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This week in medicine: more pancreatic cancer progress, a best-in-class ulcerative colitis drug, and more
Welcome! Every week I analyze the 5 most important things that happened in the world of medicine... let’s get into it!
Jun 14
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Samuel Hume
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5 highlights from the biggest cancer conference in the world
I spent the last week in beautiful Chicago at the biggest cancer conference in the world (ASCO: the American Society of Clinical Oncology).
Jun 5
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Samuel Hume
8
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May 2026
This week in medicine: new drug classes, and progress for disease prevention
Welcome!
May 24
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Samuel Hume
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NK-cell immunotherapy was developed for oncology, but may take off elsewhere
A story on the limits of current immunotherapy in cancer, new developments and pivoting cancer treatments to other diseases, highlighting a great…
May 19
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Andreas Huysman
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This week in medicine: guided cancer therapy, a new Alzheimer's trial, and more
Welcome!
May 17
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Samuel Hume
7
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Progress in medicine this week: a breakthrough cardiac drug, a new cancer drug, and more...
Welcome!
May 10
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Samuel Hume
7
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Progress in medicine this week: GLP1s for addiction; fixing hair loss; and more
It was a busy week in biomedicine, it is difficult to keep up!
May 2
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Samuel Hume
10
4
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April 2026
This week's medical progress (including the first gene therapy for genetic hearing loss)
5 breakthroughs in medicine this week
Apr 26
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Samuel Hume
10
2
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A breakthrough week for KRAS inhibitors
... and factor XI inhibitors, and HER2 inhibitors
Apr 19
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Samuel Hume
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Medical breakthroughs this week (including a better, potentially curative, sickle cell therapy)
Progress in medicine is fast!
Apr 5
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Samuel Hume
7
2
Charts of the week: multiple myeloma progress, predicting clinical trials with AI, and GLP1s eating the world
I love a16z’s Charts of the Week series, so I have shamelessly stolen the idea.
Apr 4
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Samuel Hume
5
March 2026
5 breakthroughs in medicine this week (including the first FDA-approved weekly insulin!)
Progress in medicine is fast.
Mar 30
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Samuel Hume
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