✍ New blog post! The Death of Expertise in the Age of AI and the Attention Economy jenteottenburghs.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/t...

This seems be a tad problematic with NHS England now set to be abolished Dept of Health has churned through 47 health ministers in 11 years. Even if nothing else, NHSE at least protected the health service a bit from that instability From @HSJnews www.hsj.co.uk/policy-and-r...

The strategic investments expanding CDMO capabilities for HPAPIs and ADCs www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/sponsored/th... #pharma #manufacturing #CDMOs

After a single infusion of immune cells engineered to recognize the virus, two people in a new study have suppressed their H.I.V. to undetectable levels, one of them for nearly two years. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/h...

The fact that the trust called this the “Re-Jenner-ation” program is *chef's kiss.* @bachynski.bsky.social

AI: “Deepfake doctor” chatbot is hit with lawsuit in US

Makary resigns, with Diamantas named as acting FDA commissioner www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/makary-... #pharma #FDA

More Cancer Patients Are Taking Ivermectin. Mel Gibson and Joe Rogan Might Be Why. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/w...

Big news from Westminster - at last we’re going to have a Single Patient Record. Why it’s a good thing and why the government must act to ensure our health data is in safe hands open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...

GSK's recently completed Rockville facility sale to Samsung Biologics was part of a spike in pharma-to-CDMO deals www.linkedin.com/posts/domini... #pharma #manufacturing #CDMOs

A New Hantavirus Vaccine Is in the Works. Since 2023, Moderna and Korea University have been developing a new mRNA vaccine for hantavirus. The work has been promising so far, but a finished product isn't likely coming any time soon. | WIRED www.wired.com/story/a-new-...

From the producers of Mr Bates vs The Post Office comes A Bitter Pill: The Sodium Valproate Scandal - a prime time BBC investigation into one of Britain's worst drug disasters following a Sunday Times expose in 2022 and ongoing campaign for families: www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...

“Alcohol-related injuries, disease, and fatalities have spiked in recent years… Older adults, women, and young people have been especially harmed, including by a sharp rise in liver-related deaths. Alcohol-related emergency department visits nearly doubled in the U.S. between 2003 and 2022”

Women’s health has long been underfunded and understudied. This Women’s Health Month, see how our researchers are using genomics to uncover new insights to improve outcomes for women worldwide. Read more: https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/05/12/ways-sanger-is-helping-to-transform-womens-health/

Among other things, a clear explanation of why it’s so difficult to proofread your own work

Snack giant switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cellular Intelligence licenses Novo’s shelved Parkinson’s cell therapy programme www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/cellula... #pharma

"2025 had the highest number of list price increases ever." In early 2026, Pfizer raised prices of 71 drugs by 5% TrumpRx features discounted brandname drugs that are off-patent, meaning the companies are competing agst generics. eg TrumpRx sells Colestid for 50% off at $128, when generics are $17

Novartis begins construction on its latest US radioligand therapy manufacturing facility, adding a fifth such site and broadening its network across the country www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/constru... #pharma

Every outbreak is a reminder that - our safety is always collective (none of us are safe until all of us are) - global cooperation is key - global institutions like WHO are critical - science (not politics) should drive our response - we ignore public health at our own peril

Angelini Pharma enters US market with $4.1bn acquisition of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals www.investorsinhealthcare.com/articles/cat... #pharma

Very cool, via Aditya Khosla re: @pathai.bsky.social Andy Beck cc @dereklowe.bsky.social @matthewherper.bsky.social

Cranks Are Already Peddling Ivermectin for Hantavirus gizmodo.com/cranks-are-a...

"I work at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, which has been working on hantavirus vaccines since around the 1980s." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Lilly is set to open the largest ever API facility in the US as part of a $4.5bn pledge to further boost its stateside manufacturing and support its GLP-1 franchise www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/eli-lil... #pharma #manufacturing #APIs

World ‘unprepared’ for next pandemic as countries fail to agree on sharing information, tests and vaccines www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Researchers of Black, Bangladeshi or Pakistani heritage are underrepresented in the UK and face barriers to career progression. Our Accelerator Awards, now open for a third round, are designed to help change that.

Our new tracking poll shows that MAHA voters across partisans identify lowering the cost of health care as their top health priority — more than other issues that are more closely associated with the movement. Get the details: https://on.kff.org/4upqe0q

Manufacturing of Novo Nordisk's new Ozempic pill will be a strictly US affair as it launches its oral GLP-1 drug in the country www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/novo-no... #pharma #manufacturing

Science Has Found Even More Ways Coffee Is Good for You www.wired.com/story/scienc...

Opera singer who hid deafness for 30 years hails ‘life-changing’ surgery www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

I first reported on H.I.V. in Zambia in 2002, when no one had treatment in sub-Saharan Africa. I saw hospitals where gaunt, dying patients packed the corridors. But Zambia — bolstered by international donors and the U.S. PEPFAR program — turned the tide www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...

Alzheimer’s approval for Axsome as FDA approves Auvelity to treat agitation associated with dementia due to the condition www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/axsome-... #pharma

Soft tissue surgical robot succeeds in pivotal gastric bypass study www.clinicaltrialsarena.com/news/jj-otta... #medtech #robotics

I’m careful to try only to buy organic books.

I've been on antidepressants for over a decade. They work. From my cold hands.

The helium shortage is now unavoidable. Another wonderful follow-on to the Iran War, and if you think helium doesn’t matter much, think again:

Update on #Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel: Based on the current information, including how hantavirus spreads, WHO assesses the risk to the global population from this event as low. More information bit.ly/42Tc4J7

This is the most specific job I have ever seen sharing it on the off chance one of you know someone who: - Is UK based - Looking for flexible, part time work - Has an academic/research background - Wants to build a research grants program - Loves hedgehogs 🦔🦔🦔

6 biotechs that called it quits in Q1 | #biotech

There are all these debates about what counts as the Western Canon or the English Canon. I really think I have a perfect razor, which is that the Canon is the list of literary works for which you (rightly or not) will feel ashamed of not having read when the subject comes up at a discussion.

Astonishing Syme Oration by surgeon Mark Edwards, citing Maya Angelou before a careful exposition ending- 'one day even you will forget the details of operations you did... our legacy is not carved in stone. It is carried in people, who will never forget how you made them feel'.

Nonfiction sales are down, and authors like me are at constant risk. Today, I'll be doing a cover reveal for SLEUTH-HOUND. It's the first test as to whether a book will connect with readers. Five years of my life went into this one. I really hope it finds you in this sea of noise. shorturl.at/mxiPz

👀 "Canada becomes the first G7 country to approve a generic version of #semaglutide" www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...

1.3 million globally people died from complications of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C combined in 2024 according to a new WHO report. We have antiviral drugs with almost 100% cure rates for Hepatitis C and highly effective vaccines that can prevent Hepatitis B infix.. www.cidrap.umn.edu/hepatitis/he...

Medical Board Wants AI Doctor Program 'Immediately Suspended' www.medpagetoday.com/practicemana...

Merck KGaA and Remepy join forces to develop combo drug-digital therapies for rare cancers www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/merck-k... #pharma

'In a social media post on 27 April, UKRI said that from 2028 to 2029, “funding will focus on fully open-access publishing and will no longer be available for hybrid open access”.' If releasing such major changes on LinkedIn is @ukri.org 's new comms policy, we need to talk about 'open' comms.