The Readout Loud

Can apps treat anxiety? Is Gilead Sciences back on track? And are we all just brains in a vat?

Is drug pricing too complex for the Trump administration? Would you recognize Tom Hanks at a party? And what does it mean when famous executives quit?

Can Botox make Big Pharma attractive? What qualifies as a "cabal"? And will the CRISPR patent fight outlive us all?

Is desire a matter of medicine? Can you convict on genealogy? And what do you get the alleged bride who has it all?

Is biohacking a crime? Who came up with the latest CRISPR trick? And did Rage Against the Machine sell out?

Who won ASCO? Is pharma sandbagging its blockbusters? And what do gladiators have to do with biotech?

What can be done to improve HPV vaccination rates in the U.S.? How does the genetic signature of a tumor lead to an effective cancer drug? What’s it like being a doctor and a cancer patient?

Who's guilty of "clickbait"? Are spit tubes a bad business? And why are academics emulating Pusha T?

What should you watch for at the year's biggest cancer conference? Why are people having 23andMe-induced identity crises? And what's it like to be at once a journalist and a cancer patient?

Has drug price reform already stalled? How far has tech come in medicine? And should there be an app for that?

Are law-breaking pharma executives the new mob bosses? Can genome editing preventing heart attacks? And can the FDA regulate drug prices?

Is Biogen bracing for a fight? What does Jack Daniels have to do with immunotherapy? And will "micro-dosing" light the way to actual therapies?

Who gets to be "influential"? Should you be skeptical of for-profit hospitals? And should George Lucas fire his attorneys?

Who gets to "play God"? Can old technologies learn new tricks? And what does "drug price" even mean?

How do you sell lefty ideas to righty politicians? What’s going on at Gilead Sciences? And why are biotech investors freaking out?