Mid-year drug price hikes are back despite Inflation Reduction Act
It’s almost a tradition. At the start and halfway points of each year, many pharmaceutical…
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Opinion: How to save the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings
U.S. News & World Report recently issued its 2023-24 Best Hospitals ratings. The ratings come at…
STAT+: What past blockbusters can tell us about future of Wegovy and other weight loss medicines
The news that the weight loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of heart attacks and…
Vivek Ramaswamy’s brashness made waves in the Republican debate. He did the same in biotech
The youngest candidate on Wednesday night’s debate stage didn’t make any friends among his fellow…
Republican presidential candidates spar over abortion bans
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidates sparred Wednesday over a question that has haunted the party…
STAT+: FDA panel votes against high blood pressure device from Medtronic, but lends support to ReCor Medical’s
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration delivered a split decision on a…
New study suggests people who tested negative for Covid-19 can still develop long Covid
Of the 103 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the U.S., an estimated one-third have…
CDC says it’s too soon to assess risk posed by new Covid subvariant
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday it’s too early to tell whether…
STAT+: Ron DeSantis wants to import drugs from Canada. Biden’s FDA just blasted his plan
WASHINGTON — Florida governor and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has ballyhooed a high-profile plan to…
STAT+: The first complete sequence of Y chromosome offers chance to solve longstanding genetic mysteries
Two years ago, when an international team of scientists announced it had finally sequenced and…
Gender-affirming surgeries tripled in the U.S. between 2016-2019, study finds
The number of gender-affirming surgeries taking place in the U.S. nearly tripled between 2016 and…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Roche data on immunotherapy accidentally released; Novo Nordisk hires Thermo Fisher to manufacture Wegovy
Hello and happy Wednesday from STAT’s London outpost, with Andrew Joseph here filling in for…
STAT+: An accidental data release by Roche boosts some hopes for anti-TIGIT cancer immunotherapies
The multibillion-dollar hunt for what many drugmakers hope will be the next big immunotherapy target…
STAT+: Apellis safety probe of eye disease drug identifies injection needle as possible cause of severe side effect
Apellis Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday that it had identified “internal structural variations” in a type of…
Opinion: A roadmap for making over-the-counter birth control affordable
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved Opill, the first over-the-counter access birth control pill,…
Covid-19, a disease with tricks up its sleeve, hasn’t fallen into a seasonal pattern — yet
To most people on the planet, the Covid-19 pandemic is over. But for many scientists…
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STAT+: Former Pear Therapeutics executives start new VC firm, with biotech veteran Bob Langer as adviser
Executives from the shuttered digital health company Pear Therapeutics are launching a new VC firm,…
STAT+: Obesity specialists are scarce. Here’s how that’s starting to change
Treatment of obesity has never been more prominent, with the advent of medications like Ozempic…
Opinion: I’m a doctor who specializes in treating leprosy. Here’s what I want you to know
In recent weeks, you may have seen alarming headlines about how leprosy might become “endemic”…
FDA greenlights medical device to combat bladder issues
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: FDA approves Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for newborns; Boehringer sues over IRA
Good morning, one and all. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman once more…
STAT+: FDA advisory panel to debate contentious data on Medtronic’s high blood pressure device
An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration will convene on Tuesday to evaluate…
STAT+: Eli Lilly CEO donates big to Mike Pence presidential super PAC
WASHINGTON — David Ricks, who leads Eli Lilly, made a major early donation to a…
How the first Native Hawaiian psychiatrist set a course for diversifying medicine
Benjamin Young didn’t set out to be the first Native Hawaiian psychiatrist. Nor did he…
Opinion: How to take care of trans patients in hospice
In the United States, more than 1.6 million people identify as transgender. Of these, more…
Republicans love RFK Jr. What does that tell us about their health platforms in 2024?
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidates are polishing off their best barbs and attack lines for…
Opinion: The hospice industry needs major reforms. It should start with apologies
“How has the clinical work you do affected you personally?” We’d come to the Q&A…
Medical illustrations neglect people with dark skin. A Nigerian doctor-to-be is working to change that
Medical illustration is both an art and a science. But it can have a huge…
FDA approves Pfizer’s RSV vaccine designed to protect newborns by immunizing parent
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a Pfizer vaccine that aims to protect…
STAT+: Intellia plays down concerns about accidental germline transmission in CRISPR trial
Earlier this month, Intellia Therapeutics announced it was scrapping plans to include U.S.-based sites in…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Regeneron wins a delayed approval; Bristol, J&J likely to face pricing negotiation
Good morning, everyone. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman on yet another dog…
Kellogg’s is going to war over Mexico’s nutrition label rules. A similar fight is coming to the U.S.
MEXICO CITY — Kellogg’s is waging a war here over Tigre Toño and Sam el…
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Opinion: What the hospital-at-home movement tells us about igniting innovation in health care
As a health care economist who studies innovation, and as a management consultant who helps…
STAT+: As the obesity drug market grows, digital health companies juggle patients and payers
To much of the public, the promise of telehealth is all about convenience — get…
STAT+: An innovative eye stem cell transplant could help restore vision in people with chemical injuries
The first time Phillip Durst saw the big A on the chart, he could hardly…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Weight loss drugs cost much more in the U.S.; PBMs win a key victory over an Oklahoma law
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Why so few get screened for lung cancer, the deadliest cancer in the U.S.
It was Thanksgiving 2021, and Michael Young was at Target buying a turkey baster. “I’m…
ProMED sees offers of support, but its future remains unclear
With its future in doubt, ProMED, the financially strapped infectious diseases surveillance network, has seen…
Having celiac disease and a thyroid condition sent her on a quest to become an empathetic doctor
A third-year med school student, Brianna Celix doesn’t get a lot of free time. Even…
Opinion: Medicine robs physicians of their fertility. Here’s how to fix it
“The Retrievals,” a disturbing podcast from Serial and the New York Times released this summer,…
Listen: Racing for gene therapy, a pioneering approval, & startups in the lurch
What difference does a day make? Who gets to have gene therapy? And are biotech…
STAT+: ViiV Healthcare and Doctors Without Borders tussle over contract terms for an HIV drug
A feud has erupted between ViiV Healthcare and Doctors Without Borders over a deal to…
STAT+: Blue Shield of California overhauls drug pricing operation — by adding more vendors
Blue Shield of California, a health insurance company that covers almost 5 million people, is…
New definition of a human embryo proposed amid rapid scientific advances
When someone says the word embryo, what do you think of? Probably that picture you’ve…
STAT+: U.S. appeals court strike down key provisions in Oklahoma law that regulates PBMs
A U.S. appeals court struck down key parts of an Oklahoma law designed to regulate…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.S. appeals court upholds limits to abortion pill; ‘knock-off’ Ozempic thrives on ‘bogus’ website
Top of the morning to you. And a steamy one, it is. In fact, there…
STAT+: South Africa ordered to disclose contracts with Pfizer, J&J, and other Covid-19 vaccine makers
A South African court ruled the government must disclose contracts signed with pharmaceutical companies for…
STAT+: ActiGraph executives on why getting digital endpoints approved for drug trials matters
As drugmakers wade into using digital health technologies, ActiGraph has made its mission to become…
Opinion: Medicare beneficiaries deserve access to genetic counselors
Precision medicine driven by genetic health care is knocking on the door. It offers hope…
Opinion: The definition of clinical trial diversity must include disabled people
There are people in your life who influence and shape how you see the world….