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- We highlighted the 9 biotech leaders under 40 transforming healthcare;
- Why getting down to zero COVID-19 cases in the US isn't likely;
- What it was like inside a Texas abortion clinic that stayed open till midnight on the eve of the new abortion ban.
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Meet the top young leaders transforming the biotech industry
- A generation of new leaders is transforming the way we develop medications and tests.
- They include researchers, dealmakers, and CEOs pioneering new ways to tackle difficult problems.
- We named these 9 biotech leaders to Insider's list of the 30 leaders under 40 transforming healthcare.
The US Surgeon General says we're thinking about the end of the pandemic in the wrong way: 'Success does not equal no cases'
- The US has likely missed its chance to rid itself of COVID-19, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said.
- "Success does not equal no cases," Murthy told Politico, as ICUs across the country run low on beds.
- Vaccination continues to be the best way to keep people alive and out of the hospital, he said.
Inside the last abortion clinic in Texas where doctors raced to treat patients until midnight, when the 6-week ban became law
- A women's health clinic in Fort Worth stayed open until midnight on the eve of Texas' new abortion ban.
- The clinic provided between 75 and 80 abortions that day.
- The last abortion finished at 11:56 PM, and they've had to turn away most patients since.
More stories we're reading:
- Did you miss our full list of 30 leaders under 40 transforming healthcare? Find it here. (Insider)
- Why vaccines are still our way out of the pandemic (Axios)
- US surpasses 40 million COVID-19 cases as Delta variant continues to spread (Insider)
- What stands in the way of developing more and better COVID-19 vaccines (Stat News)
- Lydia