CDC data suggest Pfizer vaccine protection holds up in kids 5-11, raising questions on earlier study
Does the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine provide less protection to children aged 5 to 11 than…
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STAT+: Tennessee judge sanctions Endo for ‘coordinated strategy’ to withhold documents in opioid case
Endo International (ENDP) was sanctioned by a Tennessee state court judge for using a “coordinated…
The FDA’s promised menthol ban is about to face a critical test
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the politics and…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Broad Institute wins legal battle over CRISPR patents; Pfizer’s C. diff vaccine fails in study
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
Opinion: The future of pharma and health care will come in small (molecule) packages
Rightful accolades to Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech for the Covid-19 vaccines they created and developed in…
Opinion: Equitable access to digital health innovations requires a systems thinking approach
Over the last decade, the dawn of digital health has accelerated biopharmaceutical innovation, the pace…
STAT+: Pfizer made Trump’s vaccine push harder than it needed to be, former Warp Speed official alleges in new book
WASHINGTON — Pfizer may have been the first company to deliver on the promises of…
STAT+: Strong evidence is becoming a business imperative for mental health tech startups
As smartphone apps that treat mental health conditions become more common, the companies making them…
Welcome to STAT Madness 2022
This is our sixth-annual STAT Madness, a bracket-style tournament to find the best innovations in…
STAT+: FDA approves second CAR-T cancer therapy to treat multiple myeloma, opening the door for greater access
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new CAR-T therapy for multiple myeloma, a…
STAT+: UC Berkeley loses CRISPR patent case, invalidating licenses it granted gene-editing companies
Ending the latest chapter in a years-long legal battle over who invented CRISPR, the U.S….
How often is breast cancer overdiagnosed? New research suggests false alarms are less common than once thought
Catching cancer early in a mammogram can be life-saving — smaller tumors are easier to…
STAT+: Intellia Therapeutics shows improved, sustained effect from in vivo CRISPR treatment
Intellia Therapeutics said Monday that its CRISPR-based therapy for a genetic nerve disorder reduced the…
STAT+: Oregon withdraws a waiver request to run a closed Medicaid formulary
In response to a raft of concerns, Oregon has withdrawn a request made to federal…
Pfizer Covid vaccine is less effective in kids 5 to 11, study finds
Newly emerging data suggest the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine works substantially less well at preventing infection…
STAT+: Ants, spiders, and mold: Why a big compounding pharmacy recently recalled all its products
Last December, a little known compounding pharmacy recalled all of its products due to “process…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FTC’s top economist quits amid PBM-study spat; FDA clinical holds have become more common
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Opinion: STAT+: What biotech can learn from past stock market downturns
“Dumpster fire.” “Biotech bear market.” “A market rout.” Going by recent descriptions of the performance of…
Opinion: If academic medicine is serious about diversity, its institutions need to pay up
As I began interviewing for my first post-fellowship position as a neuro-oncologist, I immediately realized…
STAT and MIT rooted out the weaknesses in health care algorithms. Here’s how we did it
In July 2021, STAT and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology set out to answer a…
STAT+: AI gone astray: How subtle shifts in patient data send popular algorithms reeling, undermining patient safety
A novel investigation by STAT and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that subtle shifts…
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Opinion: Treating kids with sleep disorders stirs thoughts of a lifetime of restless nights
When I was about 7 years old, I lost the ability to place my head…
CDC issues long-awaited new guidance on when to wear masks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued long-awaited new guidance Friday on when Americans…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: J&J and wholesalers finalize opioid settlement; more than half of U.S. abortions involved a pill
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Virtual Event: ‘Augmented’: The future of brain-controlled prosthetic limbs
Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET…
STAT+: Johnson & Johnson, three pharma wholesalers finalize $26 billion opioid crisis settlement
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and three major pharmaceutical wholesalers have finalized nationwide settlements over their…
STAT+: NIH official accused of ‘bias’ against using a controversial law to address high drug prices
The campaign to use so-called march-in rights to widen access to a cancer drug is…
Opinion: Fair hearings often fail to live up to their name when hospitals try to suspend physicians
Over the past five years, there has been an alarming trend in the United States…
Opinion: Improving diversity in Alzheimer’s research can help update the ‘gold standard’ for all medical research
The health inequities that have long plagued the U.S. were highlighted and worsened by the…
Here are the contenders for STAT Madness 2022. Voting begins March 1
Many of the biggest science breakthroughs of 2021 centered, unsurprisingly, around the story of the…
As mask mandates fade, experts say use of masks likely will not
Late last year, Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…
STAT+: With new trial data coming on Monday, Intellia CEO talks up the future of in vivo gene editing
In 1996, 32,655 Americans died from AIDS. A year later, that number was 16,685. The…
Listen: Medical racism, new Covid vaccines, & the resilience of Regeneron
How many Covid-19 vaccines does the world really need? What will it take to address…
STAT+: Political pressure in the U.K. prompted more universities to report clinical trial results
Sometimes, sabre rattling works. Three years ago, a U.K. Parliamentary committee chair warned dozens of…
STAT+: Unraveling of Amicus spinout spells more trouble for gene therapy field
The abrupt dissolution of a blank-check merger on Thursday points to more trouble for the…
Justice Department sues UnitedHealth over nearly $8 billion deal to acquire tech company
Federal regulators are suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s purchase of the technology company Change Healthcare,…
STAT+: Judge bars Shkreli from running another public company, fines him $1.4 million
A U.S. District Court judge has granted a request from the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
Virtual reality in the health care space heats up
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Drugmakers push back against Medicare on Alzheimer’s drug; South Africa says Merck Covid pill isn’t cost-effective
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot…
Virtual Event: CRISPR Quest
Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET…
Opinion: A ‘more, more, more’ approach to cancer screening is misleading and harmful
Enormous progress has been made against cancer in the last 50 years — at least…
Opinion: To restore public trust, the CDC must stop legitimizing the expulsion of asylum seekers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has come under fire in past weeks over…
The nation hasn’t made much progress on health equity. These leaders forged ahead anyway
This special report is the second of two parts. Read part one here. When Quinn…
Listen: Biotech in 2022, the Omicron surge, & the Elizabeth Holmes verdict
How worrisome is Omicron? Are the vibes off in biotech? And does the Theranos verdict…
Scientists try to pinpoint why rapid Covid tests are missing cases
Marianna Parker, a Boston-area pediatrician, wanted to make sure she, her husband, and her toddler…
STAT+: Chilean health ministry is urged to issue a compulsory license for the Pfizer Covid pill
In the latest bid to expand access to the Pfizer (PFE) Covid-19 pill, a nonprofit…
AI for telehealth & the latest in health tech at CES
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
3 fatal rabies cases in U.S. suggest public underestimates infection risks
One day last fall, a man in his 80s living in Lake County, Ill., woke…
STAT+: Institutional investors urge pharma boards to tie executive compensation to global Covid vaccine equity
More than 65 institutional investors are urging the directors of companies making Covid-19 vaccines to…
Provocative new findings suggest a surprising cause of Down syndrome: cells linked to aging
Down syndrome is the most common genetic disorder, impacting about 1 in 700 newborns around…