The Cowboy Of Generic Drugs

A review of Yossi Goldstein's "Eli Hurvitz and the Creation of Teva Pharmaceuticals"

Aug 22 • 

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The Day Novartis Chose Discovery

How a Swiss pharma giant built the last great corporate research skunkworks - and why that model may never work again.

Aug 5 • 

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July 2025

July in Israel

The Iran thing canceled my June trip, which was fine because I’d been drilling Hebrew conjugations since January anyway, rolling those impossible…

Jul 25 • 

Alex Kesin

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June 2025

The Hollow Men of Hims

An admittedly partial–but deeply troubling–case against America's most brazen medical grift, involving Chinese knockoffs, subscription traps, and…

Jun 25 • 

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Against "Against Life Extension"

A response to Francis Fukuyama's case against longevity research

Jun 4 • 

Alex Kesin

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Biotech Life in the Software City

What it's like living as someone working in biotech in San Francisco.

Jun 2 • 

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May 2025

Still Here, Still Jewish

The ring is still in an evidence locker somewhere, waiting for hands that will never come.

May 22 • 

Alex Kesin

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Mr. Secretary, Reclassify the Statin

One regulatory stroke could save more American lives than a decade of health campaigns. You have the pen.

May 15 • 

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Playing Poker With Marty Makary

Populism, policy, and poker: Makary’s volatile hand at the FDA

May 7 • 

Alex Kesin

5

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April 2025

The Pageant of Responsible Longevity

On the quiet horror of healthspan science and its desperate decorum

Apr 26 • 

Alex Kesin

5

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Monologues for Molecules

A not-so-casual reminder that your molecule isn’t a molecule—it’s a movie pitch.

Apr 21 • 

Alex Kesin

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Charles River Is In Trouble

Their moat is made of dead animals – but now the rats are leaving. Can Charles River take the hit?

Apr 16 • 

Alex Kesin

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