2
Apr
2020
COVID-19’s Unexpected Silver Lining: A Chance at Redemption for US Healthcare
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1
Apr
2020
What’s the Real Risk of Death from COVID19? It Can Be Deceiving
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics,” quote popularized in the US by Mark Twain This is an almost direct follow-up to my latest article for Timmerman Report (“Let it Rip or Shelter at Home?) Usual caveats apply: I am not an epidemiologist, and not a virologist. This is still a new virus for us as... Read More
1
Apr
2020
Building On Our Immunology Understanding, Seeing Reasons for Hope
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1
Apr
2020
Thinking Ahead: Building a Broad Arsenal Against Infectious Disease
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31
Mar
2020
The Strategy of Stealth Mode. When to Stay Hidden, When to De-Cloak
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31
Mar
2020
Diagnostic Test Developer Points to Academic Blind Spot That Hampers Translation
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for reliable diagnostic tests for the new SARS-CoV-2 virus, and treatments that can cure or mitigate its devastating effects. To have an impact, these diagnostic tests can’t just work brilliantly in a single academic lab. They ultimately need to be rapidly deployable across this large country with 330 million people. Developing an approach... Read More
31
Mar
2020
Switzerland: What Went Right, and How to Better Prepare for the Second Wave
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31
Mar
2020
Learning from China, Ramping Up COVID19 Tests to Meet Needs Around the World
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30
Mar
2020
Cancer Drugmakers Seek to Broaden Use of Tissue-Agnostic Therapies
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29
Mar
2020
As COVID19 Comes to India, Expect Drug Supplies to Run Short
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29
Mar
2020
COVID-19 Teaches Us the Real Definition of a ‘Novel’ Drug
Will the world care how we beat COVID-19 – whether with a drug we make from scratch or an older one that turns out to get the job done? As people concerned for our families, we all know the answer. Just get it done! But as drug developers, let’s be honest that it doesn’t feel quite as heroic unless it’s... Read More
28
Mar
2020
Knowledge is Power: Don’t Give Up on Diagnostic Tests for COVID19
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27
Mar
2020
The Seattle Scientific Community, Mobilized
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” – Fred Rogers The Seattle scientific community has always been tight-knit and collaborative, but we have mobilized like never before to respond to the threat of COVID-19. My... Read More
27
Mar
2020
Do’s and Don’ts of Staying Connected in the Time of Physical Distancing
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27
Mar
2020
Singapore: Braving the Second Wave of COVID19
A week ago, I wrote an article for Timmerman Report on Singapore’s COVID19 response, and how the country has kept its cases low with no COVID19-related deaths. In that article on Mar. 19, I elaborated on how Singapore had not ordered any businesses to shut down. Instead, the country had kept the number of cases low over the last few... Read More
26
Mar
2020
Adjusting to Telemedicine: A First-Hand Account
One consequence of the present crisis is the urgent embrace of telemedicine, as I recently discussed. Whether the adoption is sustained beyond the crisis period remains to be determined, although use seemed to be increasing overall even before the pandemic hit. As more physicians and patients find themselves pressed to adopt telemedicine, I thought it might be helpful to better... Read More
26
Mar
2020
The Coronavirus Tsunami, Lyell’s $492M Megaround & Some Deals You Missed
When a story moves with exponential speed and deadly force, it’s hard for a human being to keep up. Hard for you, and hard for me. My approach these past few weeks has been to work with purpose and passion on this story that touches all of humanity. The plan has been to seek out diverse voices with fresh perspectives... Read More
26
Mar
2020
Pharmacy as the Biomarker of Biopharma’s Strategic Change, After Coronavirus
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26
Mar
2020
We Interrupt This Nightmare to Bring You a Few Giggles
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25
Mar
2020
Unsung Heroes Who Give Me Hope
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