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4 days ago | 
nshoremag.com | Alexandra Wilson Pecci
Nothing says summer like the smell of a cookout. But even the most avid home cooks often struggle when it comes to grilling. Who hasn’t eaten a dry burger, an overcooked steak, or a charred-beyond-recognition veggie skewer at a backyard BBQ?
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4 days ago | 
pharmavoice.com | Alexandra Wilson Pecci
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Nikolaus Friedreich is “definitely dead.” And he has been since 1882. At least, that’s what his gravestone says at the beginning of “Friedreich’s Back,” a marketing campaign for the drug Skyclarys, Biogen’s treatment for the ultra-rare genetic condition, Friedreich ataxia. But when Friedreich’s corpse reaches a hand up out of the ground, zombie-movie style, the ad takes a turn.
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2 weeks ago | 
nshoremag.com | Alexandra Wilson Pecci
There are countless details that Essex-based designer Kristina Crestin, principal of Kristina Crestin Design, loves in the Little Neck cottage she worked on with Benjamin Nutter Architects, from the gorgeous view of Pavilion Beach to the custom millwork throughout. But one small detail stands out for her: a custom pegboard in the mudroom, which doubles as a pantry, utility closet, and linen closet with hidden shelving and a built-in bench.
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2 weeks ago | 
pharmavoice.com | Alexandra Wilson Pecci
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. When HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the federal government would no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children or pregnant women, he opened the floodgates to a deluge of confusion, worry and conflicting guidance, even from the agency itself.
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3 weeks ago | 
nshoremag.com | Alexandra Wilson Pecci
Historic house museums don’t only preserve old structures. They’re also snapshots in time, telling personal stories that go far beyond history and architecture and giving visitors a chance to step inside someone’s home and experience a small slice of the past. “As you’re walking through, you can kind of picture yourself living there,” says Kristen Weiss, Historic New England’s Cape Ann site manager.
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1 month ago | 
pharmavoice.com | Alexandra Wilson Pecci
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. When Eli Lilly hired computational pathology expert Thomas Fuchs as the company’s first-ever chief AI officer in October, the announcement showcased pharma’s demand for a very specialized combination of skills. While many AI functions in pharma are outsourced, pharma and biotech companies are building up their internal AI workforces, triggering a higher need for leaders with a background straddling tech and health care.
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1 month ago | 
nshoremag.com | Alexandra Wilson Pecci
There’s something special about how the light shines in Marblehead. “The light here is very bright,” says Diana James. “It’s basically sky and water.”James channels this seaside aesthetic every day as founder, principal, and lead designer at Living Swell, a boutique and design studio in the heart of Marblehead’s Old Town. “It exemplifies coastal elegance,” James says of her curated destination. Living Swell has two components.
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1 month ago | 
pharmavoice.com | Alexandra Wilson Pecci
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. When HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed a plan to require placebo testing for all new vaccine approvals, the agency added few details about the policy shift. The announcement raised alarm bells — and questions — among experts, especially because new vaccines are already tested against placebos. So what would be considered a “new” vaccine under this policy?
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1 month ago | 
nshoremag.com | Alexandra Wilson Pecci
For decades, vegetarians and vegans have been searching for good meat substitutes. Although some taste great, their texture often leaves something to be desired. That’s because meat-alternative companies have traditionally made products like burgers, patties, and sausages using extruders, which heat and squeeze plant-based ingredients into something resembling ground meat. The result is held together using binders, thickeners, and gums.
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1 month ago | 
pharmavoice.com | Alexandra Wilson Pecci
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Commissioner Dr. Martin Makary’s recent decision to tap outspoken FDA critic, Dr. Vinay Prasad, as head of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research has brought the agency’s future into sharper focus.
