CDC eases isolation guidance for Covid and other respiratory illnesses
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is “sunsetting” its advice that people sick with…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about RSV vax link to GSB, a Pfizer donation, and more
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Despite good data, Ironwood’s shares plummet
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STAT+: Biotech FogPharma raises $145 million in anticipation of more clinical trials, pharma partnerships
Oncology startup FogPharma just closed a $145 million Series E round, the company confirmed, reaching…
Opinion: New federal guidance is hurting cancer patients, especially those in rural areas
I recently started a patient with metastatic triple-positive breast cancer patient on a targeted therapy…
Q&A: AMA’s chief health equity officer on ridding medicine of racial essentialism
In the aftermath of the police murder of George Floyd and subsequent Black Lives Matter…
STAT+: Medical device lobby says it’s tired of waiting on Medicare to cover breakthrough devices
Medical technology lobby AdvaMed is fed up with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services….
Ice shell thickness reveals water temperature on ocean worlds
Astrobiologists have devised a novel way to determine ocean temperatures of distant worlds based on…
Building bionic jellyfish for ocean exploration
Researchers show how biohybrid robots based on jellyfish could be used to gather climate science…
Could fiber optic cable help scientists probe the deep layers of the moon?
An increasing number of seismologists are using fiber optic cables to detect seismic waves on…
Astronomers reveal a new link between water and planet formation
Researchers have found water vapor in the disc around a young star exactly where planets…
STAT+: Here are the cancer drugs Pfizer thinks could reignite investors’ interest
Pfizer spent more than four hours Thursday laying out its oncology program to investors. But…
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More than 1 billion people have obesity, including 159 million young people, study estimates
More than 1 billion people — or one in eight people worldwide — are now…
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Poor spatial navigation could predict Alzheimer’s disease years before the onset of symptoms
People at risk of Alzheimer’s disease have impaired spatial navigation prior to problems with other…
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Slimming down a colossal fossil whale
A 30 million year-old fossil whale may not be the heaviest animal of all time…
Astronomers discover heavy elements after bright gamma-ray burst from neutron star merger
An international team of astronomers obtained observational evidence for the creation of rare heavy elements…
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Surprising methane discovery in Yukon glaciers: ‘Much more widespread than we thought’
Global melting is prying the lid off methane stocks, the extent of which we do…
How first cells could have formed on Earth
New phospholipid discovery brings researchers closer to understanding how primordial cells emerged during origin of…
Lockdowns had an impact on gut microbes and allergies in newborns, new research reveals
Lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the gut microbiome development of…
STAT+: Change Healthcare cyber attack outage could persist for weeks, UnitedHealth Group executive implies
The outage caused by the Change Healthcare cyberattack could last weeks, a top UnitedHealth executive…
RSV vaccines may be linked to small increased risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, data suggest
The new vaccines that protect older adults against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, may be…
STAT+: What does America’s crackdown on Chinese firms mean for the U.S. biotech sector?
WASHINGTON — The federal government increasingly is scrutinizing Chinese businesses and their interactions with American…
Listen: Legal insider trading, booming biotech stocks, & the next GLP-1
Are biotech’s dog days over? What’s a PIPE? And what can unseat Wegovy? We cover…
House looks to weaken Medicare negotiation
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The next act for a biotech rainmaker
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Flu vaccine offering decent levels of protection this winter, new data show
Flu vaccine appears to be offering reasonable levels of protection this winter, with particularly strong…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about White House eyeing PBMs, Pfizer CEO’s frustrations, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Cold winds and…
STAT+: Icon acquires HumanFirst to boost support for digital tools in clinical trials
As pharma companies wrestle with how and when to use wearables and other digital technologies…
This chemist’s last startup sold for $4 billion. Now investors have poured $173 million into her next act
Jean Cui, a former Pfizer chemist whose last company was sold to Bristol Myers Squibb…
STAT+: Biotech launches with $82 million for Parkinson’s cell therapy
The dream of being able to pluck a cell therapy off of a freezer shelf…
Q&A: A biotech VC leader shares her next big bets
Kristina Burow has a well-trained eye. That’s true of her work at ARCH Venture Partners,…
STAT+: Pfizer is about to make a big push in cancer. Will investors listen?
Pfizer has a big problem. The drug giant hopes that new drugs to treat cancer…
STAT+: A ‘vaccine-like’ version of Wegovy is on the drawing board at Novo Nordisk
LEXINGTON, Mass. — New obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are currently taken once a…
STAT+: An inside look at PIPEs, the financing trend that has biotech abuzz
Biotech is awash in PIPEs. The numbers behind these privately negotiated purchases of public-company stock…
Amid measles outbreaks, U.K. launches vaccination ad campaign to boost childhood immunizations
LONDON — Facing a growing outbreak of measles, the U.K. on Thursday unveiled an advertising…
Biden ‘continues to be fit for duty,’ his doctor says, after president undergoes annual physical
BETHESDA, Md. — President Joe Biden “continues to be fit for duty,” his doctor wrote Wednesday…
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Chikungunya vaccine approved for select groups by CDC advisory panel
In a global first, some travelers and laboratory researchers who are at risk of contracting…
Continued cocaine use disrupts communication between major brain networks
New research provides new insights into the brain processes underlying cocaine addiction. The findings are…
How air pollution can harm team performance
High levels of air pollution can affect teams doing complex tasks, which holds implications for…
Double trouble at chromosome ends
New findings suggest the end-replication problem, an old standby of biology textbooks, is twice as…
How 40Hz sensory gamma rhythm stimulation clears amyloid in Alzheimer’s mice
Stimulating a key brain rhythm with light and sound increases peptide release from interneurons, driving…
‘Brain fog’ is one of Covid-19’s most daunting symptoms. A new study measures its impact
Of all the lingering symptoms of long Covid, difficulty focusing and thinking, known as brain…
STAT+: White House to hold a listening session on reforming pharmacy benefit managers
In a bid to combat prescription drug costs, the White House will hold a listening…
Change in gene code may explain how human ancestors lost tails
A genetic change in our ancient ancestors may partly explain why humans don’t have tails…
CDC advisory panel says people 65 and older should get a Covid spring booster shot
An expert panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines on Wednesday…
Beam is trading like it’s 2021
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