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Medicine Treats the Average Patient, and She Doesn't Exist

Women experience adverse drug reactions at nearly twice the rate of men. That gap is not biological bad luck. It is the direct result of 16 years of FDA policy that excluded women from early-phase trials, and guidelines that never fully corrected for it.

By Vera Santos · 3 min read

Health

Vitamin D Won't Save You From COVID, But the Long COVID Signal Is Worth Watching

A 1,747-person randomized trial just killed the case for vitamin D against acute COVID. The long COVID signal in the same data is borderline and unconfirmed. The depression evidence is actually interesting. These are three different conclusions, and the wellness industry will treat them as one.

By Dr. Alex Chen · 3 min read

Science

AMT-130 Cannot Buy Its Way to a Breakthrough

An anonymous FDA official called AMT-130 a failure. uniQure calls it a disease-modifying breakthrough. The disagreement is not philosophical; it is a direct clash over what Phase 1/2 biomarker data can and cannot tell us. One side is right.

By Dr. Nadia Osei · 3 min read