Positive Covid-19 tests kept a mom and baby apart for weeks. Experts say it’s a sign of a bigger testing problem
The very premature infant was born via cesarean section and quickly whisked away to the…
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Meet STACI: your interactive guide to the rapid advances of AI in health care
Artificial intelligence has become its own sub-industry in health care, driving the development of products…
Researcher involved in retracted Lancet study has faculty appointment terminated, as details in scandal emerge
The University of Utah has “mutually agreed” to terminate the faculty appointment of Amit Patel,…
In unusual revolt, scientists funded by Mark Zuckerberg criticize Facebook’s inaction on President Trump’s posts
Dozens of scientists who have received research funding from Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropic vehicle have signed…
Opinion: Beyond words: medical institutions must act to support black lives
Oleoresin capsicum spray, better known as pepper spray, is a chemical weapon made from concentrated…
STAT Plus: Will the ‘patent dance’ cause Amgen to temporarily pull a biosimilar off the market?
In a closely watched case, a federal appeals court must decide whether a biosimilar company…
STAT Plus: China’s biggest-ever Nasdaq biotech IPO comes at an awkward time
Legend Biotech raised more than $400 million in a Nasdaq IPO on Friday, marking the…
CDC: Some Americans are misusing cleaning products — including drinking them — in effort to kill coronavirus
To try to kill the novel coronavirus, some Americans are unsafely using disinfectants and cleaners,…
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STAT Plus: Startup developing an inhaler for seizures is acquired by UCB
A startup conceived to improve emergency treatment for epileptic seizures based on a father’s fears…
Opinion: Contact tracing technology must protect people from discrimination as well as disease
South Korea confirmed dozens of new Covid-19 cases last month, most of them linked to…
Hydroxychloroquine had no benefit for hospitalized Covid-19 patients, possibly closing door to use of drug
A major clinical trial showed the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine had no benefit for patients hospitalized…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Groups backed by pharma oppose equitable Covid-19 pricing; AstraZeneca strikes big Covid-19 vaccine deal
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: Covid-19 is changing the game for health care companies and investors
Even as the health care industry has stepped up with an unprecedented response to the…
Opinion: Physician advocacy against police brutality: #ThisIsOurLaneToo
Last week we found ourselves sharing yet again — first with anger, then with despair…
Longtime executive Tony Coles on biotech, racism, and opportunities for change
The killing of George Floyd at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer has…
How the world can avoid screwing up the response to Covid-19 again
Even as Americans fight (and even kill) over the country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Listen: The killing of George Floyd, the drug industry’s response, and what comes next
We’re going to do something different on this episode of “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s biotech…
STAT Plus: Wholesale drug prices — and net prices — keep falling for most drugs
Amid continued political pressure on the pharmaceutical industry, a new analysis finds that brand-name drug…
Lancet retracts major Covid-19 paper that raised safety concerns about malaria drugs
The Lancet, one of the world’s top medical journals, on Thursday retracted an influential study…
AstraZeneca lays out plan for producing 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine, if it works
The drug giant AstraZeneca said Thursday that it has found partners to manufacture and distribute…
Opinion: Racism: The contagion in health care we need to eradicate
The virus persists in the bloodstream for years, often spanning generations. The warning signs aren’t…
STAT Plus: Inovio sues a key contract manufacturer as it races to develop a Covid-19 vaccine
As the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine accelerates, Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO) filed a lawsuit…
Bill Gates expresses disappointment with Trump’s WHO decision — and hopes it can be walked back
Philanthropist Bill Gates expressed disappointment with President Trump’s announcement that the United States would withdraw…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Five Covid-19 vaccine makers chosen for Warp Speed project; Moderna CEO defends data release
Good morning, folks, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you….
Opinion: Oxford, AstraZeneca Covid-19 deal reinforces ‘vaccine sovereignty.’ We need a people’s vaccine instead
Sovereignty, in its most distilled form, is the power to decide who will live and…
Watch: MIT engineers develop a system to help physicians get the most out of ventilators
The Covid-19 pandemic triggered ventilator shortages in hospitals around the world as clinicians rushed to treat…
Your boss wants you to take a Covid-19 test and track your symptoms. There’s software for that
As more employers reopen their offices, stores, and warehouses, a growing number of health tech…
STAT Plus: In a first for RNA-modifying drugs, AstraZeneca partners with startup Accent Therapeutics
Drug giant AstraZeneca is moving deeper into RNA-based therapies with a new partnership with the…
Handgun ownership vastly increases suicide risk, large study confirms
A large new study confirms what mental health experts and those who research firearms have…
STAT Plus: Recapping ASCO 2020, talking cancer therapy combinations, and looking to the future
Before it even started, ASCO 2020 was one for the books. Held virtually for the…
STAT Plus: Tiny Denmark saved lots of money on biosimilar Humira, while Americans are still paying big bucks
For those yearning for the day when biosimilars save the U.S. health care system huge…
Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent Covid-19 infection if exposed, study says
The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine did not help prevent people who had been exposed to others…
STAT Plus: Private insurance might provide some shield from insulin price hikes — but the picture of costs is complicated
Although the cost of insulin has risen dramatically over the years and prompted a political…
STAT Plus: Moderna released scant Covid-19 data to prevent a leak, CEO says
The biotech company Moderna invited the scrutiny of the world last month when it withheld…
WHO resuming hydroxychloroquine study for Covid-19, after reviewing safety concerns
The World Health Organization is resuming a clinical trial exploring whether the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine…
Video Chat: The ASCO Recap, Live!
Editor’s note: The livestream will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. The biggest meeting…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: FDA used ‘threadbare evidence’ to OK malaria drugs; GAO slams FDA’s supply-chain oversight, again
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
Opinion: Create a health impact fund to spur development and equitable use of a Covid-19 vaccine
Calls for rethinking our pharmaceutical innovation system are swirling in the headwinds and tailwinds of…
‘Which death do they choose?’: Many Black men fear wearing a mask more than the coronavirus
When the CDC issued guidelines in early March asking people to wear masks to prevent…
At Mayo Clinic, sharing patient data with companies fuels AI innovation — and concerns about consent
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The patients of Mayo Clinic, whether they know it or not, have…
Top medical journals raise concerns about data in two studies related to Covid-19
Two of the world’s leading medical journals on Tuesday expressed concern about potential flaws in…
STAT Plus: Lawmakers, government watchdog blast FDA for poor oversight of U.S. drug supply chain
WASHINGTON — A government watchdog blasted the Food and Drug Administration for fumbling its oversight…
STAT Plus: Innovent starts China’s first trial of a novel cancer immunotherapy
A version of this story appeared Tuesday in STAT China, a weekly guide to biopharma and…
Opinion: It’s time to bring generic drug manufacturing back to the U.S.
In a hearing Tuesday afternoon on Capitol Hill, policymakers will consider repatriating America’s drug supply…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Stressed Americans cause a shortage of an antidepressant; Dems attack GOP candidates over malaria drug
Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. And it feels particularly busy….
STAT Plus: Pfizer to invest up to $500M in public companies with drugs in the clinic
Pfizer, the world’s largest drug company, is going to try its hand at picking biotech…
Opinion: Covid-19 has exposed cracks in the global medicines supply chain. We need to fix them
The Covid-19 pandemic has upended the normal ways of doing everything from going to school…
Opinion: Optimism, not evidence, is driving America’s return-to-work strategy
Consensus seems to be emerging that businesses can safely reopen by checking the temperatures of…
Debate over hydroxychloroquine spills over from the White House to congressional campaigns
WASHINGTON — Five months ahead of the general election, Democrats are escalating their attacks against…
Opinion: My nightmare: Covid-19 meets racism meets the killing of a Black American by police
This is my nightmare: Covid-19 meets racism meets the killing of yet another Black person…