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Episode 1243
Published 5 months ago
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TWiV discusses the latest worrisome Executive Order on oversight of federal grantmaking, RFK Jr winds down mRNA viral vaccine development, Lenacapavir, a drug for AIDS prevention and treatment, and how respiratory virus infections awaken dormant metastatic breast cancer cells in lungs.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit and Brianne BarkerSubscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email
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- Oversight of Federal grantmaking (Whitehouse.gov)
- Grantmaking gets a Christofascist (Rasmussen Retorts)
- HHS winds down mRNA vaccine development (HHS)
- Lives saved by COVID vaccines (JAMA)
- Lenacapavir review (Bicochem Pharm)
- UNAIDS urges Gilead to lower price of lenacapavir (UNAIDS)
- Gilead and price gouging (Wikipedia)
- Respiratory virus infections awaken metastatic breast cancer (Nature)
- Letters read on TWiV 1243
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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