Episode 128: AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, coronavirus politics, & STAT’s Health Tech Summit
Is AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine in jeopardy? Why can’t politicians and scientists in Washington get along? Did you miss STAT’s first-ever Health Tech Summit?
10 Syys 202025min
Episode 127: Eric Topol on Stephen Hahn, plus Covid-19 vaccine timelines, & the 2000th First Opinion
Should the FDA commissioner resign? How fast can vaccine trials move? And what do Chelsea Clinton and Chuck Grassley have in common?
3 Syys 202024min
Episode 126: The FDA's chaotic week, Trump's effect on science, and Musk's big reveal
Can the Food and Drug Administration survive Trump? Are drug reviewers in the deep state? And what can Elon Musk teach us about the nature of reality?
27 Elo 202024min
Episode 125: Shocking FDA rejections, a longevity science setback & Derek Lowe on Covid-19 vaccines
Did the FDA suddenly get stringent about new drugs? Is longevity research over-hyped? And what can recovered patients teach us about Covid-19 vaccines?
20 Elo 202019min
Episode 124: Pharma's lobbying dollars, Alnylam's future, and diversity in Covid-19 studies
Is pharma scared of Kamala Harris? Are there second acts in biotech? And why don't Covid-19 trials look more diverse?
13 Elo 202026min
Episode 123: Steven Salzberg's Twitter debate, a health tech mega-deal & Covid-19 vaccine prices
Does the future of health tech look like Facebook? Can we cut corners with Covid-19 vaccines? And are journalists slowing down Operation Warp Speed?
6 Elo 202024min
Episode 122: Gary Washburn on the NBA bubble, plus a DIY coronavirus vaccine, & behind VC numbers
How much should a Covid-19 vaccine cost? What can basketball teach us about pandemic safety? And just how lucrative is venture capital?
30 Heinä 202025min
Episode 121: Kate Bingham on vaccine data, Meg Tirrell on covering Covid-19, & a DNA detective story
How soon will we get a Covid-19 vaccine? Why is biotech moving airline stocks? And what can we learn from 1860s science?
23 Heinä 202025min
