Meg Tirrell

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Three very early studies this week suggest CAR-T may work against aggressive, hard to treat brain tumors, my CNN colleague Brenda Goodman reports — but much more work needs to be done: www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/h...

Living drugs that reprogram patients’ immune cells show early promise against hard-to-treat brain tumors | CNNwww.cnn.com Three studies published within the past week have reported dramatic results with a therapy called CAR-T delivered directly to the brain. In some cases, tumors have seemingly melted away on brain scans...

“I was sent home to grieve and mourn and call around to see if we could get an appointment out of state” — how pregnancy has changed under Idaho’s abortion law: www.cnn.com/2024/02/10/h...

‘Fleeing under the cover of darkness’: How Idaho’s abortion ban is changing pregnancy in the state | CNNwww.cnn.com Jen and John Adkins never expected to have to deliver a package like this.

It was such an honor to get to join my colleague Sanjay Gupta on his CNN podcast this week. We talked about the business behind weight loss drugs, how they may change society, and whether companies are incentivized to develop medicines designed to be stopped: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

‎Chasing Life: The Big Business Behind Weight Loss Drugs on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show Chasing Life, Ep The Big Business Behind Weight Loss Drugs - Feb 6, 2024

Our amazing colleague Sara Sidner yesterday shared her diagnosis with stage 3 breast cancer. She implored everyone to keep up with screenings and checks, and illuminated disparities in breast cancer outcomes. More here from the wonderful Jacqueline Howard: www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/h...

CNN anchor’s breast cancer diagnosis turns spotlight on striking racial disparity | CNNwww.cnn.com Even though Black women in the US have about a 4% lower incidence rate of breast cancer than White women, they are more likely to die from the disease.

It was the Valeant playbook: 2700% price hike on an old drug in 2014, to $27K Last year, w it in shortage, the FDA allowed French imports; cost: $3.5K In Aug, a new US maker got FDA approval. Its price: ~10x: $32K It’s one of the only drugs for severe lead poisoning www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/h...

Cost of lead poisoning drug jumps from $3,500 to $32,000, making it hard for hospitals to stock | CN...www.cnn.com In August, the US Food and Drug Administration greenlit a new maker of an old drug used for the most severe cases of lead poisoning, ending a shortage and stopping the need for importation of the medi...

What’s the likelihood of a twin pregnancy in two uteruses? These babies are due on Christmas Day: www.cnn.com/2023/11/22/h...

An Alabama mom is pregnant in each of her two uteruses in an extremely rare case of twins | CNNwww.cnn.com An Alabama woman knew she was born with two uteruses but she never expected to carry a baby in both at the same time.

Feel like I could learn some interview skills from my four-year-old. Whenever I give him an unsatisfactory answer to a question, like “I’m not really sure…” he thunders back “TELL ME!!!!” And it invariably produces more information.

Pfizer says it’s more than doubling the US list price of Paxlovid as it transitions to commercial mkt. The new price: $1,390/5-day course before insurance. Not as large a hike as one estimate (up to 5x), but doctors told us any increase could make the drug harder to get: www.cnn.com/2023/10/18/h...

Pfizer more than doubles price of lifesaving Covid-19 medication Paxlovid as US transitions out of p...www.cnn.com The price of the lifesaving Covid-19 antiviral medication Paxlovid will more than double as the United States transitions out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, drugmaker Pfizer said Wednesday.

The price of the Covid antiviral drug Paxlovid will likely be higher next year as the US transitions to a commercial market. One analyst estimates it could rise 3-5x, to as much as $2,500/course before insurance, and patients w commercial insurance will likely have copay: www.cnn.com/2023/10/16/h...

Price of lifesaving Covid-19 antiviral Paxlovid expected to rise next year, raising concerns about a...www.cnn.com The price of the lifesaving Covid-19 medication Paxlovid is likely to rise next year for most patients as the United States continues to transition out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, sparking...

Has anyone had luck scheduling Covid vaccine appointments for under 3s? Vaccines.gov is listing 0 locations within 100 miles of my zip code, and pediatrician isn’t carrying them

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Nobel Prize in medicine goes to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for work on mRNA Covid-19 vaccines...www.cnn.com This year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their work on mRNA vaccines, which were crucial in curtailing the spread of Covid-19.

Last fall’s shortage of amoxicillin caused scrambles at pharmacy counters for the most commonly prescribed antibiotic. As we head into another fall & winter, the shortage is still going: www.cnn.com/2023/09/22/h...

A new season of infections is here, but the shortage of a common kids’ antibiotic never ended | CN...www.cnn.com Parents across the US are beginning to face the struggles of a second winter without enough supplies of amoxicillin, the most prescribed antibiotic in the country.

US makes home Covid tests - four per household - available to order again starting Monday www.cnn.com/2023/09/20/h...

US households will be able to order more free Covid-19 tests starting Monday | CNNwww.cnn.com The US government will relaunch a program to provide free Covid-19 tests to Americans, US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Wednesday.

We’ve been hearing from some folks trying to get updated Covid vaccines that their appmts in the first week of availability have been getting canceled. It’s a mix of supply and insurance issues — all, presumably, temporary. But they come at a time when hospitalizations are rising: t.co/0bn82wbZqw

Supply and insurance issues snarl fall Covid-19 vaccine campaign for some | CNNt.co Many people who have tried to get the updated shots have run into roadblocks that didn’t exist before the government commercialized the Covid-19 vaccines this year.

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