Andrew Joseph
Reporter at @statnews, a new publication covering health and medicine. Past: SA Express-News, SF Chronicle. [email protected]
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Beyond 23andMe: DNA sequencing clinics for the healthy (and wealthy)
Top academic medical institutions are opening clinics that promise to probe much deeper into your DNA — if you’re willing to pay.
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Top hospitals are offering out-of-pocket DNA sequencing to patients. Beyond the $$ question, there's no evidence DNA testing of healthy people leads to any benefits statnews.com/2019/08/16/top… via @RebeccaDRobbins @statnews
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Can Congress safeguard what health tech companies do with your DNA?
Advocates are increasingly warning that customers do not understand how their DNA data are being deployed — and whether they can really be kept anonymous.
Q&A: The FDA's digital health chief on how to regulate AI products
The FDA is trying to accommodate medical devices that rely on AI without allowing the technology to get ahead of safety concerns and oversight.
In U.S., 1 naloxone dispensed for every 69 high-dose opioid prescriptions
Prescriptions for naloxone have surged in recent years, as communities struggling with opioid addiction have embraced the overdose-reversing medication.
After ‘CRISPR babies’ scandal, senators call for gene editing guidelines
A bipartisan trio of lawmakers introduced a new resolution that underscores their opposition to the use of CRISPR for germline editing.
Medicare proposal would cover acupuncture for lower back pain
The Trump administration proposed a plan to cover acupuncture for Medicare patients with chronic low back pain, framing it as a step to avoid opioids.
After Trump pulled the plug on rebates, what's next for drug pricing?
The collapse of several drug pricing policies has left analysts and experts wondering what cards, if any, the Trump administration still has up its sleeve.
Medical mystery sheds light on the surprising ways genes can be inherited
Heritable diseases are typically thought of as the result of a certain mutation in one gene. But in one family's case, they were not.
Consumer genetic testing companies team up to lobby on privacy policy
Ancestry, 23andMe, and Helix formed the Coalition for Genetic Data Protection to provide the companies with a “collective voice,” its director said.
Intermountain, Amgen subsidiary to launch DNA study of 500,000 patients
Scientists from deCODE and Intermountain will compare genomic data with medical histories to gain a better understanding of how our genes influence health.
Congress revives ban on altering DNA of embryos used for pregnancies
The decision came despite calls from some scientists to lift the ban and allow the Food and Drug Administration to review applications for new technologies.
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That didn't last long: Congress restores ban on editing DNA of embryos intended for pregnancies to FDA spending bill statnews.com/2019/06/04/con… via @statnews
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Amid a reckoning on opioids, a doctor crusades for caution in cutting back
Dr. Stefan Kertesz has emerged as a leading advocate against forced or overly aggressive reductions in long-term opioid prescriptions.
Alzheimer's research: How did the amyloid hypothesis fade from favor?
Join us for a journey through the history of Alzheimer's research to understand why the amyloid hypothesis was so persistent in the face of disappointment.
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Why do Alzheimer's drugs keep failing? Are their approaches different? Watch this great @damiangarde @HoganAlex video about the history of the amyloid hypothesis and why the field might finally be looking for new targets statnews.com/2019/05/21/alz… pic.twitter.com/L1hpNhWxBv
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Judge rules parents of deceased cadet can take control of his sperm
The case revived discussion around post-mortem sperm retrieval, which is typically done when a young man dies unexpectedly.
Study suggests disabling this protein could ease age-related deterioriation
The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, points to the protein, called VCAM1, as a possible target for a therapy for neurocognitive disorders.
Study pulls back curtain on Coca-Cola's contracts with researchers it funds
One policy in the contracts could undermine Coca-Cola's commitment to scientific transparency and unrestricted research, the study's authors said.
UBiome founders are placed on leave amid FBI investigation into company
The company, which had come under scrutiny for its billing practices, said it would launch an independent investigation of its own.
The authors of the CDC’s opioid guidelines say they’ve been misapplied
The authors of the influential federal guidelines said some doctors and others in the health care system had wrongly implemented the recommendations.
Scientists are trying to steer CAR-Ts beyond cancer to other diseases
Increasingly, studies of potential applications of CAR-T in diseases other than cancer are percolating in scientific journals.
The story of the Sackler deposition hits pop culture big-time
What started as an obscure legal fight in eastern Kentucky has reached a pop culture pinnacle: a mention on HBO’s Sunday night lineup.