STAT+: Ohio attorney general accuses pharmacy benefit managers of drug price fixing
The Ohio attorney general filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing three large pharmacy benefit managers…
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STAT+: Bernie Sanders’ accidentally great drug pricing idea
When Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel was called before a Senate committee last week to defend…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA proposes more rigorous cancer drug trials for accelerated approval; insurers not covering obesity meds for kids
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: Under protest, FDA to convene advisory panel to review controversial cell therapy for ALS
The Food and Drug Administration will convene a meeting of independent advisers to review a…
Why the world’s smallest wheelchairs are going unused
DALLAS — Inside Kelly Eakin’s garage in suburban Maryland, two of the world’s smallest wheelchairs…
As states ban gender-affirming care, Minnesota aims to be a refuge for trans youth
Across the U.S., lawmakers are pushing for restrictions on transgender youth’s right to gender-affirming care…
Newly available test strips can detect lethal ‘tranq’ in drug supply
Public health workers will soon have a new tool at their disposal to thwart a…
STAT+: Wary of changes to Medicare Advantage, health insurers put up a fight — and exaggerate the stakes
For the past two months, the health insurance industry has attempted to scare older adults…
Opinion: Strengthen science by funding living evidence synthesis
A recent high-profile paper suggesting that science is becoming dramatically less disruptive set the academic…
STAT+: California judge deals GSK a setback as first Zantac lawsuit will now go to trial
In a setback to GSK, a California judge ruled that a consumer cleared a key…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: EU delays pharma legislation again; India cancels license for maker of cough syrup linked to deaths
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: The surprising biomedical legacy of the Iraq War
Monday marked the 20th anniversary of the Iraq war, which resulted in an estimated 110,600…
Not the geek squad: How one Boston hospital helps patients conquer language barriers — and their smartphones
LAWRENCE, MASS. — Herman Quintero was cracking jokes about the lottery, touching just below his…
Opinion: I finally got used to practicing telepsychiatry. Now the DEA wants to change everything
I am by no means telepsychiatry’s biggest fan. But since March 2020, when my practice…
Study suggests diabetes screening should be guided by age, not weight
Millions of diabetes cases may be missed under the current U.S. screening guidelines, especially among…
Directly observed therapy for TB treatment, via video, gets CDC nod
Directly observed therapy — where a health professional watches someone take a medication — has been…
STAT+: J&J loses a patent battle in India over a crucial tuberculosis drug
In a defeat for Johnson & Johnson, the Indian patent office has rejected its bid…
Listen: Bancel v. Bernie, Sarepta’s FDA runaround, & Regeneron’s ever-growing blockbuster
What would Jonas Salk say if he were here right now? How do you know…
Opinion: There is no epidemic of autism. It’s an epidemic of need
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced another increase in the prevalence…
Tuberculosis cases nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, data show
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, new diagnoses of tuberculosis dropped like a stone in the…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA panel backs conditional approval for Biogen ALS drug; pharma fights tactic for lowering specialty med costs
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. This morning is getting…
STAT+: Key senators blast Medicare Advantage insurers for ‘exorbitant salaries,’ ‘massive payouts’ to execs
WASHINGTON — Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) slammed seven different Medicare Advantage…
‘It’s a universal experience’: Doctor who treats Boston’s homeless population on why community is vital to health
After 40 years at the helm of nonprofit Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program,…
Former surgeon general Jerome Adams tries to outrun the shadow of the president he served
ST. LOUIS — Anesthesiologist and former U.S. surgeon general Jerome Adams has emerged as a…
Marburg fever outbreak in Equatorial Guinea widens, WHO reports
The ongoing Marburg fever outbreak in Equatorial Guinea is significantly larger than has previously been…
STAT+: FDA advisory panel recommends conditional approval of Biogen’s drug for rare form of ALS
An independent panel of advisors to the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday concluded that…
Biden administration plans revamp of organ transplant system
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Wednesday it will attempt to break up the network…
STAT+: Drugmakers push back on a clever tactic employers use to avoid paying for specialty medicines
In the face of rising drug prices, health plan sponsors have quietly used a clever,…
Social media is part of a ‘self-perpetuating cycle of risk’ for eating disorders and negative body image, per study
Social media use is linked with body image concerns and eating disorders among young people,…
Opinion: The lesson biotech absolutely should not take from Silicon Valley Bank’s failure
As a five-time biotech CEO, I’ve guided my companies through recessions, supply chain disruptions, Wall…
STAT+: Senators interrogate health secretary Becerra on Alzheimer’s drug coverage
WASHINGTON — The future of Alzheimer’s treatments and coverage hung heavily over lawmakers’ Wednesday hearing…
STAT+: Researchers devise new strategies to overcome a key CRISPR flaw
DALLAS — It took just three years, after the tool’s invention, for researchers to devise…
STAT+: Once a Silicon Valley darling, Mindstrong sells its mental health technology for parts
SAN FRANCISCO — Mindstrong, a high-profile mental health tech startup, is selling off its assets…
Stéphane Bancel, Bernie Sanders spar over what Moderna owes the federal government
WASHINGTON — Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel and Senate health committee Chair Bernie Sanders shook hands…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.K. regulator to streamline clinical trial approvals; NIH won’t seize patents to cut price of cancer drug
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
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STAT+: NIH rejects bid to cut a cancer drug’s price by sidestepping patents
In a long-awaited decision, the U.S. National Institutes of Health rejected a petition urging the…
STAT+: 89bio treatment reduces liver scarring in patients with NASH, meeting study goals
89bio said Wednesday that its experimental treatment improved liver scarring at more than three times…
Opinion: The much-maligned ‘quality-adjusted life year’ is a vital tool for health care policy
Health policy circles have erupted in debate over a wonky administrative tool: the quality-adjusted life…
Carrying the torch of his slain brother, a Chicago ER doctor struggles against the violence around him
CHICAGO — Abdullah Hassan Pratt is giving a tour of a sheep heart that sits,…
STAT+: Cerebral and other telehealth startups face new legal and regulatory challenges over ad models
A potential class-action lawsuit against troubled digital prescribing startup Cerebral raises crucial questions about whether…
Stanford scientist who broke genome sequencing record on what faster diagnoses mean for patients
Stanford cardiologist Euan Ashley and his research team received a Guinness World Record last year…
Opinion: Living kidney donors rely on a promise to protect our future health. We’re scared it will go away
Five years ago, I donated my “spare” kidney at the Mayo Clinic to a woman…
Tanzania reports a Marburg outbreak, Africa’s second this year
Africa is grappling with not one, but two outbreaks of Marburg fever, a disease that…
Study finds same small rise in breast cancer risk in many forms of hormonal birth control
Pills, patches, implants, and injections — the various forms of hormonal birth control have different…
STAT+: Patient groups balk at former AstraZeneca official negotiating U.K.-India free trade deal
More than 200 civil society and patient advocacy groups are urging the U.K. government to…
STAT+: Altimmune’s obesity drug fails to stand out from blockbuster treatments in early data
A new obesity treatment being developed by Altimmune met goals for weight loss in a…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA official wants to use accelerated approval for gene therapies; pharma asks Biden for tax breaks in the semiconductor package
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. A bright, shiny…
STAT+: A new Medicare ruling could give virtual reality companies an easier path to payment
The path to payment for virtual reality companies working in health care just became slightly…
Steroid drug reduces death rate in severe pneumonia, study shows
Giving doses of the steroid hydrocortisone to patients with severe pneumonia cut the risk of…
Have you had difficulty getting access to medications for opioid addiction?
STAT is reporting on the obstacles that prevent many Americans from accessing methadone and buprenorphine,…