Robert Langreth

@gerryfsmith Gerry and I spent months combing through federal open records requests to get a handle on severe side effects related to brain swelling linked to a new Alzheimer’s drug.

New: At least seven people have died in the US from symptoms linked to a new Alzheimer's drug over the past two years. Regulators and doctors are divided over the risks. Story w/ @RobertLangreth bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Alzheimer’s research has been stuck for decades—but is flawed science and research integrity part of the problem? Today on Bloomberg Wall Street Week: m.youtube.com/watch?t=633&v=…

@jackmac Pep mangione

Luigi apparently posted this YouTube video. It’s just 85 seconds of a countdown. The Truth will be released December 11th. Account was created January 2024. Could be someone trying to capitalize on this, so I’m definitely speculative of this. Link below.

If it works, “we will price it at a level that will democratize weight loss,” he said in an interview at Bloomberg headquarters in New York, pointing to the potential for sales around the world. Right now, 95% of Novo’s Wegovy sales are in the US.

AstraZeneca's Chief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot envisions his company bringing more affordable drugs to people who need to lose a modest amount of weight for health reasons but don’t necessarily have obesity

What if you could take a pill not just for obesity, but for more modest weight loss. AstraZeneca is envisioning a market just like that: My story with @RobertLangreth bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

@LeeSteele_ @gabrielleydon @igorlenterman

Great interview with Crispr pioneer Jennifer Doudna on gene-edited babies @angelicapeebles bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The pandemic isn't over, but many aspects of pandemic life are. Searching for a phrase to describe life right now, I've been calling it the "late pandemic" era

“It was a mix of medical caution and political naiveté that manifested itself in hypervigilance,” says Beverly Winikoff president of @Gynuity in this @BW article on #mifepristone by @CynthiaLKoons @Plancpills @DrDGrossman @ANSIRH >>>

Haze Fan, a member of Bloomberg's Beijing bureau, is still detained in China one year on, with no information forthcoming on her case trib.al/DoJig3y

Happy Thanksgiving. Please enjoy the artistry of my mom’s cookies.

Wondering about how to invest in the future of vaccines? Join me, @EricBalchunas and @RobertLangreth at 12p ET on @wealth for a Twitter Spaces conversation about how to think about this growing market.

If you read one long read this week, it should be this story from one of my favorite writers, @drakepbennett. It's all about Cobalt, which is way more fascinating than you might expect! bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Misadventures in quarantine: Boyfriend goes out to buy beans. “But we *have* beans!” I protest. Turns out the cans weren’t in the cabinet...because they were in the other room...being used as improvised weights.