A former NIH director reflects on genomic medicine and political 'decapitation' endpoints.news/eric-green-w...

HHS says ‘the science speaks for itself’ on mRNA cuts. Scientists it cites disagree Good piece from @maxbayer.bsky.social endpoints.news/researchers-...

The session at #AAIC25 on Roche's next-gen #Alzheimers drug #trontinemab was jam packed and despite one patient's death, the excitement for this drug was palpable. Read more about the dramatic amyloid reduction and surprisingly low ARIA in @endpts.com - endpoints.news/roche-double...

We are closely reporting on this story. If you have any tips, please contact me on Signal at jaredwhitlock.73 endpoints.news/fda-asks-sar...

Sarepta Therapeutics said that a patient died in a clinical trial testing one of its gene therapies for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, the latest death for a company that’s already under heightened scrutiny for safety concerns. endpoints.news/sarepta-pati...

Fascinating story today from @levfacher.bsky.social about a rehab center where patients are currently being treated for substance use disorder with GLP-1 drugs — even as clinical trials measuring their effectiveness as anti-addiction medications remain years from reading out data.

In Focus: The Trump administration disbanded a federal newborn screening panel, and patients now face a hard and unpredictable path to diagnosis and treatment.

The Trump administration disbanded a newborn screening panel. Advocates now face a harder path. “It’s not acceptance. It’s next-level rage," one parent told me. endpoints.news/the-trump-ad...

As China’s drug industry expands, US biotech investors are divided: cash in or push back? Some, like Curie.Bio’s Zach Weinberg, are calling for action to limit China’s growing role in R&D.

One biotech VC calls China a threat. Another says Americans won’t forgive politicians who impede life-saving drugs. Inside the investor split on China’s ascent in drug development. w/ @andrewedunn.bsky.social + @kylelahucik.bsky.social, @maxbayer.bsky.social endpoints.news/us-investors...

"In 25 years of covering the FDA, this would be a first," said @statnews.com Matt Herper commenting on the @endpts.com story about Makary today. See below #medsky #biosky

Great scoop from @andrewedunn.bsky.social: Exclusive: FDA's Makary sought rejection of KalVista’s drug in an unusual move by commissioner, sources say endpoints.news/sources-fda-...

Illumina to buy SomaLogic for $350M upfront in proteomics push: endpoints.news/illumina-to-...

I spoke with Jade Hindmon, host of @kpbssandiego.bsky.social Midday Edition, about the consequences of the current administration’s cuts to science funding. Please share to help spread the word and raise awareness. www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...

Can a drug developed for one person's rare form of ALS become a treatment for many others? A treatment made just for a 26-year-old woman offers a glimpse into how customized therapies could be just a starting point. endpoints.news/a-custom-als...

@jaredwhitlock.bsky.social has written an article about the many new companies spun out/spawned by ex-Illuminites. In it he references the crowdsourced "Illumina Diaspora" database Millard Chan and I created to keep track of them all. sandiegomics.com/illumina-dia... endpts.com/how-illumina...

DNA giant Illumina spawned an ecosystem. Now its former employees are both its customers and fiercest competitors. My latest is an in-depth look at a different kind of corporate lineage story, via @endpts.com endpts.com/how-illumina...

During the pandemic boom years, young biotechs signed huge, long-term leases for space in a competitive market. Now, many of them are being dragged down by those big obligations... and can't get rid of them, @andrewedunn.bsky.social reports

I'm late to the party but don't miss this investigation from @shelbylivingston.bsky.social into Empower, a compounding pharmacy that produces weight loss medications and other drugs. endpts.com/pharmacy-emp...

I'm thrilled to be a finalist for the NIHCM trade journalism award alongside so many amazing reporters whose work I really admire (hi @kakape.bsky.social and @jaredwhitlock.bsky.social !) Thank you NIHCM! nihcm.org/awards/trade...

Ahead of a panel at #STATBreakthrough, UnitedHealth sent a statement about how STAT's Pulitzer-recognized investigation of UnitedHealthcare using AI to deny claims is false and accuses STAT of "profiting" off of bias. UnitedHealth has never gone on the record with STAT on this topic.

Super honored to be recognized as a finalist by @nihcm.bsky.social alongside other journalists, including John Carroll of @endpts.com. nihcm.org/awards/trade...

Likewise @jesshamzelou.bsky.social.

Illumina on Thursday said the SEC has closed its investigation into the company’s $8 billion purchase of Grail, confirming @endpts.com reporting. endpts.com/illumina-con...

'Find a way, or make one': How two scientists hope to revitalize CRISPR's rare disease crisis Good piece from @scienceboss.bsky.social on efforts from @urnov.bsky.social and others endpts.com/crispr-isnt-...

Illumina hasn't had a lot of wins recently. I think they'd count this as a win. endpts.com/sec-expected...

From deal to disaster: Drugmakers face a changed Washington as Trump embraces ‘most favored nation’ prices Good reporting from @maxbayer.bsky.social and @drewsnews.bsky.social: endpts.com/drugmakers-t...

Scoop: SEC expected to drop investigation of Illumina's $8B Grail deal endpts.com/sec-expected...

Two in vivo CAR-T trials in China have delivered early human data, the first clinical readouts of a competitive field. endpts.com/early-in-viv...

New: As confidence in the FDA wavers, US drugmakers are increasingly looking abroad for clinical trials. I spoke with companies, consultants and others about the trend. Via @endpts.com endpts.com/us-drugmaker...

Deals with Chinese biotech companies are booming. @jaredwhitlock.bsky.social has a smart story that explains the trend, and potential political headwinds, for @endpts.com endpts.com/chinas-biote...

China’s biopharmaceutical sector is showing signs of revival from its post-pandemic slump, even as its US counterpart remains in a rut. Latest: endpts.com/chinas-biote...

👀 Approvals for drugs aimed at exceptionally rare conditions could be made “on a conditional basis,” Makary said, without a randomized trial. Via @zacharybrennan.bsky.social endpts.com/fdas-makary-...

China startup injects CRISPR therapy into the brain for the first time Via @scienceboss.bsky.social endpts.com/china-biotec...

After ‘coding error’ triggers firings, top NIH scientists called back to work | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Scoop: HHS says in a memo to Capitol Hill that it will "streamline the FDA to remove unnecessary management layers and offices and streamline them into 5 shared services offices." More from the memo and an email to HHS staff about it in our @endpts.com story: endpts.com/fda-will-con...

llumina cracked the DNA code. Now the company, and firms led by ex-Illumina employees, are steering into the buzzy multiomics field. @endpts.com endpts.com/illuminas-ce...

Good reporting from @leileiwu.bsky.social endpts.com/rfk-jr-conve...

Huge! The @endpts.com Health Tech newsletter just won an award! Thanks @sabew.bsky.social for the recognition of the work @shelbylivingston.bsky.social , Ngai and I are up to! sabew.org/2025/03/2024...

Trump administration reverses lease termination for major FDA quality lab in St. Louis, via @zacharybrennan.bsky.social endpts.com/trump-admini...

More on the crisis: today, rare diseases at the FDA and a rare bit of good news at the NSF:

TIL the voucher program incentivising drug development for rare pediatric diseases wasn’t extended in December. It's considered a highly successful incentive for the development of lifesaving treatments for rare diseases, which are otherwise neglected.

Amid the Trump administration stalling scientific research, the impact has been especially acute on the rare disease field. I wrote about it here: endpts.com/trumps-scien...

Nice roundup on CRISPR genome editing @economist.com www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Good piece from @andrewedunn.bsky.social on pharmaceutical CEOs "biting their tongues on defending some basic scientific principles, like vaccine safety, and institutions, like the NIH." endpts.com/post-hoc-pha...

Don't miss this deep dive on CRISPR's tremendous promise running up against disenchanted investors. It's a must-read. By @scienceboss.bsky.social endpts.com/biotech-is-s...

NEW: The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep funding frozen at the NIH - a move that some legal scholars say is illegal. Federal Register notices are blocked, so no grant-review sessions can be scheduled. All the gritty details here, and a short 🧵: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Drug giant Roche has long had a bad reputation in DNA sequencing. But no longer, it appears. Latest here: endpts.com/roche-no-lon...

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Exclusive from @jaredwhitlock.bsky.social: Former FDA chief Robert Califf calls layoffs "haphazard, poorly thought-out." endpts.com/former-fda-c...