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STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, breaking down the latest news, digging deep into industry goings-on, and giving you a preview of the week to come.
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Apr 30, 2020 • 25min
Episode 109: Scott Gottlieb on Covid-19 treatments, reopening America, and going on TV every day
Just how well does Gilead Sciences' Covid-19 drug work? Is politics getting in the way of public health? And who gets the eventual coronavirus vaccine first?
Apr 23, 2020 • 29min
Episode 108: A vaccine official is ousted, how to use ventilators, & the fate of the JPM conference
Why was the infectious disease community in denial about the unfolding pandemic? When can we expect a vaccine? And are ventilators being overused?
Apr 16, 2020 • 27min
Episode 107: Covid-19 disrupts D.C., how not to be boring on Zoom, and the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
What's the proper distance to stand from Sen. Mitch McConnell? How many PowerPoint charts is too many? And when will Theranos get its day in court?
Apr 9, 2020 • 25min
Episode 106: Privacy in a pandemic, biopharma's big opportunity, and Shkreli's plea for a break
Can the drug industry win over Americans? Will the pandemic put an end to privacy? And could Martin Shkreli save the world?
Apr 2, 2020 • 24min
Episode 105: Pandemic exit strategies, how the outbreak affects patients, and Ken Burns takes on DNA
When will things go back to normal? What if a pandemic strikes when you're already sick? And what does Ken Burns know about genomics?
Mar 26, 2020 • 28min
Episode 104: Fauci's star turn, the latest on coronavirus, and an under-the-radar Alzheimer's drug
When can we stop distancing? Does the "deep state" meet over Zoom? And could the amyloid hypothesis come through at last?
Mar 19, 2020 • 25min
Episode 103: Trump's coronavirus pivot, life inside the ICU & drug development in a pandemic
Why did the U.S. change its tune on coronavirus? What's it like to be an ICU nurse right now? And when are we getting a vaccine?
Mar 12, 2020 • 25min
Episode 102: Voices from the coronavirus pandemic, in Italy, New York, and the high seas
How long will this pandemic persist? Are U.S. hospitals going to be overwhelmed? And what’s it like to be quarantined on a cruise ship?
Mar 5, 2020 • 28min
Episode 101: Pharma’s response to coronavirus, Google's appetite for health data, & biotech in China
Does “The Art of the Deal” cover vaccines? Is patient privacy a relic of the past? And how big can biotech get in China?
Feb 27, 2020 • 29min
Episode 100: Wall Street's coronavirus freakout, clinical trial difficulties, and a look back
Is the market overreacting to the coronavirus? Why do so many clinical trials go unfilled? And how do you pronounce "Martin Shkreli"?
