Scientists tap CRISPR’s search-and-detect skills to create a rapid Covid-19 test
It cuts genomes, edits DNA, and holds the potential to treat a vast range of…
Category: Biotech
Opinion: Poor countries have made extraordinary progress against epidemic disease. We need to learn from them
About two months ago, when Covid-19 was still a somewhat distant problem in the United…
Blood clots in severe Covid-19 patients leave clinicians with clues about the illness — but no proven treatments
Doctors treating the sickest Covid-19 patients have zeroed in on a new phenomenon: Some people…
Opinion: Health care workers speaking truth on social media: amplify and protect their voices
“I think a lot of doctors now are feeling that the worry and the panic…
Coronavirus pandemic threatens to take crushing toll on rural areas, data show
As the impact of the coronavirus crisis careens toward smaller towns and rural areas, a…
Covid-19 Preparedness: How ready is your county?
As Covid-19 spills beyond major metropolitan areas, federal, state, and local officials across the country…
Covid-19 testing issues could sink plans to re-open the country. Might CT scans help?
To safely relax the chokehold that policies to control Covid-19 have on the economy, most…
Simply speaking could transmit coronavirus, new study suggests
Speaking calmly and at a normal volume produces liquid droplets so small they can remain…
STAT Plus: Pharmacy chains gain a ‘solid’ victory in opioid litigation, but aren’t off the hook yet
As jockeying in the opioid litigation continues, a U.S. appeals court ruled several large pharmacy…
Coronavirus pandemic will delay the blockbuster trial of ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes
It was supposed to be the blockbuster courtroom drama of summer 2020: former Theranos CEO…
WHO’s Tedros, expressing ‘regret’ over Trump move to cut funding, says his focus on is ‘saving lives’
The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday expressed “regret” that President Trump intends…
As demand surges, half of prescriptions needed for Covid-19 patients on ventilators are going unfilled
As the pandemic continues to spread across the U.S., prescriptions for medicines needed for Covid-19…
Opinion: Mobilize the military to improve the response to Covid-19
As Covid-19 sweeps across the world, health care workers have become prime victims of it,…
STAT Plus: Within months of birth, some pathogens are detectable in infants’ guts, new research shows
Bacteria have long been the star of microbiome research. But the human gut is not…
STAT Plus: This cancer company is biotech’s most volatile non-Covid-19 stock
In 2020, billions of dollars have been created and erased by speculation over which companies…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Docs ask states for lethal injection drugs to combat Covid-19; Raw material costs for hydroxycholorquine slow production
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing all right, under the…
CDC director distances himself from Trump’s WHO criticism, saying the agencies ‘continue to have’ strong relationship
Just hours after President Trump announced his intention to cut off U.S. funding for the…
STAT Plus: Startup TScan signs $30m deal with Novartis
TScan Therapeutics on Wednesday announced a $30 million deal with Swiss pharma giant Novartis (NVS)…
Opinion: We’ll see more shortages of diagnostic tests if the FDA has its way
February was a frustrating month for my laboratory. We wanted to make tests to detect…
Opinion: Covid-19 opens unexpected rifts between health care workers
My pager wakes me at 4:00 a.m. It’s from Jill, a nurse on the medicine…
Fearing deportation, many immigrants at higher risk of Covid-19 are afraid to seek testing or care
LOS ANGELES — Trying to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus has proven extremely…
5 burning questions about tech efforts to track Covid-19 cases
The pitch from technology companies goes something like this: We can tap phone data to…
Trump announces a formal freeze on WHO funding, pending an investigation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump formally announced Tuesday that the United States will freeze funding…
STAT Plus: Novo Nordisk becomes latest insulin maker seeking to foster goodwill amid Covid-19
Yet another large insulin maker is trying to soften the financial hit many people are…
STAT Plus: Pharmacy reimbursement often lags for generics undergoing price hikes, jeopardizing patient access
Of more than 4,300 instances in which pharmacies saw generic drug prices rise by 50%…
STAT Plus: Athersys pivots a stem cell therapy to Covid-19, but prior data offer little confidence
Athersys is confident its experimental stem cell therapy has the potential to help patients with the…
STAT Plus: State legislatures are lapping the federal government on drug pricing — even amid the coronavirus
A version of this article first ran in D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the…
Some social distancing may be needed into 2022 to keep coronavirus in check, new study says
A modeling study on the new coronavirus warns that intermittent periods of social distancing may…
Opinion: Decarceration can reduce Covid-19 spread. The surgeon general should make that call
The jail on New York’s Rikers Island has a coronavirus infection rate that’s seven times…
STAT Plus: Vaccine development becomes reality TV. Can it make viewers rethink pharma?
The pharmaceutical industry’s response to the novel coronavirus may not rescue its ailing reputation. But…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: India to ramp up ingredients production; CIA warns employees about taking hydroxycholoroquine
Rise and shine, everyone, another challenging day is on the way. We can tell because…
Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline collaborate to speed up coronavirus vaccine development
The French drug giant Sanofi said Tuesday that it plans to use technology from GlaxoSmithKline…
Opinion: The coronavirus pandemic could transform our health care system — for the better
The Covid-19 pandemic has rapidly disrupted our everyday life. Cities and states are on lockdown…
How much of the coronavirus does it take to make you sick? The science, explained
Infectious respiratory diseases spread when a healthy person comes in contact with virus particles expelled…
Opinion: The tension between public health and patents in the era of Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic, devastating as it is, is producing some triumphs of collaborative research and…
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Opinion: To accelerate innovation, the CDC should ease limits on which labs can handle the coronavirus
Not long after SARS-CoV-2 was first identified in December 2019 as the cause of an…
Why a decades-old TB vaccine is getting attention in the fight against Covid-19
In the desperate search for ammunition to fend off the Covid-19 pandemic, a decades-old tuberculosis…
With Covid-19 delaying routine care, chronic disease startups brace for a slew of complications
Clinicians at health tech startups who treat patients with chronic conditions are raising a looming…
Who gets the last ventilator? Facing the coronavirus, a hospital ponders the unthinkable
This is one in a series of reports from hospitals responding to the Covid-19 pandemic….
STAT Plus: Blackstone Group invests up to $2 billion in Alnylam, a big bet on the Cambridge biotech
The private equity firm Blackstone Group is investing up to $2 billion in Alnylam Pharmaceuticals,…
U.S. is ‘less safe’ from coronavirus when CDC goes quiet, former director says
The United States is “less safe” from the coronavirus when the Centers for Disease Control…
STAT Plus: Zai Lab targets blood cancers in deal with Regeneron
Shanghai’s Zai Lab (ZLAB) is adding a blood cancer drug to its pipeline through a…
Brazilian lawmakers propose compulsory licensing for Covid-19 products
As concerns mount over access to Covid-19 medical products, Brazil has become the latest country…
STAT Plus: Biotech in the time of coronavirus: The return of mergers, acquisitions, and deals
Seeing the Easter Bunny wear a mask was weird. Greetings and welcome to another semi-regular…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Gilead Covid-19 drug shows early promise; AstraZeneca halts trial due to ‘overwhelming’ benefit
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite —…
Opinion: To restart the economy, employers need to lead the way on Covid-19 testing, vaccination
The precise, nationally coordinated campaigns of Covid-19 testing and contact isolation that helped South Korea…
Opinion: Lost opportunities from FDA, NIH inaction when sponsors fail to report clinical trial results
Americans are learning a thing or two about clinical trials as they watch the tense,…
Opinion: Professionalism drives health care workers to treat patients with Covid-19. We mustn’t jeopardize it
Why would a slight, 79-year-old physician-scientist stand up to a volatile, combative President Trump on…
Opinion: Faces of health care workers on the frontlines of the Covid-19 fight
Health care workers are responding to the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic with professionalism and…
Coronavirus pandemic fuels a boom in demand for virtual mental health care
With the coronavirus pandemic causing unprecedented levels of stress and grief, companies offering virtual mental…