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Pig organ transplants moved from science fiction to FDA-approved trials in roughly 3 years. The infection risk that worried researchers 30 years ago still has no precise number attached to it. Those 2 facts need to be in the same sentence more often.
By Vera Santos · 3 min read
Longevity clinics in 2026 are offering peptide therapies under the banner of clinical supervision, as if a doctor's monitoring could substitute for the trials that have never been run. The science behind some of these compounds is real and worth pursuing. The safety claims are not.
By Dr. Nadia Osei · 3 min read
The FDA released a new rare disease drug framework the same week advocates staged a funeral protest outside its doors. That timing tells you everything about where the agency actually stands.
By Maya Okafor · 3 min read
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
The FDA rejected Moderna's flu vaccine on February 10, then reversed itself on February 18. No scientific explanation was offered for what changed. That kind of regulatory theater has a downstream cost, and it lands directly on your health coverage.
By Dr. Alex Chen · 3 min read
Standard CRISPR therapies are already delivering near-miraculous results for conditions like sickle cell disease. But baby KJ's bespoke therapy, built for his exact mutation and delivered in six months, shows where this is actually heading. The FDA just opened a formal highway for it.
By Crash Davis · 4 min read