How biotech’s wealthiest outsider led Summit to victory

Also: How Paralympic athletes are helping science learn more about neuropathic pain

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Wikimedia Commons STAT+ | With a win in lung cancer, biotech's wealthiest outsider surfs to new heights Summit's lung cancer treatment has wowed researchers. The CEO behind it is a living challenge to the assumptions of many in biotech. By Matthew Herper STAT+ | Relay discloses encouraging results for experimental breast cancer treatment Relay is planning a late-stage trial comparing its breast cancer drug to a rival treatment from AstraZeneca. By Angus Chen Apple pushes into sleep apnea detection but health care integration remains unclear Apple Watch's new sleep apnea feature will use onboard sensors to detect the dangerous disorder where people have interrupted breathing. By Mario Aguilar Lexey Swall for STAT Medicine struggles to define chronic Lyme. Long Covid has only made it harder With patients and doctors challenged by overlapping symptoms, researchers are seeking biomarkers and devising "cross-illness" trials. By Isabella Cueto and Alia Sajani STAT+ | RayzeBio, Dice alums raise $370 million for new autoimmune startup San Diego-based Candid Therapeutics, helmed by former RayzeBio CEO Ken Song, will test two promising autoimmune drug candidates. By Allison DeAngelis Biden administration finalizes rules to ensure insurers pay for mental health care  New regulations seek to achieve parity in coverage for conditions like depression and addiction, without new enforcement mechanisms. By Lev Facher Alex Davidson/Getty Images How Paralympic athletes are helping science learn more about neuropathic pain Published in BMJ Open Sport and Exercise, the study looked at athletes with spinal cord injuries to better understand neuropathic pain. By Timmy Broderick

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