Opinion: As the pandemic rages, demoralization deflates health care workers
“There’s a surge in calls. We need more backup,” read the text I got last…
Category: Biotech
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FDA grants authorization to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, the second in the U.S.
And now there are two. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued an emergency…
STAT+: World Health Organization says its Covid-19 vaccine program has secured 2 billion doses
After months of effort, a World Health Organization program has reached an agreement to obtain…
Listen: Moderna’s vaccine milestone, Warp Speed’s hurdles, and biotech in 2021
How long do Covid-19 vaccines last? Who should get them first? And when will we…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA panel endorses Moderna Covid-19 vaccine; Sacklers dodge blame for opioid crisis at hearing
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
STAT+: Kulkarni victorious in best biopharma CEO vote; Leschly tops worst list
The best and worst biopharma CEOs of 2020, selected by STAT+ readers, are Sam Kulkarni…
Opinion: Emergency use authorization of Covid-19 vaccines could hinder global access to them
Within the span of 10 days, regulators in the United Kingdom and the United States…
Opinion: To get the Covid-19 vaccine right, we must close the confidence gap and stop pathologizing communities of color
Broad skepticism about the safety and effectiveness of potential Covid-19 vaccines has created major challenges…
New pediatrician network puts spotlight on climate change’s effects on children
As the effects of climate change play out worldwide, pediatricians see the evidence in their…
STAT+: Biogen to pay $22 million for illegally using charities to pay kickbacks to Medicare patients
Biogen (BIIG) has agreed to pay $22 million to resolve allegations that donations it paid…
Sackler family members deny responsibility for the opioid crisis in a rare public appearance
In a first-of-its-kind appearance on Capitol Hill, two members of the Sackler family that controls…
STAT+: Former J&J exec sues for sexual discrimination and harassment, alleging ‘ruthless pattern of retaliation’
A 25-year veteran Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) executive has accused the health care giant of…
Opinion: Did the FDA understaff its review of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine?
In what is arguably the most important decision the Food and Drug Administration has made…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Hospitals grapple with extra dose of Pfizer vaccine; FDA panel meets to review Moderna vaccine
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
STAT+: AbbVie wins 21 months of wrinkle-free competition for Botox thanks to an ITC ruling
In a victory for AbbVie (ABBV), the U.S. International Trade Commission decided that imports of…
STAT+: Opioid prescribing has dropped dramatically since 2011, but experts say there’s ‘more to go’
Although the opioid crisis in the U.S. continues to make headlines, a new analysis finds…
Opinion: STAT+: Talent, culture, and ethics are all necessary ingredients in the biotech recipe for success
Even as hopes soar that soon-to-be-distributed Covid-19 vaccines will help quench the global coronavirus pandemic,…
Opinion: On the road to herd immunity, vaccination speeds the journey
On a recent Skype call with my grandmother, I broached the topic of the fast-arriving…
Tracking an FDA advisory panel’s review of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
An expert panel is meeting Thursday to consider whether the Food and Drug Administration should…
Pfizer decision to turn off temperature sensors forced scramble to ensure Covid-19 vaccines kept ultra-cold
A last-minute snafu this fall threatened to disrupt the smooth rollout of the first Covid-19…
STAT+: ‘It’s really on them to learn’: How the rapid rollout of AI tools has fueled frustration among clinicians
Hospice nurse Deborah Carlson had been hesitant to embrace the artificial intelligence tool her health…
Labeling confusion led to wasted doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in first days of rollout
With the Covid-19 vaccine in short supply, hospital pharmacists found themselves in the unexpected position…
STAT+: This tiny, one-drug biotech company is the loudest critic of Trump’s new international drug pricing policy
WASHINGTON — A tiny biosimilar company called Coherus Biosciences is emerging as one of the…
Virtual Event: A look ahead at biotech in 2021
Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. …
STAT+: In a stem cell experiment that seemingly failed, scientists see a possible way to prevent a devastating disease
The tiny mouse embryos were off to a promising start, many of them progressing from…
After experts criticized its approach, Facebook overhauls its Covid-19 misinformation policy
Facebook has overhauled its approach to harmful Covid-19 health misinformation, announcing major changes that would…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: One-quarter of the world won’t have a Covid-19 shot until 2022; naming a Covid vaccine takes time
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Yes, indeed, the middle…
STAT+: Sage Therapeutics names former Alnylam exec Barry Greene as its new CEO
Sage Therapeutics is making a significant leadership change, hiring Barry Greene, the recently departed president…
Opinion: Emergency department physicians should have the right to due process protection. Many don’t
Your doctor should be your biggest advocate, doing what Ming Lin, an emergency medicine physician…
Opinion: Unaffordable prescription drugs: the real legacy of the Hatch-Waxman Act
How is it possible to have a prescription drug price crisis when 90% of prescriptions…
STAT+: Here are the nominees for worst biopharma CEO of 2020
I told my editor that writing the worst CEOs of biopharma column is one of…
‘Frustrated and panicking’: For some rare disease patients, shortages of protective gear pose a continued threat
When the coronavirus sent cities across the United States into shutdown in March, Laura Bonnell…
Misting the White House between administrations won’t kill Covid-19 — and it could be harmful, experts say
The federal government is putting $29,000 in taxpayer funds toward a type of cleaning that…
One-quarter of the world may not get a Covid-19 vaccine until 2022, experts warn
As wealthy governments race to lock in supplies of Covid-19 vaccines, nearly a quarter of…
Covid’s strange moment: Joy over vaccines coincides with new levels of deaths and hospitalizations in U.S.
The vaccines — the elixirs that will help drag this pandemic to a close —…
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STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: Talking through the vaccine rollout
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. …
Opinion: Covid-19 is temporary. The health ramifications of failing to provide adequate economic relief may last decades
The rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine across the U.S. that began this week suggests that…
What does success look like for the Covid-19 vaccine effort?
A version of this story first appeared in D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the…
FDA scientists endorse Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, as documents provide new hints on efficacy
Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration endorsed the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Moderna as…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA finds Moderna vaccine effective; Trump drug discount card gets new life
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you. A…
Opinion: Don’t repeat the mistakes of past vaccine distribution efforts
When it comes to planning how Covid-19 vaccines will be delivered to the people who…
Opinion: Racial disparities in Covid-19 are bad. They’re even worse in cancer
The currents of the racial justice movement and the Covid-19 pandemic have amplified persistent and…
Picturing the ‘patience, love, and devotion’ of Alzheimer’s care
Alzheimer’s disease runs in photographer Jalal Shamsazaran’s family: his aunt, grandfather, and father, Majid, all…
STAT+: Here are the nominees for best biopharma CEO of 2020
A year like no other requires a new way of drafting a list of Best…
STAT+: PhRMA took in a record $527 million in 2019, new records show
PhRMA, the pharmaceutical industry trade group, took in nearly $527 million in revenue last year,…
‘I haven’t even told my wife’: Inside the frantic and secretive sprint to name the Covid-19 vaccines
The United States has a Covid-19 vaccine, the result of science carried out at breakneck…
A guide to who can safely get the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
With the first doses of Covid-19 vaccine being administered across the United States, questions abound…
STAT+: State attorneys general urge HHS to penalize drug makers for cutting discounts to hospitals
More than two dozen state attorneys general are urging federal authorities to fine several large…
FDA approves genetically altering pigs, to potentially make food, drugs, and transplants safer
Genetically engineering pigs so they lack a certain sugar on the surface of their cells…
STAT+: Sackler family members agree to testify at House hearing on Purdue’s role in opioid crisis
In an unexpected development, two members of the Sackler family, which controls Purdue Pharma, will…