted in a rodent's brain lead a rat to water — and make it drink

By Megan Molteni

Adobe

The work opens the door to using such human-rodent chimeras to better understand what goes wrong in neurological and psychiatric conditions.

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STAT+: Merck pays $250 million to license a Moderna skin-cancer vaccine candidate

By Adam Feuerstein

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Results from this study will be announced by year's end, but the timing of the deal suggests Merck and Moderna have seen encouraging data.

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FDA authorizes updated Covid-19 boosters for kids as young as 5

By Andrew Joseph

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Previously, the newer versions of the Covid booster shots were only available to adults and kids as young as 12.

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When is a doctor not a doctor? Often, when patients address women physicians

By Jayne Williamson-Lee

Adobe

An analysis of thousands of patient messages show that women physicians are much more likely to go "untitled" than are male physicians.

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STAT+: FDA and large compound pharmacies settle a long-running dispute over a key list for ingredients

By Ed Silverman

Adobe

At issue has been the approach taken by the FDA to approve the use of active ingredients, which could be used to make compounded medicines.

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Opinion: Maternity care in the U.S. is in crisis. It's time to call the midwife

By Ann Ledbetter

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Maternal deaths and preterm births are far higher in the U.S. than in other similar countries. Relying more on midwives could close that gap.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

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