NIH official suggests large gatherings should be canceled due to coronavirus outbreak
WASHINGTON — Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease researcher, escalated his tone regarding the…
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WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, acknowledging…
Microbial signatures in the blood could offer new avenue for liquid biopsies to detect cancer
The many companies developing liquid biopsies to try to detect cancer early have so far…
CDC developing serologic tests that could reveal full scope of U.S. coronavirus outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is developing tests that could provide public health…
STAT Plus: Under pressure, Trump administration looks to cap insulin costs with a Medicare program
The Trump administration announced a new voluntary program that would lower the out-of-pocket cost Medicare…
STAT Plus: Coronavirus fears may slow clinical trials and delay regulatory steps
Initially, plans for the huge clinical trial were proceeding apace. After months of groundwork, about…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Shortage of a key chemical slows coronavirus testing; CMS touts pilot program to lower insulin costs
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
STAT Plus: Biotech, bracing for widespread coronavirus fallout, hopes for the best and prepares for the worst
Biotech: Disrupted. As the number of Covid-19 cases expand globally, every corner of the biotech…
Opinion: The U.S. needs a nationwide registry for traumatic brain injury
The congressional Brain Injury Task Force, co-chaired by Reps. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.) and Don…
Opinion: Tackling drug shortages with data, AI, legislation, and more
Every quarter since 2014, roughly 150 to 300 drugs have been in short supply in…
Why ‘flattening the curve’ may be the world’s best bet to slow the coronavirus
For many countries staring down fast-rising coronavirus case counts, the race is on to “flatten…
Shortage of crucial chemicals creates new obstacle to U.S. coronavirus testing
The push to increase testing in the U.S. for the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19…
STAT Plus: FDA rejects Intarcia’s diabetes implant for a second time
For the second time, the Food and Drug Administration rejected an Intarcia Therapeutics implant aimed…
STAT Plus: Drug companies, Canadians, pharmacists and more blast Trump’s drug importation plan
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is being flooded with opposition to its plan for allowing…
U.S. communities are braced for coronavirus outbreaks. Seattle is already in the thick of it
SEATTLE — As much of the United States prepares to see large clusters of Covid-19,…
STAT Plus: Global companies expand the reach of their cancer drugs in China
While much of the world is understandably focused on the new coronavirus’s emergence in China,…
FDA halts inspections of foreign plants through April due to coronavirus
The ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to…
Washington, the world’s handshake capital, adjusts to life in the coronavirus era
WASHINGTON — When Vice President Mike Pence reached for a handshake on Thursday, Jan Malcolm,…
PhRMA closes its D.C. headquarters after visitor tests positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON — The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the Washington lobbying arm for the…
Opinion: What does the coronavirus mean for the U.S. health care system? Some simple math offers alarming answers
Much of the current discourse on — and dismissal of — the Covid-19 outbreak focuses…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Gates Foundation and others plan $125 million coronavirus effort; India considers lifting export restrictions
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is clearly on the way. The world seems…
STAT Plus: Clinical research company sued over stolen trade secrets after employee filmed dogs used in experiments
Nearly two years ago, Charles River Laboratories (CRL) paid $800 million for a company called…
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Watch: In prescient move, Bill Gates urged Trump to invest in pandemic preparedness two years ago
In words that now seem prescient, Bill Gates said in an interview with STAT two…
Opinion: If Covid-19 gets bad, triage will be needed. Are we ready for that?
The emergence of a new infectious disease that rapidly spreads around the world, like Covid-19,…
Opinion: I thought I understood the Sacklers’ opioid empire. Startling documents from a whistleblower and declassified government files proved me wrong
What could possibly be new about the Sackler family, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma?…
The coronavirus outbreak has left medical supplies in short supply. Is the nation’s emergency stockpile ready to help?
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has a secretive, $7 billion stash of emergency medical equipment…
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$125M effort to find coronavirus drugs started by Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with the charitable group Wellcome and Mastercard, announced…
STAT Plus: Debates over biosimilar uptake notwithstanding, sales growth should accelerate by 2024
Despite various issues that have slowed biosimilar uptake by the U.S. health care system, usage…
STAT Plus: ‘Unleash that data’: Medicare chief promotes freer exchange of medical records, highlights efforts to protect privacy
After a year of intense lobbying, the Trump administration on Monday finalized federal rules to…
Coronavirus spread could last into next year, but impact could be blunted, CDC official says
A top federal health official said Monday that the evolving coronavirus outbreak could persist in…
STAT Plus: A recently approved Gilead HIV prevention pill is not cost-effective and should be cut in half, study says
The price of a Gilead Sciences (GILD) pill approved in the U.S. last fall to…
People ‘shed’ high levels of coronavirus, study finds, but most are likely not infectious after recovery begins
People who contract the novel coronavirus emit high amounts of virus very early on in…
Pace of medical conference shutdowns is accelerating as the coronavirus outbreak spreads
Tanat Chinbunchorn, a physician and HIV prevention researcher, was mid-flight between Bangkok, Thailand, and Boston…
New Trump rules aim to fuel sharing of patient health records by smartphone
President Trump’s top health care aides on Monday said they will finalize federal rules requiring…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Will some coronavirus vaccines make infections worse? Not all biopharma execs have prepared
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Opinion: Doctors working while sick is bad enough in ordinary times. During the Covid-19 outbreak it could be catastrophic
Earlier this winter, before the coronavirus outbreak, I spoke by phone with a colleague who…
Opinion: Can you sue an algorithm for malpractice? It depends
The rapid entry of artificial intelligence is stretching the boundaries of medicine. It will also…
Heart Association admits teaming with Bayer on drug-store aspirin displays was a ‘misstep’
The large red-and-white bins at Walmart pharmacies across the country read, in bold all-caps type:…
How touching your face can spread viruses — and why you’re so bad at avoiding it
With the outbreak of Covid-19, health care professionals are urging people to regularly refrain from…
To develop a coronavirus vaccine, synthetic biologists try to outdo nature
Even as companies rush to develop and test vaccines against the new coronavirus, the Bill…
STAT Madness voting ends tonight. Cast your vote for the best innovations in biomedicine
Welcome to the fourth annual STAT Madness, a bracket-style tournament to find the best innovations…
STAT’s guide to health care conferences disrupted by the coronavirus crisis
As the novel coronavirus races around the globe, a growing number of conference organizers are…
At Harvard forum, three who know warn of ‘most daunting virus’ in half a century
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — For a veteran epidemiologist, an authority on homeland security, and a global…
Top Biogen execs were present at meeting where attendees had Covid-19
Biogen’s CEO, chief financial officer, and head of research and development were among those at…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Former Gates Foundation chief is ‘very worried’ about coronavirus; FDA does little to clarify CBD rules
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
STAT Plus: Private equity firms are increasingly buying up doctors’ offices. What does that mean for doctors — or for patients?
WASHINGTON — Can private equity firms provide quality health care? It’s the question that patients,…
Susan Desmond-Hellman: The coronavirus is alarming. Here’s why you should not panic
Susan Desmond-Hellmann has a unique set of experiences. Until February, she was the CEO of…
Opinion: Five years on, biosimilars need support from all health care players
Today marks a milestone for the U.S. biosimilar market: the FDA approved our first biosimilar,…
We’re learning a lot about the coronavirus. It will help us assess risk
It has been two months since China announced a previously unknown virus had been identified…
Listen: Pharma’s response to coronavirus, Google’s appetite for health data, and biotech’s rise in China
Does “The Art of the Deal” cover vaccines? Is patient privacy a relic of the…