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Emily Mullin

OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs

On Thursday, OpenAI announced its investment in neurotech startup Merge Labs, cofounded by its CEO, billionaire Sam...

Crispr Pioneer Launches Startup to Make Tailored Gene-Editing Treatments

Last February, a sick infant named KJ received a gene-editing treatment made just for him. Created in...

FDA Approves Pill Version of Wegovy

The US Food and Drug Administration today approved a pill version of the blockbuster anti-obesity drug Wegovy....

Brain Gear Is the Hot New Wearable

Ten years ago, a Fitbit was about as sophisticated a wearable as you could get. The Apple...

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s new brain-computer interface startup, Merge Labs, is being spun out of the Los...

Former Neuralink Exec Launches Organ Preservation Effort

Science Corporation, the brain-computer interface startup founded in 2021 by former Neuralink president Max Hodak, is launching...

RFK Jr.’s Health Department Is Pondering a National Men’s Health Initiative

The US Department of Health and Human Services is considering launching a federal men’s health initiative, a...

Many States Say They’ll Defy RFK Jr.’s Changes to Hepatitis B Vaccination

Most Democratic-led states say they will continue to universally recommend and administer the hepatitis B vaccine at...