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STAT Plus: Court rules New York can collect taxes from drug makers to address opioid crisis
A U.S. appeals court upheld a controversial New York state law to require drug makers…
STAT Plus: FDA warns Sprout for failing to mention risks in radio ad for Addyi
The Food and Drug Administration has admonished Sprout Pharmaceuticals for running a radio ad that…
STAT Plus: What will it take for Gilead to break even on its $21 billion deal?
For years, investors have pestered Gilead Sciences with the same question in myriad phrasings: When…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Gates is ‘dumbfounded’ by U.S. Covid-19 response; WHO urges countries to join COVAX
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, courtesy…
AI could help rid health care of biases. It also might make them worse
Hospitals and health care companies are increasingly tapping experimental artificial intelligence tools to improve medical…
Opinion: Are lung function algorithms perpetuating health disparities experienced by Black people?
“I can’t breathe” became a rallying cry against racism in the wake of the deaths…
Trump’s last-ditch drug pricing moves could help him in November. But they likely won’t save Americans money
WASHINGTON — With 50 days to go before the 2020 election, President Trump is taking…
Top health official echoes Trump’s Covid-19 views, drawing accusations of politicizing U.S. mental health agency
Reopen the schools, diminish the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic, and the economy comes first….
New report says Covid-19 pandemic has caused historic setbacks in global health
A new report paints a bleak picture of the far-ranging impact of the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Bill Gates slams ‘shocking’ U.S. response to Covid-19 pandemic
Philanthropist Bill Gates, who has long warned of the need to prepare for pandemics, is…
Early research from 23andMe strengthens link between blood types and Covid-19
A forthcoming study from genetic testing giant 23andMe shows that a person’s genetic code could…
STAT Plus: With a detailed rundown, Pfizer seeks to paint a picture of a research turnaround
Pfizer has been making headlines because of its work developing a Covid-19 vaccine. On Monday…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Gilead to pay $21 billion to buy Immunomedics; Trump releases executive order on drug pricing
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT Plus: Inside Gilead’s $21 billion purchase of Immunomedics: Lamb chops, steak, and a chance for transformation
Key negotiations that helped seal Gilead Science’s $21 billion purchase of Immunomedics, announced Sunday, took…
Opinion: The key to efficient vaccine distribution: start preparing early
Over the last few months, much has been learned about how Covid-19 spreads and ways…
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Opinion: When private equity firms invest in women’s health clinics, who benefits?
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to surge in the United States, Americans are becoming more…
STAT Plus: How much is a startup worth? For biotech companies, the answer is rarely public
Valuations are fundamental information about any startup. Not only can high valuations give a company…
Watch: STAT’s Helen Branswell answers your questions about Covid-19, reinfection, and vaccine efficacy
It has been over nine months since STAT published reporter Helen Branswell’s first article about…
With election looming, Trump releases major, last-ditch drug pricing order
WASHINGTON — President Trump released an executive order Sunday that would drastically cut how much…
Pfizer and BioNTech announce plan to expand Covid-19 vaccine trial
Pfizer and BioNTech are moving to enlarge the Phase 3 trial of their Covid-19 vaccine…
AstraZeneca resumes Covid-19 vaccine trials in the U.K.
A large, United Kingdom-based Phase 2/3 study testing a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca…
STAT Plus: A Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to tie prescription drug prices to what Canada pays
In the latest gambit by a state lawmaker to lower prescription drug costs, a Pennsylvania…
STAT Plus: Patent board delivers blow to University of California over its CRISPR invention claims
Making a key ruling in a long-running battle over lucrative patent rights, a government patent…
STAT Plus: Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over patient data sharing by Google and the University of Chicago
A federal judge in Illinois this month dismissed a high-profile lawsuit against Google and the…
Opinion: The ethics of pausing a vaccine trial in the midst of a pandemic: a conversation with Ruth Faden
The revelation that AstraZeneca paused its clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine has focused attention…
STAT Plus: Venture capitalist donates BrainGate, brain-machine interface company, to Tufts University
For more than a decade, scientist and entrepreneur Jeff Stibel’s company BrainGate has been developing…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: NIH to test blood thinners against Covid-19; AbbVie employees feel pressured to return to work
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: Real-time gene sequencing can help control — and may someday prevent — pandemics
As the novel coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, scientists have scrambled to…
Persistent symptoms after viral illnesses such as Covid-19 are common, but a challenge to study
From 2014 to 2018, DePaul University psychologist Leonard Jason and colleagues collected personal information and…
How Lyft’s growing medical business is trying to close gaps in health care access
When Megan Callahan was weighing whether to join Lyft’s burgeoning health care business two years…
As health tech flourished, Teladoc and Livongo saw an opportunity to ‘accelerate,’ executives say
It took a lot of late-night and early-morning Zoom calls plus some socially distanced in-person…
Doctors are increasingly using remote monitoring technology, raising questions about inclusivity and usability
Remote monitoring technologies let doctors keep tabs on how you’re doing, even when you’re nowhere…
Listen: AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine problem, charged coronavirus politics, and a recap of STAT’s Health Tech Summit
Is AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine in jeopardy? Why can’t politicians and scientists in Washington get along?…
Novartis and Roche are fined $528 million for anti-competitive practices in France
France’s anti-trust regulator fined Roche (RHHBY) and Novartis (NVS) a combined $528 million for conspiring…
Anthony Fauci on lessons learned so far in the Covid-19 pandemic
Six months since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, the world has learned difficult lessons on…
STAT Plus: Casma Therapeutics raises another $50 million to target muscular dystrophy
Casma Therapeutics, a Cambridge biotech trying to develop new medicines based on discoveries about how…
STAT Plus: Korro Bio raises $90 million to fix mutations that cause diseases
Korro Bio, a Cambridge biotechnology firm, said Thursday it has raised more than $90 million…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: AstraZeneca hopes for Covid-19 vaccine results by year-end; fewer Americans trust the CDC
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are just fine, thank you. A cool…
Opinion: ‘Hell has frozen over’: The pharmaceutical industry stands in for a politically impaired FDA
How can Americans tell when the Food and Drug Administration has become so politically impaired…
Doctors offer guide for teaching the health effects of climate change in medical residency
As massive wildfires, hurricanes, and record-breaking temperatures hit parts of the U.S., a group of…
Opinion: The interstate highway system: a model for investing in U.S. health care
Driving from California to Vermont, as I did this summer, offers time to think and…
Pregnancy poses challenges for people in recovery from substance use disorder. Covid-19 is taxing their support system
GREENFIELD, Mass. — Doula Carrie Diehl lives in a house set between a gentle stream…
Public trust in CDC, Fauci, and other top health officials is evaporating, poll finds
WASHINGTON — A new poll paints a bleak picture of Americans’ views toward the coronavirus…
23andMe’s next challenge: ensuring its customers can get drugs developed with their data
23andme has long been known as a consumer genetic testing unicorn. But CEO Anne Wojcicki…
‘Everyone was left to guess what went wrong’: An open letter to AstraZeneca’s CEO on transparency
Dear Pascal Soirot, I’d like to talk to you about your priorities. Read the rest……
STAT Plus: Is the Covid-19 pandemic a tipping point for digital health?
Covid-19 may turn out to be digital health’s tipping point, two Silicon Valley venture capitalists…
STAT Plus: U.S. Postal Service changes continue to slow down deliveries of mail-order prescriptions
When it comes to delivering prescription drugs to Americans, the U.S. Postal Service may as…
Covid-19 vaccine trial participant had serious neurological symptoms, but could be discharged today, AstraZeneca CEO says
The participant who triggered a global shutdown of AstraZeneca’s Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials was…
How common is burnout among physicians? It depends on how it’s defined
There’s a vast body of research showing that physicians and other health care professionals experience…