Drugs & Pharmaceuticals

It was only a matter of time. It's not just our opioid laws that are a bona fide mess.

Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 95 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:

This may sound strange but on some level antiviral drug research is "easy." Make that "easy compared to other therapeutic areas," because those who do research in the antiviral field – something I did for 10 years – have an advantage over scientis

I will soon be writing about the possibility of the first-ever direct-acting antiviral drug (DAAD) for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), courtesy of Enanta Pharmaceuticals, a Massachusetts biotech company spe

Drug Coverage’s Carrot and Stick

Spoiler alert (or savior alert, depending on how you look at it):

Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 90 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:

From 1968 to 2020, Americans experienced a remarkable increase in life expectancy, from 70 to 78 years. Much of that was due to advances in drugs and vaccines, many of which are now unavailable because of shortages.

When I first wrote Antibiotics – The Perfect Storm (2009-10), I described the various factors that went contributed to the conundrum that still confronts us today.

It is nothing short of hilarious that people who drink excessively, to the point where they experience a hangover the next day, are overly concerned about their health.