Opinion: Building scientific talent in the Global South can help prevent future public health crises
There’s a clamor around the world to return to the pre-pandemic “normal.” In reality, though,…
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Opinion: Building scientific talent in the Global South can help prevent future public health crises
There’s a clamor around the world to return to the pre-pandemic “normal.” In reality, though,…
STAT+: Covid shots made Moderna biotech’s biggest star, but what now?
What does a breakout company like Moderna do for an encore? More than a decade…
CDC looking at cases of 109 children in suspected hepatitis outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it is investigating 109 reported cases…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA restricts access to J&J Covid-19 vaccine; Novartis halts production of two cancer drugs over quality issues
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: Health care workers need rescuing. It’s time for a Dunkirk moment
In the late spring of 1940, thousands of soldiers stranded on the beaches of northern…
Surgeons navigating their pregnancies see a bleak picture getting a bit brighter
When a surgeon asked Sharona Ben-Haim during a 2008 interview for a neurosurgery residency program…
White House documents detail a looming squeeze on Covid-19 boosters
WASHINGTON — The White House could run out of Covid-19 vaccines if it moves forward…
STAT+: Omicron squeezed hospitals more than health insurers in the first quarter
The beginning of 2022 was kinder to health insurers than it was to hospitals. Many…
FDA limits use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, citing clotting risk
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it was limiting access to Johnson &…
STAT+: Novartis suspends production of two cancer therapies over potential quality issues
Due to manufacturing issues, Novartis has voluntarily suspended production of two therapies that use nuclear…
STAT+: Cerebral, under intense scrutiny, is ‘actively adjusting’ strategy on ADHD ads
Amid intense scrutiny of its prescribing practices, the online mental health company Cerebral launched a…
New funding for Curebase and Sidekick Health, Talkspace earnings, and Cerebral setbacks
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
Prisons didn’t prescribe much Paxlovid or other Covid-19 treatments, even when they got the drugs
Federal prisons utilized just a fraction of the antiviral drugs they were allocated to keep…
Study uncovers clues to rise in uterine cancer death rates
A rare but aggressive kind of uterine cancer appears to be driving an increase in…
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Listen: Succession at Biogen, surprises at Vertex, & a potential superspreader dinner
Who’s going to run Biogen? Does Aduhelm have a future? And is it OK to…
Opinion: Exploitation in the name of biomedical innovation cannot be tolerated
Biogen’s announcement on Tuesday that it is “substantially eliminating” its spending on Aduhelm caps a…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Abortion pill demand may rise if Roe v Wade is overturned; U.S. lawmakers move toward revamping accelerated approval
Top of the morning to you. Another deliciously shiny day is unfolding over the Pharmalot…
STAT+: Illumina, maker of a key tool for drug discovery, to try making new drugs itself
DNA sequencing giant Illumina announced Thursday that it would enter the field of drug discovery,…
WHO: Nearly 15 million died as a result of Covid-19 in first two years of pandemic
Nearly 15 million people died as a result of Covid-19 in the first two years…
A new ‘master regulator’ could call the tune for hair cells essential to hearing
The act of hearing is like a ballroom dance, scientist Jaime García-Añoveros says. Tiny hair…
Opinion: Flawed FDA safety requirements are hamstringing a highly effective treatment for severe schizophrenia
For medications with serious safety concerns the Food and Drug Administration mandates a Risk Evaluation…
Telemedicine abortion providers prepare for surges in states where the procedure will remain legal
Federal protections around abortion will leap back half a century if the Supreme Court repeals…
STAT+: J&J sues a behind-the-scenes company for exploiting its patient assistance program
In the latest dust-up over prescription drug pricing, Johnson & Johnson filed a lawsuit accusing…
“Lives could be at stake”: CDC’S Walensky warns of dire stakes surrounding abortion access
A lack of access to legal abortion services could directly lead to American deaths, the…
STAT+: Congress moves toward reforming FDA accelerated approvals, but with pharma-friendly concessions
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers are moving a little closer toward cracking down on drug makers…
STAT+: Researchers describe the human element in the alchemy behind the Moderna vaccine and other new medicines
Veteran vaccine developer Jacqueline Miller joined Moderna in May 2020, at the height of the…
STAT+: Race is often overlooked in key clinical trial data used to win new drug approvals in Europe
Just two-thirds of the pivotal clinical trials that were used to win prescription drug approvals…
STAT+: FDA warns Miami University contract testing lab over falsified data, poor quality control
A contract testing laboratory run by Miami University was scolded by the U.S. Food and…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biogen is perilously poised for the future; WTO advances controversial Covid-vaccine patent waiver
Top of the morning to you. The middle of the week is upon us and,…
Opinion: Should clinicians use emojis when they communicate with each other?
When a colleague of mine wanted to discuss a new and somewhat out-of-left-field research project…
Opinion: Listen: How should doctors treat chronic pain in the wake of the opioid crisis?
Clinicians walk a tightrope when trying to help their patients with chronic pain. They want…
With usual suspects ruled out, disease detectives try to crack mystery of viral hepatitis cases in kids
When medical professionals think they’re seeing something new, or an unusual spike in cases of…
A clash over online Adderall prescriptions is raising new questions about telehealth
Online pharmacy startups have pledged to make it faster and easier than ever to get…
STAT+: Gates Foundation CEO has ‘zero expectation’ that Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair after divorce
LOS ANGELES — In the most extensive public comments about the stewardship of the Bill…
Truepill halts Adderall prescriptions, heart algorithm taps Apple Watch data, and home health sees a goldrush
Truepill halts prescriptions for stimulants The online pharmacy Truepill is temporarily halting prescriptions of Adderall and other…
STAT+: Biogen, fresh off major decisions on CEO and Aduhelm, faces next hurdles
Biogen, a stalwart of the global drug industry for the past four decades, is perilously…
STAT+: A compromise on patent waivers for Covid-19 vaccines takes a key step at the WTO
A controversial proposal before the World Trade Organization to waive patent rights for Covid-19 vaccines…
Opinion: Global health should not be determined by pharma investors and shareholders
What could go wrong when pharmaceutical company shareholders and investors shape the public health response…
The FDA’s Rob Califf on importing drugs from Canada, on Aduhelm, and on opioids
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the politics and…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biogen CEO exits amid Aduhelm failures; FDA eschews its own outside expert panels
Rise and shine, everyone, another very busy day awaits. Even so, there is nothing like…
STAT+: Biogen to replace CEO as it ‘substantially’ curbs spending on its Alzheimer’s drug
Biogen is replacing CEO Michel Vounatsos, the company said Tuesday, ending a five-year tenure in…
Opinion: The roots of burnout start early. See: Applying to medical school
Approximately 60,000 medical school applicants will be finishing a nearly year-long admissions process this month,…
Opinion: Medicare at 60 would have harmful unintended consequences
In an era of rising inflation and trillion-dollar deficits, there appears to be growing bipartisan…
STAT+: Five of Congress’ 10 biggest health earmarks went to Missouri clinics and universities
WASHINGTON — Hospitals, health clinics, and medical schools across the country had hoped to cash…
More uniformly infectious, more treatable, more genetically predictable: How coronavirus is getting closer to flu
Hours after a federal judge struck down the federal mask mandate covering air travel and…
STAT+: Early cancer-detection market heats up as Guardant Health launches colon cancer test
Bay Area biotech Guardant Health announced the commercial launch of its early-detection colon cancer test…
STAT+: Is the FDA taking advice from its expert panels? A new analysis points to inconsistencies in the process
For decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has relied on outside expert panels for…
STAT+: UnitedHealthcare restricts coverage of Aduhelm, following Medicare
UnitedHealthcare is restricting insurance coverage of Aduhelm across all of its health plans, saying the…
STAT+: U.N. committee urges wealthy nations to honor human rights conventions, widen access to Covid vaccines
A United Nations committee urged wealthy nations to support a proposal before the World Trade…