Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, who just purchased the Los Angeles Times, is a controversial figure in medicine

Patrick Soon-Shiong, a respected transplant surgeon from the University of California at Los Angeles turned entrepreneur and philanthropist, first became famous for inventing an important cancer drug. His idea involved packaging a tumor-poisoning substance inside the protein albumin, which is one of the main “foods” for cancer growth. The medication, Abraxane, is now used for a wide range […]Related:Robin Williams’s suicide was followed by a sharp rise in ‘copycat’ deathsFDA ramps up warnings about kratom, calling unregulated herb an ‘opioid’Why car horns, planes and sirens might be bad for your heart
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news