New Drugs and Treatments We Could See in 2024

2023 was a strong year for innovative new drugs, with new medications for Alzheimer’s disease, weight loss, and the first treatment based on the gene-editing technology CRISPR.

But 2024 is also shaping up to be a milestone year for some exciting therapies. Here’s what to expect.

Another new Alzheimer’s drug

Eli Lilly could debut a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease t…

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The U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Is Still Bad—And Could Get Worse

In many places across the United States, COVID-19 feels over. Unmasked citizens run rampant. New York City is planning an August mega-concert in Central Park. I’m as hopeful as the rest of us, but I think we may be suffering from memory loss.

Let’s start from this time last year, when many Americans were exuberantly returning to newly reopened beaches, parks and restaurants af…

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