The Mysterious ALS Cluster in the French Alps: Is It Linked to Toxic Mushrooms?
Terence Monmaney of Popular Science reports that in Montchavin, a small French Alps village, a troubling cluster of 14 ALS cases was discovered, raising...
Scientists Accidentally Create “Perfect Bioweapon”
Morgan McFall-Johnsen of Business Insider reports that while creating "mirror life" microorganisms could be one of science's greatest breakthroughs, 38 scientists have raised alarms...
Thoughts to Text: Combining Man and Machine
Ashlee Vance of Bloomberg reports that Science Corp. is selling devices and software that make it easier for researchers to probe the mind, resulting...
Farm in New Mexico Secured Rare License to Grow Illegal Crops
Peter S. Goodman of The New York Times reports that after supply chain disruptions that made critical medicines scarce, a federal effort is underway...
America’s Largest IV Fluid Producer Warns of Shortages
Joseph Walker and Peter Loftus of The Wall Street Journal report that Baxter, America's largest producer of intravenous fluids, has told Mass General Brigham...
U.S. China Science and Technology Pact Risks Unraveling
Michael Peel and Eleanor Olcott of the Financial Times report that the Deng-Carter pact for science and technology cooperation risks unraveling. The pact provides...
CVS: Maybe Soon You Could Pay for Therapy with ExtraBucks
CVS is testing a service that offers mental health counseling in stores around America. The drug store is not alone, as Walgreens and Walmart...
“Pretty Remarkable”: Trial Results for New Cancer Drug
Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan calls trials for the company's new cancer treatment, "pretty remarkable." The company has been working with new technologies on a...
Incumbents Fight Back Against Amazon’s Rx Inroads
Amazon is trying to disrupt the pharmacy business, but the industry's incumbents aren't willing to simply assist Amazon in killing them off. Now a...
Is CVS Pioneering a Revolution in Dialysis?
It's not often a drug store/insurance company begins building its own medical devices. In fact, this may be a first. CVS is testing its...