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What you can do with our work, and what we do not promise.

Reading the site means these terms apply. They are short on purpose. The one that matters most for a publication covering drugs, trials, and financings is immediately below.

Last updated September 2026

This is journalism, not advice

We write about clinical results, regulatory decisions, and company financings. None of it is medical advice, investment advice, or legal advice, and none of it is a recommendation to buy or sell anything.

Do not make a treatment decision on the basis of an article here. Talk to a clinician. Do not make a trade on one either; we hold no view on what any security is worth, and coverage of a company is not an opinion on its stock. Where we describe a trial result or a filing, the source document governs, not our summary of it.

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What we do not promise

That it is complete

Reporting reflects what was known when it was published. Trials read out again, deals collapse, and guidance changes. We correct errors, but we do not guarantee every piece stays current.

That the site is always up

It is provided as-is. We do not promise uninterrupted access, and we may change or remove parts of it without notice.

Anything about other sites

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To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for losses arising from decisions made on the basis of anything published here. If a court finds otherwise, that liability is limited to the amount you paid us, which is nothing.

Changes and questions

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