Episode 184: Vaccines for kids, inside Operation Warp Speed, & a big biotech resignation
Can the FDA be too transparent? Who deserves credit for Operation Warp Speed? And when is a CEO worth $3 billion? We cover all that and more this week on “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s biotech podcast. ST...
28 Okt 202133min
Episode 183: Greg Zuckerman on the vaccine race, plus Biogen's troubled launch
Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman joins us to share some behind-the-scenes details from race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, the subject of his new book. We also discuss the latest news in...
21 Okt 202130min
Episode 182: The FDA star search, more booster debates, & the future of mRNA
STAT Washington correspondent Nicholas Florko joins us to provide an inside look at the eleventh-hour search for a permanent FDA commissioner. We also discuss the latest twist in the debate over Covid...
14 Okt 202133min
Episode 181: Brent Hodge on filming Shkreli, the next NIH director, and a looming FDA deadline
First, we discuss the scramble to find new leaders for the NIH and FDA, the latest online dustup involving Ginkgo Bioworks, and the growing promise of antiviral treatments for Covid-19. Then, filmmake...
7 Okt 202133min
Episode 180: Health equity 'tourism,' an $11B biopharma acquisition, & a bony Covid protest
First, we welcome STAT reporter Usha Lee McFarling onto the podcast to discuss her investigation into health equity tourism — how white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities. Then, we...
30 Sep 202128min
Episode 179: Scott Gottlieb on the next pandemic, another Covid winter, & Aduhelm's slow rollout
First, STAT's Helen Branswell joins us to discuss the state of the Covid-19 pandemic as we head into another winter. Then, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb calls in to discuss his new book on ho...
23 Sep 202136min
Episode 178: Futuristic prosthetics, a treatment for ALS, & intrigue at the Holmes trial
Can prosthetic limbs feel real? Is the FDA softening under pressure? And are Rice Krispies Treats admissible in court? STAT's Gideon Gil joins us to share the remarkable story of an amputation surger...
16 Sep 202135min
Episode 177: Bijan Salehizadeh on Covid tests, plus Verily's moment of truth
First, STAT's Erin Brodwin joins us to talk about Verily, Google's big-idea life sciences company that is now under pressure to produce some actual products. Then, health care investor Bijan Salehizad...
9 Sep 202136min
