Bracing for a pandemic winter, Biogen's fortune at the FDA, and remembering a remarkable 12-year-old
How bad will this winter be? Is everything coming up Biogen? And who's going to be president on Jan. 20?\nWe discuss all that and more on this week's episode of \u201cThe Readout LOUD,\u201d STAT's biotech podcast. First, STAT's Helen Branswell joins us to discuss what the winter has in store for the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Then, we discuss the latest surprising twist in Biogen\u2019s quest to win FDA approval for a polarizing treatment for Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Finally, STAT reporter Casey Ross joins to talk about the recent death and legacy of Bertrand Might, a 12-year boy born with a rare genetic disease.