A promising new medicine against heart disease fails unexpectedly
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Who published it, and when
1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 3 original reports, 2 reprints
Sat, 7 November 2026
2 reports- NPR News14:50
Doctors expected an experimental drug that lowers a common risk factor for heart attacks would save patients' lives. The medicine made no difference.
2 reprints
- wvxu.org7 Nov, 14:50their copy
- publicradiotulsa.org7 Nov, 14:50their copy
- Google News - Top Stories14:50first to report
A promising new medicine against heart disease fails unexpectedly NPR How Cardiologists’ High Hopes for Two Drugs Were Dashed The New York Times Pelacarsen, a promising drug for an inherited heart risk, flops, stunning doctors CNN Novartis’ Lp(a) drug shows zero benefit, casting shadow over Amgen and Lilly programs Fierce Biotech The ‘slam dunk’ that wasn’t: Promising cholesterol drug fails to prevent heart attacks or stroke NBC News
Sun, 8 November 2026
1 report- Google News - Top Stories14:14
Doctors Absorb the Stunning Failure of Two High-Profile Heart Drugs The New York Times A promising new medicine against heart disease fails unexpectedly NPR The ‘slam dunk’ that wasn’t: Promising cholesterol drug fails to prevent heart attacks or stroke NBC News Trial failures of Novartis, Novo Nordisk heart drugs leave experts guessing Reuters Why the latest heart drug failures should make us all more skeptical of AI hype STAT