STAT+: Merck to pay $425M for biotech to get Covid-19 drug, but says manufacturing will be a challenge
The drug giant Merck said Monday it would purchase Rockville, Md.-based OncoImmune for $425 million…
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STAT+: Raging at the pandemic, a VC raises $800M for a company that aims to transform biotech manufacturing
In March, as waves of Covid-19 cases began surging across the U.S., biotech venture capitalist…
AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is 70% effective on average, early data show
AstraZeneca said Monday that its coronavirus vaccine reduced the risk of Covid-19 infection by an…
Opinion: Make list price the touchstone for drug pricing across the supply chain
In October, the House Oversight Committee turned a magnifying glass on the rising cost of…
Opinion: Glaring omission from Biden’s Covid-19 task force: mental health expertise
The unprecedented spike in depression and anxiety that has accompanied the coronavirus pandemic points to…
Data show hospitalized Covid-19 patients are surviving at higher rates, but surge in cases could roll back gains
Patients hospitalized with Covid-19 are surviving at higher rates than in the early days of…
Opinion: The National Cancer Institute needs to publish information about chemical exposure and cancer risk
Our government should take the steps it can to protect Americans from a public health…
STAT+: NIH fails to disclose enough details about drug licensing, watchdog report finds
Amid increasing debate over the cost of prescription drugs, a federal watchdog agency found the…
STAT+: Trump’s making last-minute drug pricing reforms — and surprisingly, Democrats want Biden to keep the biggest one
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has already pledged to dismantle a number of Trump-era policies…
STAT+: New research underscores the link between multiple sclerosis and the gut microbiome
Researchers have uncovered more evidence that there is a link between a person’s gut microbiome,…
STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share…
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Leading genetics experts call for more racial representation in their industry
As the Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare the racial inequalities in the United States’ healthcare…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer asking today for emergency-use status for Covid-19 vaccine; Trump to release drug-pricing rules
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Pfizer, BioNTech to submit formal application to FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine
The drug maker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said they plan to apply Friday…
Opinion: Frameworks for medical rationing must be created of, for, and with the people
When a vaccine for Covid-19 becomes available — and the supply is sure to be…
Opinion: A shortage of physicians with experience treating hospitalized patients could threaten the next surge response
As Covid-19 cases reach a record high in the U.S., models project that this third…
STAT+: Cancer vaccine cocktail boosts immune response after melanoma surgery, research shows
Immunotherapies have transformed cancer care by enlisting the body’s own immune system to fight tumors…
As a new Covid-19 treatment arrives, hospitals scramble to solve logistical and ethical challenges
When the federal government started handing out a newly authorized Covid-19 treatment last week, some…
WHO group recommends against using remdesivir to treat hospitalized Covid-19 patients
A World Health Organization panel is now recommending against the use of the antiviral remdesivir…
Chelsea Clinton wants Trump, allies to build support for a Covid-19 vaccine
Chelsea Clinton wants President Trump and his allies to help encourage Americans to get Covid-19…
Listen: The latest Covid-19 vaccine data, Biden’s plans for the pandemic, and Bill Gates unfiltered
How do we measure whether Covid-19 vaccines work? What does Joe Biden think of the…
STAT+: To maintain opioid sales, Purdue was advised to pay rebates to health insurers for each overdose
As Purdue Pharma faced serious challenges to OxyContin sales, the company was advised to consider…
STAT+: A leading AI researcher calls for standards to ensure equity and fairness
A top researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Thursday said that artificial intelligence…
Delirium could signal Covid-19 infection in older adults, study finds
Delirium may be an early warning sign of Covid-19 infection in older adults, a new…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shows promise in elderly; surprise rule will require insurers to estimate out-of-pocket drug costs
Top of the morning to you and a fine one, it is. Blue skies and…
Opinion: The year of the pandemic: a view from South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — In the global coronavirus pandemic, South Koreans should be dropping like…
Opinion: Self-interest nudged me to join Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine trial. Here’s how it’s going
I volunteered to take part in a Covid-19 vaccine trial. I wish I could say…
Biden adviser says scientists, not political appointees, should lead public communications on Covid-19
WASHINGTON — A member of President-elect Joe Biden’s Covid-19 task force is advocating for federal…
‘People are going to die’: Hospitals in half the states are facing a massive staffing shortage as Covid-19 surges
Hospitals in at least 25 states are critically short of nurses, doctors, and other staff…
STAT+: House passes a bill to close a loophole in a law that gives drug makers ‘unfair’ monopolies
Seeking to boost competition in the pharmaceutical industry, the House passed a bill that would…
Opinion: The shameful abundance of birth- and pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S.
The U.S. spends more on health care than any other wealthy nation. Yet, more people…
STAT+: How Amazon Pharmacy could ramp up pressure on the prescription drug industry
The launch of Amazon Pharmacy on Tuesday sent shockwaves through the pharmacy pipeline, with industry…
FDA allows first rapid coronavirus test that gives results at home
WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators on Tuesday allowed emergency use of the first rapid coronavirus test…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shows 95% effectiveness; FDA vows to disclose scientific data for EUAs
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it this…
Pfizer and BioNTech to submit Covid-19 vaccine data to FDA as full results show 95% efficacy
Pfizer and BioNTech announced Wednesday that the efficacy portion of their Covid-19 vaccine trial has…
STAT+: Biden team ramps up outreach to public health groups
WASHINGTON — Nearly all of the nation’s leading public health organizations have already heard directly…
Opinion: Interoperability: an untapped tool in America’s fight against Covid-19
As the coronavirus pandemic collides with flu season, barriers to accessing medical information could undermine…
Health systems are using AI to predict severe Covid-19 cases. But limited data could produce unreliable results
As the United States braces for a bleak winter, hospital systems across the country are…
Bill Gates worries about a ‘dysfunctional’ approach to Covid-19 vaccine distribution
Bill Gates fears a “dysfunctional” approach to distributing Covid-19 vaccines, he said Tuesday, despite an…
Pharma trade group issues guidelines for improving diversity of clinical trial participants
The pharmaceutical industry’s largest lobbying organization released guidelines on Tuesday to enhance racial and ethnic…
Pfizer may be within days of filing emergency authorization request for Covid-19 vaccine
Pfizer may be within days of filing for an emergency use authorization for its Covid-19…
Fauci suggests he should have been ‘much more vocal’ about Covid-19 testing early in pandemic
Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday he should have more aggressively…
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STAT+: FDA vows to disclose data used to support emergency drug authorizations
In response to blistering criticism, the Food and Drug Administration committed to publicly disclosing reviews…
Opinion: Proposed British guidelines reject useless chronic fatigue syndrome treatments
For years, the prevailing “wisdom” about people diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome was they were…
STAT Summit: A conversation with Anthony Fauci, America’s virologist
Editors note: The livestream for this panel discussion will be embedded below at 1 p.m….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer launches pilot program to deliver Covid-19 vaccine; Amazon announces new online pharmacy offering
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, now…
STAT+: Brainstorm’s cell therapy for ALS fails study, but company sees signs of efficacy — and may push for approval
Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics reported disappointing results Tuesday from a late-stage clinical trial involving its experimental…
STAT+: Amazon, expanding its growing health empire, launches Amazon Pharmacy
Amazon added new territory to its burgeoning health care empire on Tuesday, launching Amazon Pharmacy,…
Opinion: Decriminalization could help ease the nation’s drug epidemic, but the devil is in the details
Among the 120 statewide ballot measures before voters in the 2020 election, drug decriminalization measures…
‘They’ve been following the science’: How the Covid-19 pandemic has been curtailed in Cherokee Nation
While the United States flounders in its response to the coronavirus, another nation — one…