Last Week in Biomedicine | June 14–20 | Part 2 of 2: Mezigdomide Myeloma, HCM Heart Drug

Part 2 covers three more standout stories from the same week: a Phase 3 trial that gives babies with a devastating enzyme disease a fighting chance, a first-of-its-kind cell therapy approved to make b...

9 Jul 36min

CRISPR gene editing crossed a major line this week: the FDA now allows Casgevy — the first CRISPR therapy of any kind — for children as young as 2 with sickle cell disease, meaning we can potentially ...

7 Jul 43min

Part 2 covers a new drug for the bulging-eye autoimmune disease, the first Phase 3 ADHD trial designed for patients who also have anxiety, and a major pediatric expansion for a top-selling psoriasis b...

2 Jul 41min

This week, an LSD-based therapy hit its main goal in a Phase 3 depression trial — and two huge breast cancer approvals landed at the FDA on the same week. In Part 1 we cover:1. Definium Therapeutics —...

30 Jun 36min

This week opened with one of the most significant gene-editing milestones in clinical medicine: a single CRISPR infusion cut hereditary angioedema attacks by 87 percent in a Phase 3 trial, published t...

23 Jun 34min

Part 2 of our June 6–13 wrap-up: Novo Nordisk's CagriSema beats semaglutide alone in three Phase 3 diabetes trials, Takeda's zasocitinib pill outperforms Sotyktu head-to-head in psoriasis, and Agios's...

18 Jun 21min

A blockbuster week in biomedicine — Eli Lilly's retatrutide produced weight loss approaching bariatric surgery in Phase 3, and Gilead and Merck's once-weekly oral HIV pill cleared two Phase 3 trials. ...

16 Jun 20min