entertainment -WSS

entertainment

author：comprehensive 2025-09-29 21:25:46 - browse：48

Closeup of a human brain affected by Alzheimer's disease, on display at the Museum of Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y. — A brain affected by Alzheimer's disease, at the Museum of Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo. David Duprey/AP

Investigators on Wednesday released the first detailed case report about a patient who died after receiving lecanemab, providing a new glimpse into safety concerns surrounding the closely watched experimental Alzheimer’s drug.

An unpublished version of the report was previously written about by Science in November, one of three deaths from the lecanemab trials revealed by Science and STAT. But the published version, in the New England Journal of Medicine, will allow doctors to evaluate the case as they consider whether and how to use a treatment that could be approved by the FDA as soon as this week.

This “will have greater impact on clinicians because it is peer-reviewed and published in the New England Journal,” said Lon Schneider, an Alzheimer’s expert at University of Southern California, who was not affiliated with the work.

Unlock this article by subscribing to STAT+ and enjoy your first 30 days free!

GET STARTED Log In

Previous article： As demand for Covid shots wanes, Moderna seeks its next success
Next article： FDA official pushes for dedicated emerging pathogens team

WSS

Readout LOUD podcast: How biotech is using artificial intelligence

Biden report: The neurospychology of memory and aging

Robert F. Kennedy is pitching centrism on health, even on abortion

Robert F. Kennedy is pitching centrism on health, even on abortion

Medical mystery: When a cough is not just a cough

Will.i.am, Britney Spears release new single, 'Mind Your Business'

hotspot

entertainment

explore

In age of alternative facts, a scholarly course on calling out crap

Marvel Studios reveals new trailer for 'The Marvels': Watch here

Heart attack and stroke risk calculators need revising

Why an extreme heat and wildfire smoke combination can be so dangerous

New air purifier tech could be key to improving indoor air quality

Providers still hesitate to prescribe buprenorphine, study finds

Sports medicine is finally prioritizing gender equality

In new study, freeze

Sports medicine is finally prioritizing gender equality

The Readout: Gilead, Bernie Sanders, and other pharma news

focus

'Revelatory' study finds a smoking impact that remains after quitting

Key House Republican on health care plans exit from Congress

7 of the most gruesome medical devices in history

Death toll from an explosion and collapse of a Paris building in June climbs to 3

BioAge raises $170M for combination therapy with Zepbound

How artificial intelligence is being used to detect, treat cancer

hotspot

Wikipedia

hotspot

focus