The brain ‘learns’ to have seizures more efficiently and frequently over time, mouse study shows
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STAT+: FDA suspends early study of Vertex stem-cell therapy for type 1 diabetes
Vertex Pharmaceuticals said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration had suspended an early-stage clinical…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA declines to approve two more drugs tested in China; Pfizer Covid pill fails to prevent infection in household members
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: Despite biotech slump, veterans of SVB and KKR launch investment firm
Two of the top health care investors at the investment bank SVB Securities and the…
Paxlovid’s failure as a preventative measure raises questions, but doctors still back it as a therapeutic
Pfizer released news late Friday that Paxlovid, the antiviral currently subject to a big push…
Opinion: Substituting genetic ancestry for race in research? Not so fast
Race, widely used as a variable across biomedical research and medicine, is an appropriate proxy…
Listen: ‘Birthing while Black’ is an American crisis. Communities demand justice
In August of 2021, Denise Williams was rushed to Queens Hospital Center in New York…
STAT+: Meet the lawmakers and lobbyists who want to bring health tech into the home
Years into the pandemic’s almost overnight transition to virtual care, providers and health plans are…
Hundreds of families share a lethal inheritance. This kidney researcher hopes to break the chain
Autumn Steen roiled in the pew of the chapel, Bowditch Union Free Will Baptist Church…
STAT+: An algorithm that analyzes Apple Watch data shows early promise in detecting heart problems
Mayo Clinic is developing an algorithm capable of detecting a weak heart pump from electrocardiograms…
Opinion: Beyond awareness: The medical system needs to deeply reform its care of people with autism
I walked into the hospital room of a patient I had been assigned that morning….
STAT+: Labor costs from Omicron surge drag Ascension into the red
Ascension lost more than $670 million from patient care in the first three months of…
Colorado man’s positive test for bird flu puts 10 people under health surveillance
Authorities in Colorado are monitoring the health of about 10 people who were in contact…
STAT+: U.S. Trade Rep report sparks concern that a new clash may occur over clinical trial transparency
A recent Biden administration report on “significant” foreign barriers to U.S. exports suggests that a…
Pfizer vaccine chief Kathrin Jansen, who led Covid effort, to retire
Kathrin Jansen, the vaccine researcher who led Pfizer’s collaboration with BioNTech to develop a Covid-19…
STAT+: Biogen board slashes CEO’s bonus as Aduhelm sales and overall business struggle
Biogen CEO Michel Vounatsos had his bonus cut in half to “hold him accountable for…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Investors reject proposals for Covid vaccine makers to share know-how; CMS head says Alzheimer’s drug decision is rare
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: CMS needs to include measures for social drivers of health
Every day, physicians encounter patients in their practices who show the toll of skipping meals…
Opinion: HHS needs to step up so CDC’s new guidelines won’t be ‘a bridge to nowhere’ for most Americans living with chronic pain
To update its controversial 2016 guidelines for how to treat the millions of Americans living…
Researchers test the power of machine learning to unravel long Covid’s mysteries
Long Covid, with its constellation of symptoms, is proving a challenging moving target for researchers…
STAT+: Startups are turning to a century-old technology to fuel a resurgence in neuro drug development
Biotechs are used to turning to genetics as guideposts in developing new medications. Now, a…
STAT+: Would drugmakers lower their insulin prices if Congress asks nicely?
WASHINGTON — After a yearslong, drawn-out debate over how to best lower patients’ prescription drug…
CDC reports first human H5 bird flu infection in U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced late Thursday that a person in Colorado…
STAT+: Medicare’s Brooks-LaSure expects restrictions on accelerated approval drugs, like those for Aduhelm, to be ‘very rare’
AUSTIN, Texas – Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the head of Medicare, said on Thursday that the agency…
STAT+: The revolving door swings again as Lupin hires an FDA official who oversaw problems at a key plant
The revolving door between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the pharmaceutical industry turned…
STAT+: California fines an OptumRx pharmacy for jeopardizing patient health. Is that enough?
The California Board of Pharmacy fined OptumRx, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in…
Listen: How cancer-killing cell therapies work, biotech’s endless downturn, & an FDA conundrum
Can rewired cells cure some patients’ cancer? Do biotech stocks ever go up? And why’s…
Incoming JAMA editor says the journal’s issues handling race are ‘not unique to JAMA’
In her most pointed public comments since her selection as JAMA editor-in-chief, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo acknowledged…
Teladoc takes a hit with $6.6 billion impairment charge on Livongo
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
FDA issues plan to ban menthol in cigarettes, cigars
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Thursday released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes…
Moderna seeks to be first with Covid shots for children younger than 6
Moderna on Thursday asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its Covid-19 vaccine for…
STAT+: With new diabetes drug data, Eli Lilly is taking aim at obesity
Eli Lilly released new data Thursday showing that an injectable diabetes drug it is developing,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Amgen faces $7B IRS back-tax bill and fine; McKinsey exec apologizes for opioid work during hearing
Rise and shine. Another busy day is on the way. Indeed, the official to-do list…
How climate change could drive animal movements — and threaten more viral spillovers
Climate change will force animals to migrate, and in turn, some species — and the…
Opinion: Even when the pandemic fades, the depression it has wrought will linger
The masks are mostly off, group events have become almost normal, and many people believe…
Opinion: ‘Boards for All?’ Global health organizations and companies aren’t even close
The age, gender, and ethnic diversity of a company or organization’s board is fundamental to…
AI can predict missed appointments. How can hospitals use that data for better care?
For every five appointments at Boston Children’s Hospital, one patient doesn’t show up. Missed appointments…
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How Paxlovid came to be: From the germ of an idea to a vital tool against Covid
Charlotte Allerton, Pfizer’s head of medicine design, was making dinner — omelets — with her…
STAT+: Tough questions, few answers: The FDA wrestles with its approach to AI in medicine
It was a brave thing for the Food and Drug Administration to do. Earlier this…
STAT+: A company developing a human blood substitute attempts a comeback, but IPO plans look dicey
Biopure, the disgraced developer of a failed human blood substitute, is attempting a comeback. It’s…
STAT+: Hospital giant Tenet sues OSHA for attempting to inspect hospital under Covid-19 worker safety rule
A large, investor-owned hospital chain is suing a federal agency, arguing workplace health officials don’t…
Covid’s circling the White House. What are the risks to someone like Biden?
For weeks, the coronavirus has been closing in on the Oval Office. In late March,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: J&J sues wholesalers and a pharmacy over fake HIV meds; Rite Aid to pay $123 million to Humana for inflating drug prices
Top of the morning to you. Another busy day is unfolding here on the Pharmalot…
Opinion: Making Medicare, Medicaid innovation tests voluntary undermines evaluation opportunities
The U.S. health care system is often inefficient, ineffective, and inequitable. Compared to other high-income…
Opinion: Listen: A new hotline could save lives during mental health crises — if someone answers the phone
The rollout of a new mental health crisis line for the entire U.S. is scheduled…
The doctor who is trying to bring back surprise billing
If Daniel Haller gets his way, surprise medical bills will be back in full force….
Federal antitrust case against Sutter Health headed for appeal
The long-running federal antitrust lawsuit against Sutter Health is getting a second wind after attorneys…
STAT+: Usual and customary? Rite Aid ordered to pay Humana $123 million for inflating pharmacy claims
Rite Aid was ordered by an arbitrator to pay nearly $123 million to Humana, one…
With Omicron, nearly 60% in U.S. have been infected during pandemic
Nearly 60% of people in the United States, including three in four children, have now…
AI tools to predict hospital stays are hampered by a string of shortcomings
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…