At $2 Million, New Novartis Drug Is Priciest Ever
Novartis said it plans to price its recently approved gene therapy at $2.125 million, making it the world’s most expensive medicine.
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Novartis slaps $2M-plus pricetag on newly approved gene therapy Zolgensma—and cost watchdogs approve
Industry watchers have been speculating for months about just how high Novartis would price gene therapy Zolgensma—and just how payers would cover the "transformative" spinal muscular atrophy treatment. Now t...
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 18, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Lawper Tags: Topics in Healthcare Source Type: forums
Re: Ticagrelor plus aspirin versus clopidogrel plus aspirin for platelet reactivity in patients with minor stroke or TIA - uncertain interactions between genetics, HOPR and clinical outcomes.
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Source: BMJ Comments - June 7, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Retaking Genetics?
Hi guys!
I have a bit of a conundrum. I’m a post-bac student working full-time as a clinical research assistant. In undergrad, I minored in biology (not pre-med), so I took several bio classes then...but that was 3 years ago.
I took genetics my senior year of undergrad (2016) and got a C+. That will satisfy pretty much all of the schools I’m looking at that require it specifically.
My advisor is encouraging me to retake genetics this summer for the purpose of increasing my gpa and...
Retaking Genetics? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 3, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: KellyBee Tags: Nontraditional Students Source Type: forums
MD school list help- I have a low GPA
Hello there, I am a junior majoring in Genetics and Biochemistry and I need help doing a list for MD because I am kind of freaking out that I might not be as competitive. Thanks
Current situation:
cGPA- 3.45 - up trend
sGPA- 3.15
MCAT- not yet, but soon- I want at least 515
Research- 2 years of research since I was a freshman, I am currently in two labs and they have come together to do a research that I am the one in charge of everything. The research is mainly done with Zebrafish...
MD school list help- I have a low GPA (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 1, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Alejo0413 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
TA as volunteering?
I was a TA for Genetics class this last year as well as have tutored chemistry, Biology, Ochem, Biochem and physics for a year and a half. None of it was for credit or pay, however I will have an LOR from the TA professor. Should I put this all under the teaching/TA tab or non-clinical volunteering?
I guess, more fundamental question: do ADCOMs skim the categories titles for the “checked boxes” (Which I have not tried do do, although I have at least 1 EC in each category >25 hours...) to...
TA as volunteering? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 28, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: MemeLord Tags: Pre-Medical - MD Source Type: forums
MCAT Blind Test
Hi, I did an AAMC Practice Exam blindly. Here are my results, I am kind of upset but I hope that they can go up. Again, have not done ANY studying.
Phys/Chem: 125
CARS: 122
Bio: 121
Psych/Soc: 118
The chemistry section was fairly easy, I like chemistry, there is a lot for me to learn, I am weak in physics
CARS passages are my weakest in the ACT from high school
Bio: My biochem professor tried to cover the whole text in one semester, didn't do in detail and it seemed like a lot of genetics...
MCAT Blind Test (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 20, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: MisterTO Tags: MCAT: Medical College Admissions Test Source Type: forums
Orgo and A & P help!!
Hey all. Next Semester I will be taking Organic Chemistry 1, Human A&P 1, and Genetics (Along with 2 other minor 3 credit classes I'm not too worried about) all in one semester. I was wondering how many hours/week I should expect to study for Orgo and anatomy. For Genetics, I know about 2 hours/day should work. How many hours/day do you think I should study for A&P and Orgo? I know for Orgo, practice is key and takes up a majority of study time. Should I plan on studying 3 hours/day for A&P...
Orgo and A&P help!! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 6, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: bc3699 Tags: Pre-Medical - MD Source Type: forums
Re: Keeping it in the family: consanguineous marriage and genetic disorders, from Islamabad to Bradford
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 2, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
521 MCAT, 3.85 sGPA, 3.7 cGPA career changer
Hello SDN,
Looking to narrow down my school list from around 40 to 30 hopefully. 400 clinical, 400 nonclinical volunteering at substance abuse clinic for the past 4 years. 500 hours of computational genetic research and currently working on my own project for publication. 521 MCAT, 3.85 sGPA, 3.7 cGPA after taking all my prereqs with 50 credits of 4.0. 75 hrs shadowing - ER, Psych. Coming from a non-medical field where I started, built and recently sold a small business. My main question...
521 MCAT, 3.85 sGPA, 3.7 cGPA career changer (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 29, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: towardtheward! Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
What's my chances at DO?
Hi everyone!
Im a senior in NY and wanted to post another what are my chances because graduation is coming closer and my anxiety is on the rise lol.
Current cGPA: 3.49
Current sGPA: 3.19
I have some volunteer, shadowing, and club activities that I have been involved with. I do have a huge financial disadvantage which did cause me to work my entire 4 years of undergrad.
I got a C in orgo and a C+ in genetics in my earlier years of college but I have had an incredible upward trend with...
What's my chances at DO? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 23, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Newyorkgirl24 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Freaking out about financial aid (lack thereof)... advice?
Hi, I am lucky enough to have one acceptance, but it is at a notoriously expensive school. However, I figured since my parents make very little, I might get a good aid package, but boy was I wrong. My "aid" is entirely federal loans, which add up to about $400k after 4 years of school and $500k+ with interest. My expected contribution is 0, but my parents can't help me, and the areas of medicine I could see myself in (peds, FM, medical genetics) are some of the lowest-paying.
I feel...
Freaking out about financial aid (lack thereof)... advice? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 18, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: labscience Tags: Pre-Medical - MD Source Type: forums
Question about systems-based curriculum (organ system "blocks")
So I'm just trying to gain a better understanding of a systems-based curriculum and how exactly it's broken down.
The way I understand it currently is for each particular organ system, you attack it from all directions, including microbiology, physiology, genetics, biochemistry, and pathology, as well as any behavioral/social sciences related to the topic.
However, how does this actually look in reality?
Say that an OMS1 or OMS2 is trying to go through the STEP 1 review resources (BRS...
Question about systems-based curriculum (organ system "blocks") (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 13, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: DeanK Tags: Pre-Medical - DO Source Type: forums
Top 5 PhD vs top 20 MSTP: Career Impact
Hi All,
It seems like PhD programs have a lot more variation in the types of students that they accept (GPA, GRE) as long as the research experiences are solid, whereas MSTP programs still value GPA and MCAT above all else. I think my application will be more competitive for straight PhD based on LOR's from research mentors and my only decent (3.8ish) GPA. Here is my question:
Is a top a PhD program in genetics/synthetic bio/whatever (Harvard, MIT, Etc.) going to have greater potential...
Top 5 PhD vs top 20 MSTP: Career Impact (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 8, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: 7.48Billion Tags: Physician Scientists Source Type: forums
3.3 GPA Freshman year
Hey guys, so most likely I'm going to end up with a 3.3-3.4 GPA for freshman year. I started off really bad with not really studying, and the second semester I stepped it up. I've taken Bio 1 and currently taking molecular genetics and have taken both gen chem 1 and 2. Calculus 1 and 2 I've taken. I was just wondering if I am screwed for medical school or not. I have seemed to find out my studying routine now and this summer is doing an internship at a hospital for patient experience...
3.3 GPA Freshman year (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 5, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Boomer7200 Tags: Pre-Medical - MD Source Type: forums
Re: Psychiatric disorders share common genetic risk factors
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Source: BMJ Comments - April 4, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
