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The Readout Loud

STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, breaking down the latest news, digging deep into industry goings-on, and giving you a preview of the week to come.

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268: Biogen's sticky situation, Wegovy's risks, & biotech insider trading

268: Biogen's sticky situation, Wegovy's risks, & biotech insider trading

First, we discuss why Wall Street was less than convinced by Biogen's attempt to assuage concerns about its credibility.... Read more

27 Jul 2023

36mins

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267: BridgeBio's big week, Lilly's Alzheimer's data, & succession at Stanford

267: BridgeBio's big week, Lilly's Alzheimer's data, & succession at Stanford

Neil Kumar, CEO of BridgeBio, joins us to talk about how his small company came to develop what could be a big drug — an... Read more

20 Jul 2023

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266: Wegovy in the brain, pivotal Alzheimer's data, & pulling Threads

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Our colleague Megan Molteni joins us to explain the evolving science suggesting products like Wegovy are less weight los... Read more

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265: Novavax's CEO promises a turnaround & how Lilly roiled the obesity market

265: Novavax's CEO promises a turnaround & how Lilly roiled the obesity market

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263: Biogen's messy board, Laronde's data problem, & the downside of a boom

263: Biogen's messy board, Laronde's data problem, & the downside of a boom

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262: Merck v. USA, the best of ASCO, and Leqembi at the FDA

262: Merck v. USA, the best of ASCO, and Leqembi at the FDA

STAT Washington correspondent Rachel Cohrs joins us to explain Merck's lawsuit against the federal government and why th... Read more

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261: Fake medical devices, real cancer drugs, & curious Ozempic effects

Our colleague Lizzy Lawrence joins us to explain the shocking story of a medical device company that sold fake implants ... Read more

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260: ChatGPT in medicine, a boom in weight loss pills, & Sarepta at the FDA

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As hospitals and health care companies are racing to implement large language models like ChatGPT into their businesses,... Read more

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259: The FTC v. Amgen, Sarepta's future, & Galapagos' turnaround

259: The FTC v. Amgen, Sarepta's future, & Galapagos' turnaround

Jared Holz, biotech strategist at Mizuho Securities, joins us to explain why federal regulators are suing to block Amgen... Read more

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