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  • 359: Vaccine policy frays, CDC nominee in the hot seat, & obesity drug side effects
    We invite STAT’s senior writer for infectious diseases, Helen Branswell, and Washington correspondent Chelsea Cirruzzo on to the podcast to discuss the latest news at the CDC. The agency is in the spotlight once again, after the Senate grilled the potential head of the agency at a confirmation hearing and its federal vaccine advisory committee met for the first time after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired its existing 17 members and installed a new, smaller panel. We also discuss the latest news in the life sciences, including data presented at last weekend’s American Diabetes Association research meeting. We also squeeze in some conversation about summer blockbusters. (Check out Adam’s "Jaws" Lego set here).
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  • 358: FDA's gene therapy turmoil, and an alternative model for funding research
    We discuss the tragic news that a second teenage boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy died after taking Sarepta Therapeutics' gene therapy, raising renewed questions about the FDA's standards for approving drugs.We look at the continued turmoil within the FDA, including the forced dismissal of top gene therapy regulator Nicole Verdun, as well as the announcement of a controversial drug-review voucher program that seems to be steering the agency into politics.We also talk about a private equity firm's decision to fund a research lab at Harvard University, filling a void created by government spending cuts. And we look at the approval of a groundbreaking HIV prevention medicine from Gilead Sciences, as well as a recap of the big BIO convention this week and a preview of the upcoming American Diabetes Association meeting this weekend.
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  • 357: The upheaval of CDC's vaccine panel, and drug pricing confusion
    First, we chat about how pharma companies still don’t have much clarity on Trump’s most-favored nation drug pricing policy, biotech’s next big takeout target, and more. Then we bring on Kathryn Edwards, a vaccine expert and a former member of the CDC advisory panel, to parse through the turmoil.
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  • 356: An AI experiment at the FDA & Novo trailing in the obesity drug race
    The FDA has rolled out an internal AI tool called Elsa that, unlike its namesake Disney character, can’t seem to let go of mistakes. Our colleague Brittany Trang joins to explain. And it’s always a fun podcast when we can discuss a biotech acquisition. This week, we’ll chat about Sanofi’s $9 billion offer for Blueprint Medicines. But first, our cohost Elaine Chen has a new story published this week that examines the reasons behind Novo Nordisk’s fall and what it’s doing to catch up.
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  • 355: Moderna’s vaccine hit, the MAHA report, and an ASCO preview
    The American Society of Clinical Oncology, or ASCO, kicks off its annual meeting this weekend in Chicago. We discuss what to watch at the meeting. Then, STAT’s infectious disease reporter Helen Branswell joins us to discuss RFK Jr.’s unprecedented move to strike Covid shot recommendations, and the cancellation of a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop, test and license vaccines for subtypes of flu. We also welcome chronic disease reporter Isa Cueto to discuss the key takeaways from a closely watched report from Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again Commission.
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