STAT+: The list of the worst biopharma CEOs of 2022: No ‘winner,’ just accountability
I enjoy thinking about and writing the Worst CEOs of Biopharma column every year. It’s…
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Pharma wins changes in bill regarding FDA’s accelerated approval
A bill that makes it easier for the Food and Drug Administration to withdraw drugs…
STAT+: Audit of FDA’s tobacco oversight underscores agency’s struggle to regulate the booming vaping market
WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products is lacking clear goals…
STAT+: Gilead, Arcus anti-TIGIT drug reduces risk of lung cancer progression in mid-stage study
Gilead Sciences and Arcus Biosciences said Monday that an experimental cancer immunotherapy directed against a…
Congress reaches major health policy deal on Medicare, Medicaid, and pandemic preparedness
WASHINGTON — Leaders in Congress have reached a sweeping deal to ease Medicare pay cuts to…
STAT+: Rare form of severe childhood obesity is linked to a single genetic mutation
Since infancy, she showed a constant desire for food. Throughout childhood, she was continually hungry…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA adds Lilly diabetes drugs to shortage list; WTO delays decision on extending Covid IP waiver
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: Madrigal experimental drug delivers strong results in fatty liver disease known as NASH
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals said Monday that its experimental treatment for fatty liver disease improved liver biopsies…
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STAT+: Even with gene therapy on the horizon, drugmakers join hunt for new sickle cell drugs
Next year, two curative gene therapies could be approved for sickle cell disease. Yet drugmakers…
Opinion: Lawmakers should act on the evidence and expand access to dental therapists
Northern Maine and southern California don’t seem to have a lot in common — until…
STAT+: Here are the finalists for best biopharma CEO of 2022. And a winner
It’s that time of the year again when we at STAT recognize the Best Biopharma…
Watch: Fentanyl test strips help prevent overdoses, why are they still controversial?
With much of the nation’s illicit drug supply contaminated by fentanyl, test strips that detect…
We finally have new drugs for sickle cell disease. Why are so few patients taking them?
At first, Lena Harvey didn’t realize anything had changed. She just started doing strange, unexpected…
STAT+: Eli Lilly diabetes drug Mounjaro in short supply, FDA says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declared a shortage of Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro, the…
From the World Cup to the Olympics, sports medicine is racing to improve how injuries are treated
Whether they’re in a World Cup match or an Olympic race, injuries can be devastating…
Early flu season in U.S. may be peaking early, too
This year’s abnormally early flu season is showing signs it may be peaking in parts…
Studies show updated Covid boosters effective at reducing need for medical care
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data Friday indicating that the…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: AbbVie leaves pharma industry trade groups; net drug prices see big drop after inflation
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: The art of the ‘deceased note’: A physician grapples with documenting patients’ final moments
My grandmother died in the hospital, alone, the day after she was “found down” at…
No one’s quite sure how to fix pulse oximeters. The FDA asked this lab to find answers
SAN FRANCISCO — The discovery that fingertip oxygen-measuring devices might contribute to health disparities because…
STAT+: Guardant Health trial of colon cancer liquid biopsy test disappoints observers
Bay Area biotech Guardant Health on Thursday announced results from a massive trial of its…
STAT+: Drugmakers ask regulators to change standards on new Covid antibody drugs for most vulnerable
Biotech executives and a handful of academics pleaded with U.S. and European regulators on Thursday…
STAT+: Biden administration takes aim at Medicare Advantage care denials, misleading ads
The Biden administration has unveiled its plan for attacking people’s chief concerns about privatized Medicare…
Listen: Leaky health data, ASH22, & what it takes to get booed by your peers
Why do billionaires get booed? How does Facebook end up with sensitive health data? And…
STAT+: AbbVie exits major pharmaceutical industry lobbying groups
WASHINGTON — The maker of one of the world’s most profitable medicines is exiting the…
STAT+: Amid criticism over unaffordable insulin, Lilly strikes a manufacturing deal to supply Africa
In a bid to widen access to insulin in primarily low-income nations in Africa, Eli…
Science, Cell issue notices of concern on challenged papers co-authored by Stanford president
The leading journals Science and Cell on Thursday issued “expressions of concern” on papers co-authored…
Health officials revise BMI tool to track severe obesity in kids
U.S. health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.S. prisons refuse to test and treat hepatitis C patients; HHS urges Supreme Court to reject Pfizer argument on Medicare kickbacks
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
Opinion: Fixing price instability can improve access to affordable prescription drugs
The high cost of prescription drugs is a very real problem in the United States….
Chief health equity officers are growing more common. But experts say companies need to empower them
A string of high-profile health companies like Teladoc and CVSHealth have hired their first chief…
Getting hepatitis C treatment opens new doors for the incarcerated
WARREN, Maine — For the prisoners who receive it, hepatitis C treatment is more than…
For families, grieving an incarcerated person’s death adds complexity to an already painful process
PLEASANTON, Texas — The only thing worse than caring for a sick loved one in…
Watch: With little more than a typewriter, an Idaho man overturns the entire state’s policy on hepatitis C treatment in prison
BOISE, Idaho — When he took on the state department of corrections, Phil Turney didn’t…
Despite federal disclosure rules, state prisons hide information on hepatitis C-related deaths
It’s virtually impossible to get information from states and correctional facilities about why people die…
Prisons say they can’t afford to cure everyone with hepatitis C. But some are figuring out a way
State prison systems say they can’t afford to cure everyone with hepatitis C. The drug,…
Legal and medical experts say denying hepatitis C care is cruel and unusual punishment, but the courts are still catching up
The final years of Carl Hoffer’s life were, in his words, “living hell.” His legs…
These 8 states are doing the worst job of treating hepatitis C in prisons
In 2022, whether an incarcerated person gets cured of hepatitis C is largely determined by…
Hundreds of incarcerated people are dying of hep C — even though we have a simple cure
FALLS CITY, Neb. — John Ritchie shouldn’t have died. He knew he had hepatitis C….
Opinion: Paid sick leave is good for workers — and U.S. public health
The fight to expand access to paid sick leave continues even after President Biden decided…
Virtual Event: “ASH Recap, Live!” 2022
Editor’s Note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. …
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Lawmakers accuse Pfizer of ‘pure greed’ over Covid vaccine price hike; Takeda to spend $4 billion on experimental pill
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you….
STAT+: Nine in 10 health care companies with financial stress are owned by private equity
Almost 90% of the health care companies deemed to be under financial stress by a…
Opinion: To protect the medical supply chain, ‘made in America’ will be key
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed a serious flaw in the United States’ medical supply chain: an…
Opinion: Hospice care needs saving
Hospice in America is gravely ill. An extensive investigation jointly published by The New Yorker…
STAT+: ‘Right to repair’ movement gains momentum in the tightly controlled world of medical devices
When Covid-19’s first surge hit Boston in 2020, biomedical engineer Scot Mackeil knew every single…
Study offers a genetic explanation for why some drugs trigger a deadly brain disease
Medicines that reshape or tamp down immune responses may be life-changing for patients with cancer…
Death certificate records of long Covid are a ‘floor of an estimate,’ experts say
Long Covid has begun appearing on death certificates for a small percentage of people who…
Addiction treatment got easier during Covid. A new proposal would keep it that way
Addiction treatment got easier during the Covid-19 pandemic — and the Biden administration wants to…
STAT+: New Biden changes to Obamacare coverage for generics splits the industry
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration signaled Monday that it will require health plans on federal…