| Featured Story | By Nick Paul Taylor A member of the advisory committee that recommended rejecting Biogen’s aducanumab has quit over the FDA’s approval of the drug, Stat reports. Washington University neurologist Joel Perlmutter left “due to this ruling by the FDA without further discussion with our advisory committee.” read more |
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