Opinion: Beyond a symbolic gesture: What’s needed to turn the IP waiver into Covid-19 vaccines
The Biden administration’s announcement to support an intellectual property (IP) waiver for Covid-19 vaccines was…
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Opinion: Doctors should talk about race and racism with their patients. Here’s how
“Why do Black lives matter?” a patient asked me. “Why can’t all lives matter?” It…
STAT+: As Teladoc bolsters its mental health business, competitors make their case
If Teladoc, the bigfoot of virtual care, comes poking around your turf, you’d better be…
How the Covid pandemic ends: Scientists look to the past to see the future
We’re approaching the year-and-a-half mark of the globe’s collective experience with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and…
STAT+: Your money or else: Some drug makers could be ‘highly’ susceptible to ransomware attacks
The latest high-profile incident of a ransomware attack caused one of the biggest gas and…
STAT+: Google debuts an AI-powered app to analyze skin conditions
Google on Tuesday debuted an artificial intelligence-powered dermatology tool that analyzes a user’s photos, asks…
STAT+: Atlas Venture launches another biotech to tackle vision loss
Call it “Quest for Sight: The Sequel.” In September, the Swiss drug giant Novartis paid…
STAT+: Democrats call on FTC to investigate AbbVie’s Humira pricing strategy
WASHINGTON — Three powerful Democrats wrote to the Federal Trade Commission Tuesday urging them to…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: What statistics mean for the Covid-19 vaccines
Editors note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: G20 nations water down Covid-19 IP waiver; Biden hopes to grow U.S. share of global vaccine market
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. We enjoy this…
Opinion: Luck is not a strategy: The world needs to start preparing now for the next pandemic
As countries grapple with the worst global pandemic in a century, it’s hard to think…
Opinion: All states should harness nurses’ full potential
The U.S. health care system should learn many lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic. A key…
STAT+: How one startup is turning unwieldy health records into a patient-friendly platform
Once seen as the place technological innovation went to die, health records are seeing a…
STAT+: Congress is ready to grill AbbVie’s CEO over drug pricing
WASHINGTON — AbbVie CEO Richard Gonzalez is in for a congressional tongue-lashing of outsized proportion….
How Ashish Jha became network TV’s everyman expert on Covid
Chances are you’ve seen Ashish Jha during the pandemic, though you had never heard of…
STAT+: FDA issues major rebuke to CytoDyn over claims on Covid-19 drug
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday took the extraordinary step of issuing a lengthy…
CDC veteran Anne Schuchat to resign in second high-level departure from agency
The principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anne Schuchat, is…
STAT+: Feds tell drug makers to offer discounts to safety-net hospitals or face penalties
After a year of controversy, the Health Resources and Services Administration notified six large drug…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Sanofi and Glaxo tout positive Covid-19 vaccine results; Pfizer exec warns IP waiver will cause materials shortage
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: Cel-Sci CEO spoke privately with investors last week, raising doubts about long-delayed cancer drug
Cel-Sci CEO Geert Kersten spoke privately with investors last week as part of a “non-deal…
Opinion: Nix the bald cancer patient motif. Precision medicine needs precision marketing
Every time I see a pharmaceutical or health care ad or other marketing material that…
Opinion: Health depends on the strength of the doctor/technology relationship
For the past few decades, technology has been gradually revolutionizing health care for patients. It…
At Illumina, the ‘era of the genome’ has arrived. But what role will the company play?
For Francis deSouza, the CEO of DNA sequencer manufacturer Illumina, the hardest moments of the…
STAT+: Abandoned Trump order on the bioeconomy highlights a path forward for Biden — but with mixed reviews
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration came remarkably close to shoring up the scattershot way the…
Sanofi, GSK announce positive early results for their Covid-19 vaccine candidate
Sanofi and GSK announced positive results on Monday from a Phase 2 clinical trial of…
Opinion: My Covid scars need time to heal. Going maskless and getting back to ‘normal’ will take me a while
I am a physician. A scientist. A researcher. I understand the inner workings and rationale…
Mask mandates might be going away, but don’t ditch yours just yet, scientists caution
Fully vaccinated people are exhaling this weekend, ditching masks and easing up on social distancing,…
Opinion: What do we do with the masks now? Be grateful for them — and for science
When word came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that fully vaccinated Americans…
5 pressing questions about the New York Yankees’ breakthrough Covid-19 infections
Eight members of the New York Yankees organization who were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 tested…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Congress grills U.S. trade representative over Covid-19 IP waiver; Pfizer shot was target of conspiracy theories
Once again, another working week will soon draw to a close. If you are surprised…
Opinion: Make drug companies partners — not adversaries — to expand global Covid-19 vaccine access
The Biden administration’s announcement that it would support waiving patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines to…
Opinion: Setting the record straight: There is no ‘Covid heart’
After a year of frightening headlines, widespread concern, and countless retweets that the virus that…
‘It’s not over yet’: Uncertain protection from Covid vaccines leaves cancer patients in limbo
After 14 long months of near-isolation, Michele Nadeem-Baker was ready for her Covid-19 vaccination. Diagnosed…
Listen: Lessons from a botched pandemic response, CDC sluggishness, & the future of health tech
Can we prevent the next Covid-19? Has the CDC become too cautious? And how many…
STAT+: Charles River loses a battle over harvesting horseshoe crabs used for testing bacteria in drugs
In a setback to Charles River Laboratories (CRL), a federal judge temporarily blocked its contractors…
CDC backtracks, saying fully vaccinated people can go maskless indoors
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said people fully vaccinated…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Top Emergent execs will testify before Congress; most Americans don’t trust the FDA or CDC
Top of the morning, and a fine one it is. Clear blue skies and crisp…
STAT+: Brazil’s Supreme Court rules that patent extension rules are unconstitutional
The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled that a provision in the country’s intellectual property law allowing…
STAT+: Fibrogen’s data manipulation scandal came with questions. There need to be answers
Fibrogen is reeling from the worst case of data manipulation in years, but six weeks…
Opinion: STAT+: The many benefits of expanding the reach of state all-payer claims databases
Appointments to the newly created State All Payer Claims Databases Advisory Committee in March were…
Opinion: Let’s banish the term ‘patient’ from the health care lexicon
Almost every industry has changed the term for the people they serve. We are now…
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STAT+: Most Americans believe Biden is correct to support an IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccines
Nearly two in three Americans believe the Biden administration is correct to support a waiver…
Vaccines seem to work well against coronavirus variants. It’s also complicated
The question about how Covid-19 vaccines stand up to coronavirus variants often gets distilled to:…
The success of a novel scoliosis surgery hinges on when growth spurts hit. Can new tools better predict them?
Mia Schloegel was 11 when they found the curve in her spine. She was at…
Measuring blood sugar in real time is a game changer for patients — and a health tech success story
Kylene Redmond and Deb Foerster both are converts to their continuous glucose monitors, quarter-size devices…
There’s a gold rush in health tech. Here’s how the smart money stays ahead
Investors are pouring into the health tech sector, with venture funding roughly doubling in 2020….
How Cityblock Health is tapping into technology to better care for Medicaid patients
Health tech startup Cityblock Health, with its mission of delivering stepped-up primary care to Medicaid…
STAT+: A clinical trial coordinator is indicted for falsifying data in a Glaxo asthma drug study
A former study coordinator at a company hired to run a clinical trial of a…
CDC advisory group gives green light to Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for adolescents
An expert panel on Wednesday recommended that Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine be offered to adolescents between…
STAT+: ‘More Amazon and less pharmacy’: one exec on the company’s strategy for prescription drugs
Amazon’s objectives for its nascent pharmacy business are straightforward: “better selection, better convenience, and better…