FDA scientists say Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine is effective, but also raise concerns
Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration said the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the biotech…
Category: Biotech
STAT+: Strategist Jared Holt on why innovation may not be such a good thing for the biotech sector
Every year, the meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or ASCO, is one…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Bristol Myers will pay $4.1 billion for Turning Point; Europe looks to approve a smallpox vaccine for monkeypox
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
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STAT+: Bristol Myers Squibb to buy Turning Point Therapeutics for $4.1 billion to gain drugs targeting rare cancer mutations
Bristol Myers Squibb said Friday that it is acquiring Turning Point Therapeutics, a biotech that…
Opinion: In Depp v. Heard, forensic psychiatry took the stand. We weren’t impressed
Like millions of people around the world, we’ve found ourselves drawn to the Depp v….
STAT+: Neumora, ambitious startup focused on neuroscience, considers filing for an IPO
Neumora Therapeutics, the neuroscience company launched last year in a bid to revitalize a field…
Opinion: Investing in women, children, and nutrition is not optional. The world’s future depends on it
The global health financing landscape has drastically changed since the end of 2019. The emergence…
‘Too little too late’: Unpacking Biden’s moves to improve federal prisons’ response to Covid-19
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is trying to finally unsnarl the federal Bureau of Prisons’…
STAT+: Francis Collins: Concern about independence of new moonshot science agency ARPA-H are ‘overblown’
WASHINGTON — Francis Collins thinks the debate surrounding the Biden administration’s new high-stakes research agency…
Listen: Biotech’s catch-22, a $100 genome, & dealing with monkeypox
Will gene therapy ever live up to expectations? Can anyone break up the genomics monopoly?…
Early pregnancy detection, wearables for Parkinson’s, and health in the cloud
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: Carbon Health, citing concerns about path to profitability, lays off 250 employees
Carbon Health, which runs dozens of brick-and-mortar clinics and a virtual care business, laid off…
What the surprising mutations in the monkeypox virus could indicate about the new outbreak
When scientists investigate the spread of an infectious disease, one area they look at is…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: ‘Gloomy’ report issued on WTO Covid-vaccine proposal; biotech ‘swoon’ hits enterprise value at many companies
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. This morning is getting…
Opinion: Beyond baby formula: advancing best practices in FDA’s efforts to prevent shortages
The firestorm over baby formula shortages offers an opportunity for the Food and Drug Administration…
Can wearables turn temperature into a pregnancy test?
Your smartwatch can ping you about an irregular heartbeat. Your phone can assess your fall…
How the Covid-19 pandemic prepared the White House to respond to monkeypox
WASHINGTON — The man at the center of the White House’s biodefense strategy is only…
STAT+: Companies can’t make CAR-T cells for cancer treatment quickly enough. Here’s what they’re doing about it
The shortage of manufacturing slots for CAR-T cells, which has left myeloma patients dying on…
‘How do you decide?’: Cancer treatment’s CAR-T crisis has patients dying on a wait list
Within two years of being diagnosed with multiple myeloma, Shawn Goltzene had blasted through nearly…
Novel genetic experiment shrinks tough-to-treat cancer
In a novel experiment, a woman with advanced pancreatic cancer saw her tumors dramatically shrink…
STAT+: Justice Department says sweeping lab test fraud in Texas involved dozens of doctors and front companies
A new Justice Department lawsuit describes a sweeping fraud scheme in which dozens of Texas…
STAT+: More and more biotechs are worth less than their checking accounts
Biotech’s 2021 swoon has settled into a 2022 malaise, with the closely watched XBI index…
STAT+: Italian authorities fine drugmaker for ‘excessive’ pricing of a rare disease drug
Antitrust regulators in Italy have fined a drugmaker nearly $3.8 million for years of “excessive”…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer to exit consumer-health joint venture with GSK; access to obesity drugs in U.S. remains ‘dismal’
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is, despite the cloudy…
Four neuroscientists win Kavli Prize for discovering genes behind serious brain disorders
Four neuroscientists who discovered the genes involved in a host of serious brain disorders won…
Opinion: Kids and Covid-19: The urgency of equity should outweigh the urgency of normal
Across the United States, there’s a universal longing for the day when children no longer…
Opinion: The Access to Rare Indications Act could be a game changer for millions of Americans
The term “medically necessary” is the yardstick by which insurance companies, including Medicare and Medicaid,…
Opinion: Listen: Covid-19 is leaving millions of orphaned children behind
The number of children who become orphans because of Covid-19 rises each week: Over 10.5…
STAT+: Doctors in Arizona are trying to rewrite the surprise billing law to boost their own pay
Doctors in Arizona are crafting a state ballot measure that would modify the new federal…
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‘Nobody wants to mess this up’: A WHO official weighs in on the challenges of responding to monkeypox
The expanding monkeypox outbreak is posing enormous communications challenges for public health authorities keen to…
STAT+: Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz on lessons learned, venture capital, and shutting down his own business
SAN FRANCISCO — During the worst moments at Theranos, Tyler Shultz ran. To burn off…
Costly Alzheimer’s treatment is spreading around the world, with virtually no science to back it up
BERLIN — Looking more like a barber than a doctor, orthopedic surgeon Musa Citak squirted…
STAT+: A ‘dark horse’ emerges in the DNA sequencing race, boasting a $100 genome
Bay Area biotech Ultima Genomics on Tuesday claimed that its technology can sequence a whole…
STAT+: Former AstraZeneca executive charged with insider trading over Daiichi cancer drug deal
A former AstraZeneca communications executive was accused of insider trading in connection with a partnership…
STAT+: Documents show problems at Novartis facility where cancer drug production was halted
Earlier this month, Novartis took the surprising step of voluntarily suspending production of two therapies…
Faulty oxygen readings delayed Covid treatments for darker-skinned patients, study finds
Covid-19 care, including distribution of lifesaving therapies, was significantly delayed for Black and Hispanic patients…
Mistreatment in medical school leads students to leave, with students of color faring the worst
Medical students who report being mistreated or discriminated against are far more likely to drop…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: GSK to pay up to $3.3 billion for Affinivax; Senate bill tries to avoid another Aduhelm controversy
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite, which…
Opinion: Factoring in patients’ experiences is essential for moving the needle on health disparities
Three years ago, when cancer turned my life upside down, I never imagined I’d have…
STAT+: The American Medical Association is fighting an otherwise popular bill to require training doctors about opioid use disorder
WASHINGTON — The American Medical Association wants doctors to have more training on treating people…
STAT+: While a law designed to thwart counterfeit medicines lurches into full force, fake pills keep circulating
As far as Shane Jerominski was concerned, the many bottles of a widely used HIV…
Listen: ‘Racism is America’s oldest algorithm’: How bias creeps into health care AI
Artificial intelligence and medical algorithms are deeply intertwined with our modern health care system. These…
Monkeypox outbreak poses ‘moderate risk’ to global public health, WHO says
The ongoing monkeypox outbreak currently poses a moderate risk to global public health, the World…
Opinion: Preparing for the next pandemic: Time to follow a social business model for patent-free global medicine production
The World Health Assembly, which is meeting in Geneva for the first time since the…
Biden administration won’t lower seniors’ Medicare premiums this year, despite changes to coverage of new Alzheimer’s drug
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday said it will not lower Medicare premiums for…
STAT+: The World Health Assembly moves to bolster clinical trials, but some say it falls short
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution designed to…
On the lookout for monkeypox, CDC considers expanding test capacity
With the United States on the lookout for more monkeypox cases, federal health officials this…
STAT+: Key Senate committee proposes a council to ensure FDA better coordinates on accelerated approvals
WASHINGTON — The Senate is taking pains to avoid another Aduhelm controversy. In new bipartisan…
An emergency doctor and parent sorts through Covid vaccine options for kids under 5
After months of delays and setbacks, there finally appears to be hope that there will…
STAT+: ViiV will make it easier for generic companies to copy its HIV prevention shot, but it’s not clear when
In response to criticism, ViiV Healthcare has agreed to license its long-acting injectable HIV prevention…