‘Speed is critical’: As coronavirus spreads in U.S., officials face daunting task of tracing case contacts
This weekend, as it became clearer and clearer that Covid-19 has been spreading stealthily through…
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New Covid-19 death raises concerns about virus spread in nursing homes
Washington state reported on Saturday the first death in the U.S. from the new coronavirus,…
Trump administration expands coronavirus travel ban to include Iran
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Saturday announced it would expand an existing ban on…
Person in Washington state first in U.S. to die from new coronavirus
The first death in the United States of Covid-19 was announced Saturday by Washington state…
New coronavirus cases in California and Oregon likely from community spread
The new coronavirus may to be spreading in parts of Northern California and Oregon, with…
California reports a second coronavirus case, likely from community spread
Health authorities in California have discovered a second person infected with the new coronavirus who…
STAT Plus: Sanofi to pay nearly $12 million for illegally using a charity to pay kickbacks to Medicare patients
Sanofi (SNY) has agreed to pay nearly $11.9 million to resolve allegations that donations paid…
STAT Plus: Cardinal Health to pay $8 million for failing to prevent bribes paid in China
Cardinal Health (CAH), one of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers, agreed to pay more than $8…
FDA approves a generic version of the drug Martin Shkreli monopolized
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a generic version of Daraprim, the anti-infective…
STAT Plus: Novartis employee claims she was fired for complaining about incorrect data
As Novartis (NVS) geared up to win approval for a new eye medication that was…
Opinion: The coronavirus ‘infodemic’ is real. We rated the websites responsible for it
The coronavirus has spawned an infodemic. That’s the World Health Organization’s term for the conspiracies,…
The FDA identifies its first drug shortage due to coronavirus but won’t name the medicine
For the first time since the coronavirus outbreak began, the Food and Drug Administration has…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Azar says Medicare is open to price negotiations; drug makers say opioid settlements are in jeopardy
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: Women in medicine: unite (or at least stop repressing each other)
The #MeToo and #NeedHerScience movements have inspired women to take a stand against sexism in…
STAT Plus: Turned away from five clinical trials, a cancer patient waits for one that will take him
It’s hard enough for any cancer patient to get into clinical trials. It’s even harder…
Opinion: Quarantine for coronavirus? Let’s make that unnecessary
Do you trust the government to protect you and your family from the novel coronavirus…
‘Reject Big Pharma’: Anti-vaccine activists co-opt a populist slogan to try to repeal a state immunization law
The advertisements plastered across city bus stops and flooding television airwaves across Maine make a…
Telehealth can help fight the novel coronavirus, but U.S. challenges could limit its potential
As the world braces for the spread of disease caused by the new coronavirus, public…
STAT Plus: AI has arrived in medical imaging. Now the FDA needs to monitor its impact on patients
BETHESDA, Md. — This is the moment of truth for the FDA’s regulation of artificial…
Listen: Wall Street’s coronavirus freakout, why clinical trials frustrate patients, and a journey through the past
Is the market overreacting to the coronavirus? Why do so many clinical trials go unfilled?…
Biogen, Sangamo partner to develop genome-editing therapies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
The drug maker Biogen announced late Thursday that it would license two preclinical drugs from…
Azar hits a sour note on pricing for a potential coronavirus vaccine
Let them eat cake. This is effectively what Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar…
A single coronavirus case exposes a bigger problem: The scope of undetected U.S. spread is unknown
The discovery that a California woman was likely infected with the novel coronavirus by a…
STAT Plus: They have ‘Alzheimer’s brains’ but no symptoms. A new wave of drug developers wants to know why
For years they were flukes of the Alzheimer’s world: elderly people who died at an…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Gilead accelerates coronavirus trial; FDA says coronavirus vaccine will take time
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. This is a fast-paced…
STAT Plus: Health care conference about conflicts of interest has a conflict itself, say critics who won’t attend
In an effort to better understand how conflicts of interest may affect health care, the…
Opinion: For medicine regulators, reliance is a global imperative
It’s never been more challenging to make sure that medicines meet standards for quality, safety,…
Opinion: Physician practice consolidation: It’s only just begun
Disruption has redefined health care in the past decade. For private practice physicians, the biggest…
A critical question in getting a handle on coronavirus: What role do kids play in spreading it?
Among the many, many unknowns about the new coronavirus: What role do children play in…
Trump taps Pence to lead U.S. coronavirus response
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday said he had appointed Vice President Mike Pence to…
Researchers develop AI-based intervention for kids with autism
Everyday social interactions with family members and peers can be challenging for children with autism…
Trump’s no stranger to misinformation. But with the coronavirus, experts say that’s dangerous
Mixed messages and misinformation aren’t out of the ordinary in the Trump administration. But at…
Coronavirus vaccines are far off, FDA official says, but drugs to treat patients could come sooner
NEW YORK — New drugs to treat patients already infected with the novel coronavirus, which…
STAT Plus: Senators threaten to subpoena Express Scripts for failing to produce insulin documents
The ranking members of the Senate Finance Committee are threatening to issue a subpoena to…
STAT Plus: Tracking pharmaceuticals in the supply chain remains difficult due to sloppy paperwork
As Americans debate whether to import prescription drugs from Canada to relieve rising costs, a…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: FDA tracks 20 drugs for shortage risk due to coronavirus; GOP senator moves toward Medicare drug negotiations
Top of the morning to you. Another busy day is unfolding here on the Pharmalot…
STAT Plus: Allakos is running clinical trials in reverse, critics say, raising questions about its digestive disease drug
Allakos (ALLK) is embroiled in a clinical trial controversy with potentially billions of dollars at…
Opinion: The FDA in the 2020s: move forward, don’t stand still
Federal regulatory agencies can’t stand still. They must evolve with industries they regulate. No agency…
Opinion: Will the newest pill for HIV prevention fuel progress — or profits?
Four decades after the HIV epidemic began, there’s finally hope it might end. Indeed, “Getting…
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STAT Plus: This CEO running clinics for Apple and Facebook wants to ‘flip’ the primary care model
It’s been two years since tech behemoth Amazon launched its joint venture in health care…
STAT Plus: Contract offers unprecedented look at Google deal to obtain patient data from the University of California
SAN FRANCISCO — It was the fall of 2015 when researchers from Google and the…
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STAT Plus: An FDA program to ensure decades-old drugs finally get approved is costing billions in price hikes
Back in 2006, the FDA launched an effort to force drug companies to win regulatory…
New data from China buttress fears about high coronavirus fatality rate, WHO expert says
One of the hopes of people watching China’s coronavirus outbreak was that the alarming picture…
Federal judge rules clinical trial sponsors must publish a decade’s worth of missing data
WASHINGTON — For years, government research agencies have misinterpreted a law that requires them to…
STAT Plus: College student with disease that causes premature aging is heartened by medical advances
In many ways, Emerson College freshman Meghan Waldron seems like a lot of students in…
CDC expects ‘community spread’ of coronavirus, as top official warns disruptions could be ‘severe’
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday warned that it expects the novel…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Moderna ships first batch of coronavirus vaccine; Mallinckrodt to pay $1.6 billion to settle opioid claims
Hello, everyone, and how are you this morning? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
STAT Plus: ICER, the controversial cost-effectiveness watchdog, reverses course on two migraine drugs
In an unusual move, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review has reversed course and…
Opinion: In the race for coronavirus vaccines, don’t leave pregnant women behind
As several thousand people become newly infected each day with the novel coronavirus Covid-19, and…
Opinion: To fight surprise medical bills, create a powerful united patient lobby
Physicians are taught to prioritize the interests of their patients, using their knowledge, preferences, and…