.jpg)
STAT+: Watch: Former Google CEO Schmidt opens up on health data privacy and the future of tech in medicine
In a wide-ranging and forthcoming interview, Eric Schmidt, the former Google CEO who helped steer…
Author: STAT
STAT+: Ginkgo plans a $17.5 billion merger with SPAC that took DraftKings public
Ginkgo Bioworks, one of the hottest biotech startups in Massachusetts, said Tuesday that it plans…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Key Dems push Pelosi to seek ‘bipartisan’ drug pricing reform; AstraZeneca CEO pay upsets shareholders
Hello, everyone, and how are you this fine, sunny morning? The middle of the week…
STAT+: Sanofi is accused of ‘widespread destruction’ of company e-mails tied to Zantac recalls
As litigation proceeds over the Zantac heartburn pill and a possible carcinogen, a court filing…
Opinion: Listen: A veteran health reporter on the brutality of India’s Covid-19 crisis
In this episode of the “First Opinion Podcast,” reporter and editor Kalpana Jain details how…
Covid pandemic should serve as ‘Chernobyl moment’ for global health reform, international experts say
The Covid-19 crisis should serve as a “Chernobyl moment” for global pandemic preparedness, triggering a…
Opinion: STAT+: ‘Induced proximity’ is why I am optimistic about treating undruggable diseases
So-called undruggable proteins — those that supposedly can’t be targeted by pharmaceuticals — represent a…
Opinion: My ‘postmortem’ folder and the intensely personal nature of the latest Covid-19 surge
Each morning I when I arrive at my primary care clinic, the first thing I…
STAT+: Telehealth companies are fueling a lobbying frenzy to protect their Covid boom
WASHINGTON — Telehealth companies, flush with cash after the Covid-19 pandemic spiked both demand and…
STAT+: Key House Democrats’ push for a ‘bipartisan’ drug pricing bill could doom Pelosi’s signature legislation
WASHINGTON — A group of 10 moderate Democrats is urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to…
Amazon, Salesforce execs weigh in on how tech can help with Covid — and how it can’t
For all the progress on Covid-19, we are still far from a post-pandemic world. “If…
Former Google CEO Schmidt says AI ‘will have its biggest impact’ in health care
For the myriad applications of artificial intelligence, Eric Schmidt, the onetime Google CEO, sees one…
STAT+: Dana-Farber receives $50 million gift to study pancreatic cancer
Dr. Laurie Glimcher often gets calls from people she knows around the world asking if…
Illumina CEO insists GRAIL merger will be good for competition, and ultimately, patients
Before the pandemic, most people had never heard of Illumina, the California-based sequencing behemoth whose…
How digital pharmacies can expand access to specialized care
Even the most aggressive proponents of telehealth must concede that while technology can open the…
From big tech to small tech: A health care visionary pushes for a patient-centric approach to technology
Each step in the career of Ashwini Zenooz is less comfortable than the last. She…
Acknowledging its ‘white patriarchy’ and racist past, the AMA pledges to dismantle causes of health inequities
Saying it needs to “pivot from ambivalence to urgent action” and hold itself accountable for…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.K. says IP waiver is insufficient for Covid-19 vaccine access; EU sues AstraZeneca over vaccine supply — again
Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because our…
AIDS virus used in gene therapy to fix ‘bubble baby’ disease
A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a…
Opinion: Pandemic-inspired idealism is prompting careers in health care. Caveat emptor
Health care workers facing notoriously difficult work lives and high levels of burnout were some…
STAT+: Inside Pear’s ambitious plan to become the most dominant player in digital therapeutics
In the last six months, Pear Therapeutics has raised $100 million, inked a bevy of new…
CDC’s slow, cautious messaging on Covid-19 seems out of step with the moment, public health experts say
WASHINGTON — Nearly a year ago, amid concerns about how to prevent transmission of the…
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for use in adolescents
The Food and Drug Administration has agreed to let adolescents between the ages of 12…
Reawakened immune cells show promise in mice against zombie cells tied to diseases of aging
Scientists have started to test whether natural killer, or NK, cells can be trained to…
STAT+: Dutch advisory group says Zolgensma shouldn’t be covered unless Novartis halves price
In a challenge to Novartis (NVS), a Dutch advisory body has recommended that the government…
STAT+: Flagship startup Laronde hopes to use ‘endless RNA’ to produce new treatments
In 2017, scientists at Flagship Pioneering were exploring different kinds of ribonucleic acid, or RNA,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Novavax sees delay in seeking emergency use of its Covid-19 shot; AstraZeneca CEO’s pay causes a stink
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: HHS plans to open up billions in hospital Covid-19 grants in coming weeks
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to open applications for billions of dollars in grants…
Opinion: STAT+: The pharma industry needs to measure patient experience from the patients’ perspectives
The relationship between clinical outcomes and the patient experience — the sum of all of…
STAT+: Why health tech companies are investing so heavily in care teams
Kristen Campbell often felt like she was treating patients without all the pieces of the…
With long Covid, history may be repeating itself among people of color
It’s well-known now that people of color have shouldered a disproportionate burden in the Covid-19…
Opinion: My work as a Black OB-GYN tempered my joy as I prepared to give birth
Expectant mothers tend to spend time fine-tuning their baby registries and decorating their nurseries. I…
STAT+: Eli Broad’s medical research legacy will ‘touch almost the whole world’
Among scientists around the world, Eli Broad’s name will forever be tied to the role…
STAT+: WHO, international regulatory group urge pharma to publish clinical study reports
In a significant step toward greater transparency, the World Health Organization and the International Coalition…
STAT+: How David beat Goliath: Advocacy groups seized a moment, and found allies, in bid to loosen vaccine patent rights
WASHINGTON — They’ve plastered a pharmaceutical CEO’s face on the side of a rented truck…
STAT+: Moderna’s CEO says he ‘didn’t lose a minute of sleep’ over potential waiver of vaccine patents
Moderna chief executive Stephane Bancel on Thursday shrugged off the Biden administration’s support for suspending…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer seeks full FDA approval for its Covid-19 shot; EU is willing to explore Covid-19 IP waiver
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
STAT+: Two drug makers, two commercial launches — with divergent results
Biocryst Pharma did it. Aurinia Pharma did not. The “it” is a successful, commercial drug…
Opinion: Rather than turning its back on the QALY, pharma should collaborate on efforts to improve it
A key element in the long-simmering debate on reining in drug prices in the United…
As the Covid-19 crisis ebbs in the U.S., experts brace for some to experience psychological fallout
The end of the emergency phase of the pandemic is in sight in the United…
Listen: Vaccine riches, patent waivers, & a gene therapy for aging
What does $45 billion buy you these days? Is clinical trial tourism a business? And…
STAT+: CRISPR Therapeutics, Nkarta to jointly develop engineered natural killer cells as cancer treatments
Off-the-shelf treatments for cancer made from genetically engineered T cells and natural killer, or NK,…
STAT+: Massachusetts sues Publicis for designing ‘marketing schemes’ to boost OxyContin sales
The Massachusetts attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Publicis Health, one of the world’s…
STAT+: Amazon Care signs first customer for burgeoning health business
Amazon Care signed its first enterprise customer this week, a significant milestone as the virtual-first…
STAT+: The U.S. opened pandora’s box on IP waivers for Covid-19 vaccines. What happens now?
In a surprising move, the Biden administration has said it will support a controversial proposal…
STAT+: Dyno raises $100 million to bring artificial intelligence to gene therapy
Dyno Therapeutics, a Cambridge biotech that uses artificial intelligence techniques to develop gene therapies, said…
STAT+: In Belgium, too many clinical trial sponsors waffle about reporting required results
The results of more than one-fifth of clinical trials that were conducted in Belgium have…
New analysis finds global Covid death toll is double official estimates
A new analysis of the toll of the Covid-19 pandemic suggests 6.9 million people worldwide…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biden supports WTO proposal on Covid-19 vaccine IP; Biogen Alzheimer’s drug is cost-effective at $2,500
Good morning, everyone, how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, as…
Pfizer and BioNTech to provide Covid-19 vaccine to Olympic, Paralympic delegations
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech announced Thursday that they would provide Covid-19 vaccine to all…