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Guarding biotech from China and big bets in longevity

STAT News · May 21, 2026, 6:53 PM

Why this matters: health reporting relevant to everyday decisions and well-being.

On this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD,” the hosts discuss STAT’s Breakthrough Summit West, where powerful leaders from health care and science rubbed shoulders. They share some of the juicy conversations and insights, including Bridge Bio CEO Neil Kumar’s comments that the company is publishing &#x A0;“not the right structures” in their research publications. Listeners also will hear Allison’s interview with Joe Betts-La Croix, CEO of the Sam Altman-backed longevity company Retro Biosciences. Retro is preparing for its first clinical data readout and examining just how much impact AI can have in drug development.Read the rest…

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