Joel Habener, Whose Research Led to Weight-Loss Drugs, Dies at 88
His discovery of the protein fragment GLP-1 was crucial in [...]
Sharon Camp, Mother of the ‘Plan B’ Contraceptive Pill, Dies at 81
An advocate for women’s reproductive health, she started one of [...]
Robert Holton Dies at 81; His Potent Chemo Drug Saved Lives — and Trees
His method of producing the drug Taxol, now used widely [...]
Amanda Feilding, Countess Who Drilled a Hole in Her Head, Dies at 82
She was ridiculed for drilling a hole in her skull [...]
Sybil Shainwald, Lawyer Who Fought for Women’s Health, Dies at 96
After taking part in a landmark case against the manufacturers [...]
Sammy Basso, Advocate for Progeria Research, Is Dead at 28
One of about 150 people known to have a rare [...]
V. Craig Jordan, Who Discovered a Key Breast Cancer Drug, Dies at 76
He found that a failed contraceptive, tamoxifen, could block the [...]
Akira Endo, Scholar of Statins That Reduce Heart Disease, Dies at 90
The Japanese biochemist found in the 1970s that cholesterol-lowering drugs [...]
David Egilman, Doctor Who Took On Drug Companies, Dies at 71
His testimony as an expert witness in some 600 trials [...]
Don Catlin, Who Ran an Elite Antidoping Laboratory, Dies at 85
A medical doctor and an expert in pharmacology, he ran [...]