STAT+: Pharmalittle: Activist investor targets Cardinal Health; 340B drug sales rose to $44 billion last year
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STAT+: Merck, a loser in the Covid vaccine race, reinvests in mRNA through a Cambridge startup
Among the most notable aspects of the Covid-19 vaccine race was who won it: Pfizer…
Opinion: STAT+: Clinical validation will save digital health’s reputation
The meteoric rise of telehealth and other types of virtual care during the Covid-19 pandemic…
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STAT+: Unpacking the drug pricing policies that Congress just approved
WASHINGTON — Medicare coverage for prescription drugs will look very different when President Biden signs…
Opinion: As a pediatric cancer researcher, I admired the FDA. Then I got ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), as I have unfortunately come to learn, is a terrible disease…
A complicated fall vaccine campaign: Updated Covid boosters, flu shots, and how to time the jabs
For the health officials who steer vaccination campaigns, it’s going to be a complicated fall….
Pregnancy tests are routine before many surgical procedures. But Dobbs has raised the stakes of a positive result
Monica da Silva, a critical care and cardiac anesthesiologist at the University of Alabama at…
STAT+: Sales from controversial drug discount program rose to $44 billion last year
Prescription medicines purchased in the U.S. under a controversial government discount program amounted to $44…
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STAT+: Bright Health Group heads toward insolvency as it rushes to raise more cash
A little more than a year after going public, Bright Health Group is in danger…
‘What aren’t we facing?’: Immunization leader lays bare challenges facing the monkeypox response
In the United States, the circumstances around monkeypox vaccine are a good news, bad news…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.S. House passes drug-pricing legislation; U.K. is first country to approve a bivalent Covid shot
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Private equity’s latest fixation & the ACA subsidy spigot
You’re reading the web edition of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow…
STAT+: Brainstorm to seek FDA approval for ALS stem-cell treatment, despite agency objections
Last year, the Food and Drug Administration issued a rare public statement to inform the…
Opinion: Report: More people should be tested for potential exposure to ‘forever chemicals’
Nearly every American has been exposed at some point to a class of compounds known…
STAT+: A treatment for monkeypox was approved under the FDA’s ‘Animal Rule.’ Here’s what that means
Take a look at the list of conditions that have treatments available thanks to what’s…
STAT+: The private equity firms, like Blackstone and KKR, behind 8 of the biggest names in autism therapy
Private equity investors are backing all of the major chains offering the country’s most popular…
Opinion: ‘Is an abortion medically necessary?’ is not a question for ethicists to answer
Abortion raises many ethical questions. Determining whether an abortion is needed to save a pregnant…
Parents and clinicians say private equity’s profit fixation is short-changing kids with autism
ATLANTA — When a new person comes into his living room, a giggly “E” smiles…
STAT+: Cancer patient who devoted six years to drug pricing reform isn’t done yet
BETHESDA, Md. — After six years of relentless advocacy work, David Mitchell was finally on…
In a momentous vote for Pelosi, House sends drug pricing reforms to President Biden’s desk
WASHINGTON — Fifteen years later, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is fulfilling one of her first campaign…
WHO renames lineages of monkeypox, moving away from geographic links
The World Health Organization on Friday renamed the two branches of the monkeypox virus, moving…
Wastewater monitoring identifies polioviruses in New York City
New York State health authorities announced Friday that polioviruses have been found in wastewater from…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Two children died after getting Novartis gene therapy; monkeypox vaccine maker warns about splitting doses
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: Medicare cuts would undermine the movement to increasing in-home care
The COVID-19 pandemic supercharged in-home care in the U.S. Suddenly it became possible to get…
Opinion: Psychedelics researchers and investors should focus on delivering therapy, not drugs
“How To Change Your Mind,” a new four-part documentary about psychedelics, has been hovering around…
New data from several states show racial disparities in monkeypox infections
New data emerging from some states and localities closely tracking monkeypox outbreaks show extreme racial…
STAT+: Wyden wants details on Amgen’s U.S. taxes as part of expanding probe into pharma practices
The head of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee is seeking details from Amgen about the…
STAT+: Novartis reports two children died from acute liver failure after treatment with Zolgensma gene therapy
Two children have died from acute liver failure after being administered Zolgensma, a pricey gene…
The latest on breakthrough devices, crowdsourced monkeypox support, & VA’s stumble on digital divide
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
Listen: Big egos in Big Science, the return of Merger Monday, & the fallout over drug pricing
Are biotech’s fortunes finally changing? Is Big Science impeding actual science? And what will Medicare…
CDC eases Covid-19 quarantine and testing guidelines as it marks a new phase in pandemic
People who are not up to date with their Covid-19 vaccines and who are exposed…
‘Window dressing’: Eli Lilly’s after-the-fact statement on Indiana’s abortion law sends a disingenuous message
Talk about a delayed reaction. For weeks, a coterie of consumers and businesses tried to…
STAT+: One Medical’s dueling offers from Amazon and CVS signal a start to health tech bidding wars
It’s health tech hunting season for some of America’s biggest brand names. Over the last…
Democrats’ TGIF moment, pathologists defend their turf, & Biogen’s back at the FDA’s doorstep
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Judge rules Walgreens helped fuel San Francisco opioid crisis; U.S. plan to bottle monkeypox vaccine could take months
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
Opinion: FDA needs to fully review ACAM2000 before allowing its widespread use as a monkeypox vaccine
As the United States grapples with monkeypox, which has been declared a public health emergency,…
STAT+: Federal judge dismisses doctor’s case that argued surprise billing law was unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled that the federal law outlawing many types of surprise medical…
Opinion: Why don’t they just do what the evidence says? The challenge and promise of implementation science
The test of a new team-based way to treat bipolar disorder was, by all estimations,…
Watch: The sneaky ways Covid dodges our immune systems
At this point in the Covid-19 pandemic, you’re surely tired of hearing about a “new…
Opinion: Decriminalizing HIV: Scientifically proven and morally correct
One hundred thirty-four. That’s the number of countries that currently criminalize or prosecute people based…
A team of Oxford and Mexican researchers want to diversify genomic databases. Can they end ‘parachute science,’ too?
MEXICO CITY — Back in 2019, while she worked for the biotech Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Claudia…
With support on monkeypox hard to come by, queer communities turn to one another
Tri Vo knew that he had monkeypox before his test came back — what started…
STAT+: The FDA’s ‘breakthrough’ medical devices are finally hitting the market in numbers
The Breakthrough Device Program is approaching terminal velocity. The Food and Drug Administration, looking to…
New research finds blood tests can predict severe outcomes of brain injury
Simple blood tests taken on the day of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can predict…
Opinion: PCR testing can help clarify confusion over Covid-19 rebound and isolation
President Biden’s recent case of Covid-19, its rebound, and his extended isolation offers an opportunity…
STAT+: Amid Aduhelm woes, Biogen moves to pare back office space
Biogen is moving to scale back its real estate footprint in Kendall Square and in Weston,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Endo bankruptcy filing over opioid crisis appears imminent; U.S. to allow fractional doses of monkeypox vaccine
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
Opinion: Real-world data can help expedite drug approvals for serious diseases with few options
My grandmother was diagnosed with dementia in the early 2000s. We started taking it seriously…
Opinion: Implant recipients shouldn’t be left in the dark when a device maker cuts off support
Imagine having an impaired sense restored by an innovative device, only to suddenly lose that…
What scientists know — and don’t know — about how monkeypox spreads
The explosive trajectory of monkeypox to nearly 90 countries since the current outbreak was detected…