Opinion: Pandemics wreak devastation — but spark biomedical innovation
There are no “silver linings” in the dark cloud of Covid-19. Yet if history repeats…
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Opinion: Telehealth makes me aspire to be a different kind of physician: the kind I used to be
In my nearly quarter-century as a primary care pediatrician, I have always aspired to be…
STAT Plus: Better than the rest or behind the competition? Moderna’s future hinges on how its Covid-19 vaccine fares
Among the pharmaceutical companies closest to developing a Covid-19 vaccine, none has more riding on…
As mobile mental health teams work to de-escalate crises, some warn their models still rely on police partnerships
In the wake of nationwide demonstrations against police brutality, there has also been a surge…
STAT Plus: Harry Reid and Alex Trebek tried Patrick Soon-Shiong’s experimental cancer therapy. Can their results be duplicated in a clinical trial?
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s pancreatic cancer went into remission. “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek,…
STAT Plus: Cepheid is accused of overcharging and undersupplying its Covid-19 test to poor countries
As controversy rises over equal access to Covid-19 medical products, a manufacturer of rapid, point-of…
Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
An experimental blood test was highly accurate at distinguishing people with Alzheimer’s disease from those…
STAT Plus: Lawmakers urge federal watchdog to probe government’s role in discovering remdesivir
Amid concerns over access to medicines that were hatched with U.S. taxpayer funds, Democratic lawmakers…
STAT+ Conversations: Ranking biotech’s top venture capital firms
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STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Pharma execs nix meeting with Trump; Kodak wins big U.S. loan to fix medical supply chain
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing reasonably well, given the circumstances….
Opinion: Quality issues may be the stumbling block in the race for contact tracing apps
The world is in a rush to find ways to fight Covid-19. This urgency makes…
Opinion: Boosting the promise — and reining in the peril — of Covid-19 preprints
There’s a common refrain in engineering: When it comes to the triple goal of “faster,…
The first U.S. Covid-19 case was found in her district. A congresswoman reflects on the last six months
Six months ago, the first Covid-19 case was diagnosed in the U.S. in a man…
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Opinion: I failed — at age 34 — the now-politicized Montreal Cognitive Assessment
One sunny day in October 2016, I failed the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). That’s the…
‘It’s like you injected adrenaline into them’: Facebook’s vaccine misinformation problem faces a new test with Covid-19
As scientists begin to clear a path to a potential coronavirus vaccine, researchers and advocates…
Democratic group warns that the U.S. is unprepared to distribute a Covid-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON — A Democratic group warned Tuesday that the U.S. is fundamentally unprepared to manufacture…
Covid-19 relief package likely to include billions more for vaccines, testing
WASHINGTON — The latest round of Covid-19 relief could include a dramatic increase in new…
Pfizer and BioNTech pick Covid-19 vaccine and begin pivotal study
Pfizer and BioNTech are starting a large study of a vaccine candidate for Covid-19 aimed…
STAT Plus: New York panel seeks extra Medicaid rebates from Biogen for pricey rare disease drug
A New York State panel has recommended that officials seek a supplemental Medicaid rebate for…
Covid-19 infections leave an impact on the heart, raising concerns about lasting damage
Two new studies from Germany paint a sobering picture of the toll that Covid-19 takes…
STAT Plus: Generic group fails again to block California law that bans pay-to-delay deals
A federal appeals court denied a bid by a pharmaceutical industry trade group to block…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Moderna gets $472 million as late-stage Covid-19 vaccine trial begins; EU turns away from WHO vaccine effort
Good morning, everyone, and nice to see you again. We have returned, so to speak,…
Opinion: We need to forecast epidemics like we forecast the weather
Disease-modeling communities around the world have been working tirelessly since January to predict how and…
Opinion: Science alone cannot beat the pandemic. We also need outreach about a Covid-19 vaccine
Americans anxiously await two key benefits that a Covid-19 vaccine will deliver: freedom from fear…
As Covid-19 surges, researchers amass lung scans to build AI systems for patient care
At first, the images of lungs infected by the novel coronavirus were hard to come…
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Covid-19 vaccines may cause mild side effects, experts say, stressing need for education, not alarm
While the world awaits the results of large clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccines, experts say…
Trump administration unveils four executive orders aimed at lowering drug prices
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration unveiled four executive orders on Friday aimed at bringing down…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Moderna loses a key patent decision; China says its Covid-19 vaccine will be ready this year
Good morning and happy Friday. Elizabeth Cooney here, thinking of the vacationing Ed Silverman’s weekly…
Opinion: A pandemic ethical conundrum: Must health care workers risk their lives to treat Covid-19 patients?
The sweep of Covid-19 across the globe has raised a fundamental question about medical ethics:…
Opinion: Say her name: Don’t erase Bebe Moore Campbell from National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
The U.S. health care system has long neglected minority mental health. It continues to do…
STAT Plus: A test you can breathe in: Scientists are developing synthetic biosensors to monitor lung disease
Imagine inhaling a sensor that could monitor lung disease patients’ response to therapy, emitting a…
STAT Plus: New research finds a wide gulf in engagement with digital mental health tools
A first-of-its-kind analysis, conducted in collaboration with researchers at Microsoft, paints a detailed picture of…
‘X to the Z’: San Francisco official pushes city to condemn public hospital’s Zuckerberg name
A San Francisco city official is introducing a resolution to condemn the city’s public hospital…
Listen: The U.K.’s vaccine push, how to cover the pandemic, and a DNA detective story
How soon will we get a Covid-19 vaccine? Why is biotech moving airline stocks? And…
STAT Plus: Ruling threatens to upend patents on Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
Moderna, racing to develop a vaccine for Covid-19, lost a key patent decision Thursday, one…
FDA says opioid labels must include information about naloxone
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it would require drug manufacturers…
STAT Plus: The FDA got a lot more flexible during Covid — and pharma’s already pushing to make it permanent
WASHINGTON — The pharmaceutical industry made it clear to the Food and Drug Administration that…
STAT Plus: ‘Inactive’ drug ingredients are not always inactive, study finds
What’s in that pill you just swallowed? The label on the bottle lists the drug’s…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: NIH launching ‘flurry’ of Covid-19 treatment trials; Pfizer-BioNTech deal sets ceiling for vaccine price
Good morning. Elizabeth Cooney here, filling in for Ed Silverman until he returns from vacation…
Opinion: Using a global network of adaptive clinical trials to fight Covid-19
Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 can circle the globe with astonishing speed by taking advantage of human…
Opinion: ‘How painful is the cost of your health care?’ The case for a new vital sign
“On a scale of 0 to 10, how painful is the cost of your health…
NIH to start ‘flurry’ of large studies of potential Covid-19 treatments
The National Institutes of Health is preparing to launch a “flurry” of large clinical trials…
STAT Plus: Eyeing an IPO, Hims expands further into virtual mental health care
San Francisco startup Hims & Hers took a further step into the mental health realm…
STAT Plus: Health tech companies are shelling out more to lobby Washington during the pandemic
In the first half of 2020, the pandemic spurred a surge in the use of…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: U.S. to pay $1.95b for Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine; who decides who gets the first doses?
Good morning. Elizabeth Cooney here, channeling the vacationing Ed Silverman’s Wednesday wisdom: We’ve made it…
Opinion: My patients want the good old days of office visits. That’s not happening any time soon
I recently got a note from my secretary with this message from a patient: “Tell…
Opinion: Clinical trials need to include more Black and other minority participants. Here’s how
The Covid-19 pandemic and the disproportionate devastation it has wrought on Black, Hispanic, and poor…
STAT Plus: Among biotech venture capital firms, Flagship Pioneering got the best single-fund returns
A fund launched in 2012 by the biotech venture capital firm Flagship Pioneering is on…
STAT Plus: Hospitals deploy AI to send patients home earlier — and keep them there
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has a problem familiar to many hospitals: Too many patients…
Confusion spreads over system to determine priority access to Covid-19 vaccines
As manufacturers around the world race to develop Covid-19 vaccines, a parallel effort has begun…