The CDC’s response to COVID was a disaster. Can Silicon Valley get it right?

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The government's response to COVID generally sucked — and it convinced venture capitalists that pandemic response is ripe for disruption.

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Can Silicon Valley stop the next COVID?

A new migraine medication is coming this summer — and it promises relief in just 15 minutes

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Pfizer is releasing a new migraine drug.

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Fake plastic medical devices were implanted into people with chronic pain. It was part of a medical company CEO's scheme to charge $16,000 for each one, feds allege.

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What to know about the booming psychedelics industry, where companies are racing to turn magic mushrooms and MDMA into approved medicines

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Compass Pathways is running a massive clinical trial that will likely help it turn a psychedelic substance into an approved medicine.
Compass Pathways is running a massive clinical trial that will likely help it turn a psychedelic substance into an approved medicine.

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California says it won't renew $54M contract with Walgreens amid calls for boycott over abortion pill policy

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Walgreens pharmacy, which has been the subject of boycott calls since it announced a new policy regarding abortion pills last week.

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OpenAI's 37-year-old CEO bet $180 million on a little-known biotech startup that's trying to help people live 10 years longer

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, walks from lunch during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 06, 2022 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

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More than 300 people on one of Princess Cruises' ships fell ill and suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, CDC says

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Hundreds of people onboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship fell ill, per the CDC.

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WeightWatchers is buying a company that lets you pay $99 a month to see a doctor on video and get a prescription to popular weight-loss drug Ozempic

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Sima Sistani, CEO of WeightWatchers, which announced it would be acquiring Sequence, a digital health platform for weight loss.

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Here's what MDMA does to your brain and body

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MDMA has been around for over a hundred years.

States and healthcare organizations join forces to help people prepare for Medicaid redeterminations

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