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Welcome to Insider Healthcare. I'm Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer, and today in healthcare news:
- The 24 biotech startups VCs say will take off in the next year;
- Flawed ideas about testosterone are fueling Republican bills to ban trans kids in sports;
- Your COVID-19 vaccine isn't perfect.
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From left: Venture capitalists Abbie Celniker, Vineeta Agarwala, Robert Nelson, and Roderick Wong.
Third Rock Ventures; Andreessen Horowitz; Arch Venture Capital; RTW Investments; Skye Gould/Insider
Meet the 24 biotech startups that top VCs say are poised to take off in the next 12 months
Third Rock Ventures; Andreessen Horowitz; Arch Venture Capital; RTW Investments; Skye Gould/Insider
- Insider asked 12 top VCs to name biotech startups poised to take off in the next 12 months.
- Here are the 24 startups they named and what each biotech is working on.
- They are revolutionizing manufacturing, bringing tech into the lab, and developing innovative drugs.
Republicans want to prevent future Olympians like Laurel Hubbard - so they're banning trans kids from school sports
- Many anti-trans bills that lawmakers are voting on aim to ban trans kids in school sports.
- There is no evidence that trans women's testosterone levels give them an advantage over their cis competitors.
- On an elite level, trans athletes are underrepresented.
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Think of your COVID-19 vaccine as a seatbelt, not impenetrable armor
- COVID-19 vaccines aren't perfect, and you can still get sick after you have all your shots.
- But a vaccinated person's infection will likely be milder, because their body has built up its defenses.
- Vaccines are a lot like seatbelts: they save lives, but they can't prevent crashes.
More stories we're reading:
- VCs name the top 15 startups in the psychedelics industry (Insider)
- We're realizing COVID-19 will be around for a while, and it's leading to anger and denial (Stat News)
- Surgeon general says he's 'deeply concerned' as COVID-19 cases reach record highs in Florida (Insider)
- COVAX is running into issues getting shots administered as Delta spreads (The New York Times)
- Lydia
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