Health The FDA Is Weighing Final Approval on a Treatment for Peanut Allergies in Children and TeensFortune - Matthew Perrone, The Associated Press Government experts on Friday backed an experimental treatment for children with peanut allergies that could become the first federally approved …
Health Moderna and the Art of Personalized Medicine: Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee In 2018, Moderna Therapeutics filed for a titanic IPO (at that point, the largest biotech public offering in history). It raised $604 million, …
Ranitidine FDA: Impurity That Could Cause Cancer Found in ZantacFortune - Chris Morris Zantac, the popular heartburn medicine, includes an impurity that could cause cancer, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. However, …
Health Google Just Launched a New Addiction Recovery Resource: Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee Google featured a new service on its homepage today—a resource for addiction recovery, in recognition of National Recovery Month. What's striking is …
Vaping Will Banning Flavored Vaping Cartridges Help People Quit? Experts Aren’t SureFortune - Christopher Palmeri, Jeff Green, Bloomberg To understand the scale of the public-health challenge vaping presents, consider The Vapor Shop on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. The sparsely …
Insurance Why the Cost of U.S. Health Insurance Is SurgingFortune - Reade Pickert, Bloomberg The record surge in U.S. health-insurance costs seen in the Labor Department’s consumer price index Thursday highlights a key quirk in that line …
Health The FDA Moves to Ban Flavored E-Cigs. What Happens Next?—Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee The reckoning has begun for the e-cigarette and vaping industry. Following increasingly urgent reports of an epidemic of youth vaping and hundreds of …
Health Trump Is Trying to Ban Flavored Vape CartridgesFortune - Josh Wingrove, Jordan Fabian, Anna Edney, Bloomberg President Donald Trump called vaping a “problem,” and his health secretary said the government would force companies to remove flavored vaping …
Leadership ‘Virtual Care Is the Great Equalizer in Healthcare’, Says Teladoc Health CEOFortune - Damanick Dantes Nowadays reaching a doctor is just a swipe away. Patients who use virtual care apps are able to receive on-demand treatment, counseling, and expert …
Health The New Apple Watch Has a Menstrual Cycle App: Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee Apple had its latest product hype-fest on Tuesday. I'll point you to my colleagues who are more in tune with the tech-specific beat on the big …
Facebook Facebook Will Help Researchers Explore Ways to Use Social Media to Prevent Suicide and Self-HarmFortune - Kiley Roache, Bloomberg Facebook said it will begin sharing public data about how users talk about suicide as part of ongoing efforts to address concerns about suicide and …
Malaria Health Experts Think We Could Eradicate Malaria by 2050: Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee Hello and happy Monday, readers! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. There's a silver lining to a slew of unfortunate, recent public health news. The …
Health The Vaping-Linked Lung Disease Outbreak Is Getting Serious: Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee The surge in lung disease cases, and at least five deaths, seemingly linked to vaping products is serious enough that some public health officials …
Health Vaping-Related Lung Illness Likely Caused by Chemical Exposure, Says CDCFortune - Anna Edney, Craig Giammona, Bloomberg Sudden, serious lung illnesses that have struck people who used vaping devices have been tied in many cases to products that contain THC, the main …
Health Facebook’s New Move to Fight Vaccine Misinformation: Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee Facebook is still trying to stem the flood of vaccine misinformation spread through its platform. The social media giant announced a new tweak that …
Johns Hopkins Hospital Johns Hopkins Launches a Pioneering Psychedelic Research Center: Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee One of the world's most renowned medical institutions is doubling down on psychedelics (yes, those psychedelics). In fact, Johns Hopkins—with the help …
Health The Company Behind ‘Female Viagra’ Just Raised $20 Million in FundingFortune - Polina Marinova Sprout Pharmaceuticals, the company behind female libido drug Addyi, has raised $20 million in venture funding. Sprout CEO Cindy Eckert told Fortune …
Opioids J&J, Walgreens, and Others Must Face Lawsuits Claiming Conspiracy to Push Opioids, Judge RulesFortune - Jef Feeley, Bloomberg Johnson & Johnson, Cardinal Health, and other makers and distributors of opioid painkillers must face lawsuits claiming they banded together to …
Health Vertex’s $950 Million Bet on Stem Cells to Cure Diabetes: Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee Good afternoon, readers. I hope you enjoyed your Labor Day. Let's get back into the thick of things. Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals didn't waste …
Measles ‘Contagious and Dangerous’: As Measles Cases Soar in Europe, Officials Wage a War Against Online DisinformationFortune - Bernhard Warner Europe is experiencing “a dramatic resurgence” of measles, exasperating health officials who are finding it increasingly difficult to combat the …
Health The (Genetic) Science of Sleep: Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is out with a fascinating new study on why some people can, comfortably, get through their days …
Health The Science of Sleep: Why Some People Can Get By on Just 4 Hours of Shut EyeFortune - Sy Mukherjee Ever wonder why some people seem to be able to get by on a ridiculously small amount of sleep? Well, researchers from the University of California, …
Measles Countries Are Losing ‘Measles Free’ Designation and the U.S. Could Be Next: Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee Before the Labor Day weekend begins, let's start with an alarming story (don't worry, Friday's essay will be significantly less dire before we go on …
Juul Juul and Other E-Cigarette Devices Are Under Investigation by the FDA as Possible Cause of SeizuresFortune - Anna Edney, Bloomberg An investigation by U.S. health authorities into whether e-cigarettes can cause seizures was triggered by a handful of people who reportedly used …
Health FDA: Some Cancer Patients Shouldn’t Be Forced to Take Placebos in Drug Trials: Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a remarkable step regarding the use of placebos in clinical drug trials. In new guidance set to be …
Purdue Sacklers to Remain Billionaire Family If Purdue Settles Opioid LawsuitsFortune - Tom Maloney, Jef Feeley, Bloomberg The Sackler family -- once known as global philanthropists backed by a fortune made from opioids and other drugs -- may lose most of their wealth if …
Purdue Pharma Sackler Family Backs $11B Settlement of Opioid Lawsuits That Would See Purdue Pharma File for BankruptcyFortune - Jef Feeley, Riley Griffin, Bloomberg The Sackler family and their embattled drugmaker, Purdue Pharma LP, are backing a proposal to resolve all opioid lawsuits against themselves and the …
Health The Diseases That Are Increasingly Killing Americans: Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee A new study in the journal JAMA helps break out exactly what is, and isn't, killing Americans. Heart disease is far and away the number one killer in …
Opioids J&J Shares Rise After Lower Than Expected Award for Company’s Part in Opioid CrisisFortune - Bloomberg, Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson shares rose as much as 5.4% after an Oklahoma judge ordered the company to pay far less than some investors expected in the first …
