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STAT+: Illuminating the black box: Five ways the FDA could build transparency into AI devices
Artificial intelligence tools in health care should be safe and effective. They should be fair…
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STAT+: Biogen drug for rare form of ALS fails pivotal study — another setback for fatal disease with few treatments
Biogen reported disappointing results Sunday from a late-stage clinical trial involving its experimental treatment for…
Opinion: Historic yet imperfect: Malaria vaccine brings hope but the fight is far from over
Historic yet imperfect. That’s how I think of the World Health Organization’s recent endorsement of…
FDA advisory panel votes 19-0 to endorse booster dose of J&J vaccine
For an archived version of live coverage of the hearing of the FDA’s advisory panel,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA panel recommends Moderna Covid booster shots; Biden eyes Califf as FDA commish
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: The National Academy of Medicine’s climate crisis effort must turn words into action
With little fanfare and even less notice, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) recently launched…
Opinion: In the calm before the superbug storm, the world needs to prepare
Failing to plan, it’s been said, is planning to fail. By this standard, the United…
Opinion: Feeling guilty about getting a booster shot? Here’s something you can do
The same week that Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and…
Three lessons for the effort to scale up Covid-19 rapid tests
In Ann Arbor, Mich., as in many other cities across the country, you’d be hard-pressed…
Follow the FDA advisory panel meeting on the J&J Covid vaccine booster
The booster-shot question that has been on the top of many minds for many months…
STAT+: MD Anderson hit with ethics complaint over failure to disclose clinical trial results
An advocacy group has filed an ethics complaint with the University of Texas MD Anderson…
Listen: The FDA star search, more booster debates, & the future of mRNA
Are we any closer to getting a permanent FDA boss? How many Covid-19 vaccinations does…
STAT+: Is Robert Califf a savvy choice to helm the FDA — again?
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has been without a permanent leader for 10…
FDA advisory panel unanimously endorses Moderna’s Covid vaccine booster for some groups
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously Thursday in favor of authorizing booster…
Noom steps into mental health, Big Health inks a big deal, & a new virtual care startup on the block
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: New CRISPR tools could fix diseases caused by large DNA rearrangements, scientists report
Ever since the now Nobel-winning discovery of CRISPR genome editing in 2020, scientists have been…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biden team warns Moderna over global supplies of Covid-19 shot; Pfizer uses a warranty for refunds when a cancer drug fails
Rise and shine. Another busy day is on the way. Indeed, the official to-do list…
Virtual event: CAR-T comes of age?
Editor’s note: A livestream of this event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. …
HHMI philanthropy devotes $2 billion to boost inclusion and equity in biomedical sciences
Saying bold steps are needed to improve racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in science, the…
Opinion: Health care workers: catalysts for improvement, not costs to the system
The White House Covid Summit recently convened world leaders, multilateral organizations, global health experts, and…
Opinion: The hidden cost of Covid-19: years of life lost among the young
Body counts appear to support the common perception that Covid-19 does its worst damage among…
STAT+: A new startup ventures to make its mark in the virtual primary care market
As the digital health sector teems with new entrants, another virtual care startup is stepping…
Tracking the FDA advisory panel meeting on Moderna’s Covid vaccine booster
With people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine already in the process of getting booster…
STAT+: In its search for a new FDA commissioner, the White House is relying on insiders for advice
WASHINGTON — Ten months into his tenure, President Biden has yet to nominate anyone to…
STAT+: Buoyed by its popular weight loss app, Noom enters the crowded field of digital mental health
Five months ago, weight loss company Noom announced $540 million in funding, dwarfing its previous…
‘Sociability’ hormone oxytocin didn’t help kids with autism, study finds
Children with autism didn’t benefit from an experimental therapy made with a hormone thought to…
STAT+: Pfizer will use a warranty to refund the cost of a lung cancer drug if it doesn’t work
In an unusual bid to address prescription drug costs, Pfizer (PFE) is promising to offer…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA scientists uncertain about Moderna vaccine boosters; pharma may face stricter rules for supplying meds in the EU
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
Opinion: Listen: A family physician on making medical abortion more accessible
Abortion access is being threatened across the country: Texas has come close to banning abortion as…
Opinion: Applying HIPAA would help Facebook transform mental health for good
Facebook and other social media companies have accurate information about the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors…
Opinion: The U.S. deserves the best public health doctors. They needn’t be medical doctors
The Covid-19 lockdown began in Massachusetts the week I submitted my dissertation to become a…
Watch: Merck’s Covid pill could transform treatment. Here’s how it works
Earlier this month, study results showed that molnupiravir, Merck’s investigational antiviral pill, cut hospitalization rates…
Operating at a loss: Our health care system depends on physicians donating their time
During my third year of residency, I staggered my work hours in an attempt to…
STAT+: Big Health scores a novel deal to bring its digital therapeutics to an entire country
Part of the allure of software-based medical treatments is the possibility of reaching people in…
STAT+: New data on CRISPR Therapeutics’ off-the-shelf CAR-T cancer therapy shows more remissions, no major safety issues
More of the cancer patients who received CRISPR Therapeutics’ experimental, off-the-shelf CAR-T cell therapy showed…
FDA scientists neutral on Moderna Covid-19 vaccine booster ahead of key meeting
Food and Drug Administration scientists did not take a clear position as to whether the…
Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks
Older adults without heart disease shouldn’t take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Most Americans support Medicare drug price negotiations; Moderna refuses to share its Covid-19 vaccine secret sauce
Hello, everyone, and nice to see you again after an extended weekend break, which included…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversation: Can tech improve health care’s value proposition?
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
Opinion: Much Adu(helm) about nothing: New Alzheimer’s drug threatens state Medicaid budgets
A new drug that was supposed to be a lifeline for thousands of individuals and…
Francis Collins’ resignation could complicate the fight over funding for ARPA-H
WASHINGTON — Francis Collins’ announcement last week that he will soon step down as National…
A primer on what we know about mixing and matching Covid vaccines
Later this week an expert committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Mouse experiments with a decades-old drug suggest a new approach to Alzheimer’s treatment
A generic drug used widely to treat swelling associated with hypertension and heart failure showed…
STAT+: Some Dana-Farber Cancer Institute trustees stood to profit from their philanthropic role
The trustees of the world-renowned Dana-Farber Cancer Institute serve a vital role. They hire the…
Opinion: Health disparities for Filipinxs in health care are disguised by data aggregation
As some nurses across the country choose to stop working rather than comply with vaccine…
STAT+: 5 health tech startups working to address chronic pain without opioids
As the country grapples with both the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing opioid crisis, chronic…
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Rates of depression and anxiety climbed across the globe in 2020, analysis finds
Rates of depression and anxiety climbed globally by more than 25% in 2020, a devastating…
STAT+: Devoted Health raises a record $1.2 billion to expand care for older Americans
It is an extraordinary amount of money at an extraordinary time. Devoted Health, a startup…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: How COVAX failed on its promise to vaccinate the world; White House close to picking FDA nominee
Good morning, everyone. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman on a sunny morning…
STAT+: Relay Therapeutics touts data on bile cancer drug
Relay Therapeutics will present data at a medical meeting Friday that give investors and oncologists…