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Pfizer, BioNTech report bivalent Covid-19 booster more protective than original vaccine
New data from Pfizer and BioNTech on their bivalent Covid-19 vaccine suggests the updated product…
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Opinion: Believers in science must take action when recommendations breach public health
Medical practitioners and public health officials work within boundaries that, when crossed by others, can…
‘Our community is supported at the highest levels’: Adm. Rachel Levine on gender-affirming care
BOSTON — As the health and safety of trans and queer youth are jeopardized across…
Opinion: Millions of Americans have health insurance that isn’t ‘good enough’
The open enrollment season for health insurance is gearing up at a time when more…
How doulas could help prevent the harms that can happen during childbirth
When Tamiya Griffin was expecting her first child in 2014, she had what she thought…
STAT+: Following your gut: How scientists are getting closer to linking the microbiome and chronic diseases
We never walk alone. Across the landscape of our bodies, trillions of microbes accompany us…
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STAT+: FDA approval decision for Apellis Pharma’s eye disease drug delayed to review more clinical data
Apellis Pharmaceuticals said Thursday that submission of additional clinical data to the Food and Drug…
Listen: How the biotech revolution could come apart at the seams
What’s the atom bomb of biology? Why don’t we run better clinical trials? And how…
New CDC opioid guidelines emphasize flexibility in treating pain
Federal health officials on Thursday updated their recommendations for using opioids to treat pain, removing…
Opinion: How the world can end Covid-19 as a public health threat
The journal Nature published today global consensus recommendations to end Covid-19 as a public health…
STAT+: A leaked version of a U.K.-India free trade deal sparks alarm over access to medicines
A leaked draft version of a trade agreement being negotiated between the United Kingdom and…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Moderna must face patent claims over its Covid-19 vaccine; Pfizer and BioNTech testing combo Covid and flu shot
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
Opinion: Respiratory infection surge sounds a wake-up call for pediatric emergency care
“Mommy. Daddy. I can’t breathe.” Waking up to those words is terrifying for any parent….
STAT+: A live chat about ‘biology’s century’
CRISPR, gene therapy, CAR-T, and Covid vaccines. Science is advancing at a blistering pace. But…
Opinion: STAT+: HHS’s proposed rule prohibiting discrimination via algorithm needs strengthening
The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed a rule to prohibit clinical algorithms…
When it comes to caring for underserved patients, health tech is still figuring out what success looks like
For startups and investors aiming to bring health technology to underserved populations, evidence of impact…
Providers of methadone treatment say a big increase in access could backfire
BALTIMORE — Providers of methadone for addiction treatment have a message for advocates seeking a…
Telehealth startups prescribing ketamine at home are stirring concern
Since the late ’90s, Kathy Wallace has been battling major depression with a series of…
Here’s why we’re not prepared for the next wave of biotech innovation
The first time I remember hearing the words “biology’s century,” it was a sales pitch….
New study suggests monkeypox outbreak may be fueled in part by pre-symptomatic transmission
A new British study suggests people who are infected with monkeypox may be able to…
‘Intriguing and sobering’: Enthusiasm over psilocybin’s effect on depression tempered by questions about durability
The hype around psychedelic therapy has been put to the test, with the publication Wednesday…
STAT+: Weight-loss drug had dramatic effect in adolescents with obesity, study finds
A blockbuster weight-loss medicine led to dramatic effects for adolescents diagnosed with obesity, a result…
STAT+: Medicare punts on quality rules for new type of rural hospital
Hospitals that decide to convert to a new type of rural provider won’t have to…
STAT+: Physicians rally to avert Medicare payment cuts
The federal government is officially reducing Medicare payments to physicians next year by 4.5%, but…
STAT+: Novel solution to biotech’s market valuation woes: Just give the cash back
It’s tough times to be a public biotech, especially a small one. As the market…
STAT+: Biotech company seeks to overcome hurdles to develop flu vaccine skin patch
In the future, getting a flu shot might be as easy as opening the mailbox…
STAT+: A turnaround for Editas Medicine, a CRISPR laggard, hinges on updates on key treatments
Editas Medicine’s new leadership team on Wednesday reiterated a promise to deliver clinical updates on…
CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B
CVS Health and Walgreen Co. announced agreements in principle Wednesday to pay about $5 billion…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA panel urges improved regulation of pulse oximeters; CVS Health agrees to $5 billion settlement over opioid lawsuits
Good morning from San Diego. I’m Jonathan Wosen, STAT’s West Coast biotech reporter, and I’m…
Opinion: Give Americans the right to save on health care
Dani Yuengling, a 35-year-old South Carolinian, had a family history of fatal breast cancer. So…
Opinion: Listen: Will opioid settlement money actually go to opioid prevention? Here’s hoping
As states begin to receive money from the multitude of lawsuits and settlements the opioid…
Missouri Senate race shows just how hard it is to campaign on abortion in the heartland
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – If any Senate race should be a referendum on abortion access…
FDA panel asks for improvements in pulse oximeters
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel suggested Tuesday that the agency improve how it regulates…
Online requests for medication abortions spiked after the Dobbs decision
There was a staggering increase in requests for abortion pills through telemedicine in the months…
Twitter has spent years trying to combat health misinformation. Will Musk’s takeover make that harder?
In the years since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, many health-care professionals have turned…
Opinion: Exclude race from medical school admissions and students, patients, and the entire health care system lose out
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in two cases that could eliminate…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine meets pivotal study’s goal; Lilly cuts its annual profit forecast
Tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen, pour myself a cup of ambition,…
Pfizer says vaccine to prevent RSV in newborns is effective
Pfizer’s maternal vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus reduced the rate of severe illness in…
Watch: How pulse oximeters work, and why they sometimes do not
Pulse oximeters, which measure oxygen levels in blood, are one of the most widely used…
Opinion: Biopharma innovation needs to harness lessons learned from Covid-19
The pandemic is a prime case study of what can be accomplished when science delivers….
With Republicans on the verge of congressional control, science is on the line
WASHINGTON — In this year’s midterms, the future of federal science policy is in Republicans’…
Pulse oximeters and their inaccuracies will get FDA scrutiny today. What took so long?
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee Tuesday will take up the issue of whether…
Opinion: Inconsistent clinical practices thwart wider use of personalized medicine
The promise of personalized medicine — safer and more effective treatments tailored to each individual’s…
STAT+: Advanced practice clinicians slightly more likely to take industry funding than doctors
A slightly larger share of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other advanced practice clinicians accept…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA advisers vote down pediatric brain cancer drug; AbbVie drops out of psoriasis partnership
Good morning, and welcome to a spooky edition of Pharmalittle. It’s Jason Mast here, filling…
Opinion: Hospitals need to make their websites as accessible as their physical spaces
It would be anathema for a health care facility in the U.S. to have a…
In a year it was supposed to flare, polio-like syndrome in kids doesn’t, adding to mystery
Physicians who treat children who develop a strange polio-like syndrome known as acute flaccid myelitis…
STAT+: Private equity’s Welsh Carson, casting itself as a noble force, relentlessly pursues profits in health care
Before the allegations of neglect, before the lawsuits, before the government investigations, the health care…
‘Science is just rocketing forward’: A Q&A with former NIH director Francis Collins
LOS ANGELES — Francis Collins stepped down from his position as head of the National…
With hospitalizations ticking up, flu season appears off to an early start
There are increasing signs that flu season is off to a very early start in…