In the medical community, a patient with an illness has two common routes — they recover, or they die. But what about that third category of patients, that improves but never fully recovers? These patients often mystify doctors, who lack a standard treatment for people battling long–haul symptoms with no end in sight. Doctors recommend […]
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10 years and a billion dollars. These are commonly cited statistics for the time and investment required to bring a new pharmaceutical drug or biologic to market. With this staggering cost profile, pharmaceutical companies look for opportunities with the largest product sales potential. This often leads them to prioritize investments in therapeutics for diseases with
Do you remember the blood-red skies over Australia in the wake of the 2019-2020 new year fires? The raging wildfires produced post-apocalyptic, Mad Max-esque skylines and looming columns of smoke, dubbing this period the “Black Summer.” These bushfires caused the formation of pyrocumulonimbus clouds (pyroCbs), coined “fire clouds.” This is a fire-atmosphere phenomenon caused by
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