Meghana Keshavan

biotech nerd, biotech writer @statnews

[Meghana Keshavan @megkesh]

Is this real?

[U.S. FDA @US_FDA]

The FDA is moving at LIGHT SPEED ⚡️🇺🇸

✅ Cutting red tape on BIOSIMILARS to lower costs for your family

✅ MAHA Mission for supplement safety

✅ STOPPING the Screwworm parasite

✅ 1K+ NEW JOBS for top scientists

✅ Launching AEMS to modernize safety and save taxpayer dollars

[Deepa Seetharaman @dseetharaman]

Dance like no one’s watching. Write like your fact-checking email will wind up an exhibit in the Musk v Altman trial.

https://t.co/ifgN4nyLNT

[Matthew Herper @matthewherper]

FDA refuses to review Moderna’s influenza vaccine https://t.co/1D3Y5n5nRh

The quotes here are... quite a thing.

Vinay Prasad: "Your control arm does not reflect the best-available standard of care in the United States at the time of the study.”

Moderna: FDA previously said control arm was "acceptable."

Stephane Bancel: the decision the decision “does not further our shared goal of enhancing America’s leadership in developing innovative medicines."

$MRNA and also $PFE

[STAT @statnews]

Will AI replace doctors? At our STAT@JPM event, Robert Nelsen told the audience, "Yes." #JPM26

[Meghana Keshavan @megkesh]

In which I discuss how weird I’ve gotten with AI

https://t.co/PyFqPzcThS

[JMIR Publications @jmirpub]

The 2025 SODP Symposium on #DigitalMentalHealth & #AI is just a few days away on Dec 12, 1-3:30 PM ET!

Don't miss this FREE virtual event featuring: S. Choudhary (@mindmanure), @megkesh, K. Myrick, B. Nelson, @SteveSiddals, & Dr. Rahmani.

Register now: https://t.co/IHRfdilGJF

[Meghana Keshavan @megkesh]

Hashtag longevity.

https://t.co/HLhn85Nf5Z

[Meghana Keshavan @megkesh]

“Nearly 30 years after the sequencing of the human genome, bespoke therapies are close to reality,” Makary and Prasad wrote.

https://t.co/lTXuaasTSa

[Jason Ukman @JasonUkman]

“We are witnessing nothing less than a clown show at FDA right now.”

[STAT @statnews]

George Tidmarsh, the FDA's top drug regulator, has been placed on leave after being accused of abusing his regulatory authority, STAT has learned. https://t.co/wSYaC0EpKG

[Meghana Keshavan @megkesh]

Oh well this is interesting

https://t.co/ZGlBiLVbW9

[josh hardman @Josh__Hardman]

Psychedelics have promise. But after losing my son, we can't ignore the dangers.

Thoughtful Opinion piece by Kristin Nash, who is doing great work.

https://t.co/Cz1qfKM6U8

[STAT @statnews]

#Breaking: Vinay Prasad, a top official at the Food and Drug Administration, has suddenly departed after a series of controversial decisions about a treatment for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. https://t.co/2rIEFT5Cvf

[Jonathan Wosen, Ph.D. @JonathanWosen]

The FDA and NIH are moving away from animal testing, but do researchers think that's a good idea? @AAASMassMedia Fellow @marissarussoo and I spoke with 10+ researchers across academia and biotech to find out. Story via @statnews.
https://t.co/bVGF6QO3MY

[Jason Mast @Jasonmmast]

Sarepta Therapeutics lays off one-third of workforce in drastic cost-cutting move, terminates work on other gene therapies

We'll be doing a bit more reporting on this. I'm reachable at [email protected] and JasonMast.05 on Signal

https://t.co/766WeV7fi0

[Meghana Keshavan @megkesh]

Eesh.

[Jiankui He @Jiankui_He]

I will destroy the pharmaceutical industry.

[STAT @statnews]

U.S. judge says HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted - via @AP https://t.co/RbIvOEOYQ8

[Atul Gawande @Atul_Gawande]

STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it saved *92M* lives.

Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost *14M* lives thru 2030.
https://t.co/AFVhYRKvcQ

[Psychedelic Alpha @Psyched_Alpha]

BREAKING: Beckley's 5-MeO-DMT Shows Rapid, Durable Antidepressant Effects in Phase 2b Study

Read our analysis of the largest study of 5-MeO-DMT: https://t.co/I0VqOkjvTs

[Adam Feuerstein ✡️ @adamfeuerstein]

Psychedelic therapy from $ATAI and Beckley Psytech shows promise in mid-stage study in treatment-resistant depression https://t.co/g9WpaXoklO via @megkesh