Is the FDA going broke?

Can video games be drugs? And when did "Flashdance" come out?

We discuss all that and more on the latest episode of “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s biotech podcast. First, STAT Washington correspondent Ike Swetlitz joins us to break down how the longest federal shutdown in history is impacting the FDA. Then, we dig into the biotech company Immunomedics and its 37-year saga of ups and downs leading to a final moment of (likely) triumph. And then we're joined by a veteran voice actor from the "Star Wars" universe to discuss his work on a video game meant to help kids with ADHD.

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