STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer pill reduced deaths in newly diagnosed Covid patients; U.S. cancels contract with Emergent
Good morning, and a fine Friday to you from STAT reporter Andrew Joseph, here filling…
Category: Biotech
Experimental Pfizer pill prevents Covid hospitalizations and deaths
An experimental antiviral pill developed by Pfizer reduced the risk of death and hospitalization by…
Opinion: Is the debate over the origin of Covid-19 still worth having?
The American public is understandably interested in how a pandemic that has killed nearly 750,000…
Opinion: I worry that burnout can’t be reversed and has fundamentally changed me as a doctor and a person
It took me four months to write this sentence. I wanted to capture my feelings…
STAT+: John Maraganore on what comes next for Alnylam and his career
This interview is an excerpt from a recent segment on “The Readout LOUD.” Listen to…
Listen: Moderna’s setback, the saga of drug pricing reform & a CEO’s next act
Is drug pricing reform actually happening? Why was Moderna’s stock down? And what’s next for…
STAT+: Alphabet has a new drug discovery company building on DeepMind’s AI chops
Alphabet is plunging into the drug discovery business. Over the last year, the tech behemoth…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Moderna sees $18 billion in Covid vaccine sales despite production woes; U.K. clears Merck Covid pill
Good morning, folks. And how are you today? We are in fine spirits, thanks to…
Merck’s Covid-19 antiviral pill receives first authorization in U.K.
LONDON — Britain granted conditional authorization on Thursday to the first pill shown to successfully…
STAT+: CAR-T therapies from Bristol, Gilead superior to standard treatment in blood cancer, studies show
Administering bespoke CAR-T cell therapies from Bristol Myers Squibb or Gilead Sciences provides greater benefit…
White House delays Covid-19 vaccine mandates for federal employees, contractors
The White House is delaying its mandate for federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated…
Opinion: Time, facial feminization, and the transgender experience
Time, a precious commodity for all of us, poses extra challenges for transgender people. Every…
Opinion: What Moderna owes the world
Moderna is expected to reveal its third quarter earnings on Nov. 4. The announcement will…
STAT+: Alzheimer’s conference preview: Aduhelm debate persists, while field grapples with new targets and directions
When physicians and scientists involved in Alzheimer’s disease gather in Boston next week for an…
STAT+: ‘The beginning of a long journey’: A progress report on Big Retail’s ambitions in health care
When Mark Wahlberg helped ring in the grand opening of Walmart’s second health clinic in…
STAT+: Scientists find a clue to why some people have ‘Alzheimer’s brains’ but no dementia
Defective proteins clump into toxic plaques and tangles. Plaques of amyloid and tau tangles kill…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Democrats reach a deal on drug pricing; CDC OKs Pfizer Covid shot for kids ages 5 to 11
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Yes, indeed, the middle…
Opinion: Listen: An antibiotic expert on her body’s stinging betrayal
Natalie Ma knows a lot about antibiotics. She’s familiar with the consequences of antibiotic resistance…
Opinion: Molnupiravir: another Covid-19 treatment, another opportunity to recognize inequity
The Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected communities of color and those with lower socioeconomic means,…
Mandates. A well-organized campaign. No politics. How Puerto Rico’s vaccine drive turned into a success
The leader of the Puerto Rico National Guard was still dealing with the aftermath of…
Here’s who wins and loses in Democrats’ new prescription drug pricing deal
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats on Tuesday announced they had agreed to a broad plan to overhaul…
CDC advisers endorse Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for kids 5-11
Children aged 5 to 11 can begin to be vaccinated against Covid-19 within the next…
Democrats circulate a new drug pricing outline with a big carveout for small biotechs
WASHINGTON — A proposed version of drug pricing legislation circulating among Capitol Hill aides and…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer expects $36 billion in Covid-19 vaccine sales this year; Dems scramble for a drug-pricing compromise
Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus right…
Opinion: I’ve worked with Robert Califf. He is the leader the FDA needs
If the cascade of news reports are true, President Biden is finally about to name…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversation: Intelligence about artificial intelligence
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
Here’s where Democrats’ resurrected drug pricing talks are headed
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the politics and…
STAT+: Moderna, making billions from its vaccine, bets on a genome-editing startup
Moderna, flush with cash thanks to its blockbuster Covid-19 vaccine, made waves back in August…
STAT+: Could Robert Califf’s ties to tech complicate his FDA nomination?
WASHINGTON — Robert Califf spent his first confirmation hearing explaining his entanglements with the drug…
Opinion: Make Covid-19 testing an empowering choice rather than a draconian punishment
Public health is at its best when it is pragmatic in the face of complex…
‘There was no plan’: Throwing spaghetti at the wall to overcome Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy
One or two donuts, a car, one million dollars, $25, Super Bowl tickets, french fries….
STAT+: With two new insurance partnerships, EQRx takes its first steps toward lowering drug prices. But how big are those steps?
EQRx — the buzzy biotech company with a lofty mission of making far less expensive…
STAT+: In a first, a California judge rules drug makers are not liable for the opioid crisis
For the first time, drug makers won a court victory in the massive litigation over…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Doctors pushing Alzheimer’s drug have ties to Biogen; pharma wins key round in dispute over hospital discounts
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: Centessa drug shows early promise for inherited lung disease, but liver safety issue seen in small study
An experimental “corrector” drug from Centessa Pharmaceuticals normalized the levels of a target protein in…
Opinion: Had I done Ancestry.com sooner, I could have gotten a kidney transplant two years earlier
For the past few years, experts have criticized — and defended — the use of…
A smart knee implant promises to ‘help write the future of orthopedic technology.’ Surgeons aren’t so sure
Last month, surgeons implanted the first of a new, souped-up knee implant, developed by Zimmer…
STAT+: The Purdue bankruptcy plan was approved to distribute billions. Where is the money?
Nearly two months ago, a U.S. bankruptcy court judge approved a controversial Purdue Pharma plan…
STAT+: The loudest physician proponents of Aduhelm have all taken money from Biogen
WASHINGTON — A small group of physicians with deep, at times undisclosed, financial ties to…
STAT+: Government’s bid to force drug makers to offer discounts to some hospitals was ‘arbitrary and capricious,’ judge rules
After more than a year of controversy, a federal court judge ruled the U.S. government…
FDA authorizes Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11
The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization to the Covid-19 vaccine developed by…
Can a pro-Covid vaccine, anti-mandate position help a Republican win in a Democratic state?
Glenn Youngkin is playing both sides on Covid-19 vaccines. In his effort to win Virginia’s…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pelosi tries last-ditch drug pricing proposal; Merck sees up to $7B in Covid pill sales in 2022
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
STAT+: Here’s how Biden can address high drug prices, without help from Congress
WASHINGTON — If President Biden wants major pharmaceutical industry reforms, he may have to achieve…
Opinion: My company is developing new antibiotics. My resistant infection showed me we need them now
I biked to work in a rainstorm one day in October 2019. As a longtime…
Opinion: For people with sickle cell disease, add check-ins to checkups
Among the many lessons the Covid-19 pandemic has taught society are that individual behaviors matter;…
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Watch: When disease impairs immunity, vaccines are hampered, too
Covid-19 vaccines are remarkably effective, and, at this point, they are the best tool we…
Pelosi working to gather support for last-minute, last-ditch drug pricing policy
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office is working to gather support for a last-ditch…
Listen: Vaccines for kids, inside Operation Warp Speed, & a big biotech resignation
Can the FDA be too transparent? Who deserves credit for Operation Warp Speed? And when…
STAT+: Alnylam’s longtime CEO to depart, new leader named
John Maraganore, who has been the chief executive of Alnylam for nearly 19 years, is…