23 May, 2026
Allison covers what hot startups are getting up to, and who’s financing them. She is also co-host of the weekly biotech podcast, “The Readout Loud.” You can reach Allison on…
WASHINGTON — A group of Senate Democrats is proposing that Medicare cover in-home care, which would create the first new benefit in the program since the Part D retail drug…
The Trump administration has made sweeping changes to vaccine policy over the past year justified by invocations of patients’ “personal autonomy.” In January, Department of Health and Human Services head…
Below is a lightly edited, AI-generated transcript of the “First Opinion Podcast” interview with Shelley Wood and Eric Topol. Be sure to sign up for the weekly “First Opinion Podcast”…
Allison covers what hot startups are getting up to, and who’s financing them. She is also co-host of the weekly biotech podcast, “The Readout Loud.” You can reach Allison on…

NIH cuts: Trump budget slashes grants, training, research centers

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s 2026 budget proposes slashing the National Institutes of Health’s central function, supporting research by awarding grants to universities, academic medical centers, and other institutions, by 43% compared to 2025 levels. New documents released by the agency show an $11.6 billion cut in this funding, to $15.1 billion, which would both reduce […]

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Kymera reports early-stage success for drug meant to rival Dupixent

Kymera Therapeutics on Monday reported that an experimental drug designed to rival Sanofi and Regeneron’s blockbuster therapy Dupixent succeeded in a closely watched early-stage trial. The Phase 1 trial, which enrolled 118 healthy volunteers, tested the safety and tolerability of KT-621, a small molecule drug that targets STAT6, a signaling protein that plays a key […]

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Sanofi, Regeneron get mixed results from COPD drug in two trials

Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.45. An experimental COPD medicine from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals produced mixed results in a pair of studies, the companies said Friday, sending both firms’ shares down in early and pre-market trading.  The drug, called itepekimab, carries […]

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