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New Alzheimer’s drug promises to slow cognitive decline
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New Alzheimer’s drug promises to slow cognitive decline

The efficacy of a new Alzheimer’s drug is under scrutiny after it was granted accelerated approval by the Food and Drug Administration this month. Leqembi, a treatment developed by Japanese biotech company Eisai and American biotech Biogen, has demonstrated more success in trial studies than any Alzheimer’s drug before. A recent study published in the...

Market-run healthcare system puts profits over patients
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Market-run healthcare system puts profits over patients

Jesy Scherer-Radcliff probably didn’t think a Friday in June would be his last day on earth. Scherer-Radcliff passed away on June 28, 2019 at 21-years old from “complications of his diabetes,” according to his obituary, but the true story remains buried in interviews with family members: Scherer-Radcliff, a diabetic diagnosed 11 years ago, was unable...