STAT+: WHO adds Regeneron drug to recommended Covid-19 treatments, but criticizes its pricing
The World Health Organization added a Regeneron Pharmaceuticals medication to its list of recommended treatments…
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Biden’s chaotic messaging on Covid-19 boosters is pitting the White House against the government’s scientific advisers
WASHINGTON — The White House’s chaotic, contradictory messaging on Covid-19 vaccine booster shots has given…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: CDC director overrules panel and recommends Pfizer shot for at-risk workers; DOD watchdog faults military over pharma supply chain issues
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: Space-bound billionaires can help make the world a healthier place through research
SpaceX Inspiration4, funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, recently orbited the Earth for three days with…
Opinion: Even me-too drugs matter when it comes to new medicines
As the government wrestles with lowering health care costs, one strategy gaining momentum is allowing…
Scott Gottlieb on Covid, a better CDC, and how he does it all
Former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb can now add published author to his long list of…
See how much Covid-19 relief money health care providers in your state got
Congress set up a massive, $178 billion fund in 2020 meant to help mitigate the…
Advisory committee recommends wide swath of Americans be offered Covid-19 vaccine boosters
A vaccine advisory panel voted Thursday to recommend that a wide swath of Americans should…
Listen: Scott Gottlieb on the next pandemic, another Covid winter, & Aduhelm’s slow rollout
What does Covid-19 have in store for this winter? Is Aduhelm a commercial dud? And…
STAT+: Defense Department watchdog criticizes oversight of military’s pharmaceutical supply chain
Amid mounting concerns over the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain, a Department of Defense watchdog found…
Expert panel recommends against use of race in assessment of kidney function
An expert task force on Thursday released a new and much-anticipated approach for diagnosing kidney…
New research cautions about possible risks of acetaminophen use during pregnancy
Nearly 100 doctors and scientists issued a consensus statement Thursday warning of possible links between…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer CEO rallies employees to fight drug-price negotiations; Glaxo head pressured by another activist fund
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because…
Opinion: The brain health paradox: Dementia rates have fallen even as drugs have failed
Billions of dollars have been spent in pursuit of a pharmaceutical treatment for Alzheimer’s and…
STAT+: ‘It’s never one-size-fits all’: Health tech leaders look to design to make care more equitable
At the opening of each of her clinics, there’s a moment when Carolyn Witte, the…
STAT+: The ‘Great Resignation’ could be health tech’s next big sales pitch
Innovative health companies hoping to boost sales are playing into one of the biggest fears…
‘Health equity tourists’: How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities
Fueled by the massive health disparities exposed by the coronavirus pandemic and the racial reckoning…
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid-19 booster for people over 65 or at high risk
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday granted an emergency use authorization to Pfizer and…
STAT+: Federal officials move closer to penalizing drug makers for failing to offer discounts to safety-net hospitals
Following a year of controversy, the Health Resources and Services Administration is taking steps to…
Saying ‘person with schizophrenia,’ not ‘schizophrenic,’ can affect clinician beliefs, study finds
Mental health counselors had kinder and less authoritative reactions to statements that used the phrase…
STAT+: Compound pharmacies win court battle over an FDA plan for monitoring shipments
A U.S. federal court judge has ruled that an effort by the Food and Drug…
Opinion: Biden’s global summit Covid-19 targets are woefully inadequate and must be corrected
As part of President Biden’s plan to address the global Covid-19 pandemic and inequitable distribution…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biogen considers layoffs amid poor Alzheimer’s drug sales; House Dems plan showdown on drug-pricing vote
Hello, everyone, and how are you this fine, sunny morning? The middle of the week…
Remdesivir reduces Covid hospitalizations when given early, study shows
Gilead’s Covid-19 drug remdesivir appeared to reduce hospitalizations by 87% in high-risk patients diagnosed early…
Listen: A reporter and a reader on rethinking how we gain weight
Research on excess body weight and obesity has long been predicated on the fundamental assumption…
Opinion: Proposals to cap Medicare Part B payments will limit outpatient access to CAR-T
The revolutionary life-extending approach to treating cancer known as CAR-T is under threat from a…
Opinion: Do we need vaccine exemption boards?
When I was a senior in college, the U.S. government tried to draft me —…
STAT+: Biogen’s Aduhelm sales slower than disclosed, forcing company to consider cost-cutting measures
Earlier this month, Biogen executives admitted publicly that the launch of Aduhelm, its treatment for…
The FDA makes data moves & inside the Theranos trial
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversation: Selling Cellarity
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
Scott Gottlieb: Trump’s shadow FDA commissioner during Covid-19?
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the politics and…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: J&J says its Covid-19 shot is more effective in two doses; India plans to resume Covid-19 vaccine exports
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Sunny skies and…
Johnson & Johnson says additional dose boosts Covid vaccine efficacy
Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that a large, global study showed its Covid-19 vaccine is…
Biosimilar drugs gain ground in U.S., but concerns linger about when patients can switch
It took years for Elle Moxley to get a diagnosis that explained her crippling gastrointestinal…
Biosimilar drugs gain ground in U.S., but concerns linger about when patients can switch
It took years for Elle Moxley to get a diagnosis that explained her crippling gastrointestinal…
Opinion: Data from routine Covid testing can help schools stay open this year
With recent spikes in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations across the country — including in children…
Opinion: Virtual medical school: Burnout and a path forward
We started medical school at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in August…
‘Delta has been brutal’: Covid-19 variant is decimating rural areas already reeling from the pandemic
Health inequities in rural communities across the South are continuing to determine who is most…
A hospital, and a family, lost during the pandemic
DAWSON, Ga. — When the days feel too hard, Latasha Taylor finds peace standing…
A community pioneer lost, and remembered
BELLE GLADE, Fla. — It was the first day of the new year when Angela…
The land as medicine
HALE COUNTY, Ala. — Small, cramped trailer homes and old farmhouses can be glimpsed…
The Guardian of the Glades
PAHOKEE, Fla. — The semitruck carrying all of the food was late. Tammy Jackson-Moore…
DISTANCED: Pandemic stories of Black life in the rural South
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Covid-19 set to overtake 1918 Spanish flu as deadliest disease in American history
The Covid-19 pandemic is about to become the deadliest disease event in American history, with…
STAT+: U.S. lawmakers accuse patent office of weakening patent challenges and allowing drug prices to rise
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has accused the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office of “weakening”…
STAT+: Citing competitive concerns, European Commission seeks to intervene in Illumina’s $8 billion acquisition of Grail
In an unusual step, the European Commission plans to intervene in the recent merger between…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Key Senate panel proposes expanded pharma pricing penalties; Biden will urge Covid-19 summit to help poor nations get vaccines
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: Is a Beyondspring drug helping lung cancer patients live longer? Study results trigger debate
Beyondspring’s stock price tripled in August after the New York drug maker said its experimental…
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine generates robust antibody response in children, without serious safety issues, company says
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said Monday that they would file for authorization of their…
STAT+: Senate proposes expanding pharma penalties for hiking drug prices
WASHINGTON — A key Senate panel is expanding its plans to punish drug makers that…