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STAT+: Diabetes treatments have improperly listed patents that should be removed, analysis finds
More than half of the injector-pen patents for several widely used diabetes treatments — including…
STAT+: Novo’s Catalent deal is great for GLP-1s. But what about drug manufacturing?
Sixteen billion dollars is a lot of money. But Monday’s announcement that the parent company…
Common food preservative has unexpected effects on the gut microbiome
Analysis of a common preservative used to kill pathogens in food shows that it affects…
Texas Medicaid agrees to fully cover gene therapy for Afghan refugees’ infant
After a months-long fight with Texas Medicaid over coverage of a gene therapy, Afghan refugees…
Regeneron is interested in obesity treatments that combat muscle loss
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo buying Catalent, Amgen’s obesity drug, and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Scientists see an ultra-fast movement on surface of HIV virus
Seeing a glycoprotein on the envelope of the HIV virus snap open and shut in…
Plant groupings in drylands support ecosystem resilience
Many complex systems, from microbial communities to mussel beds to drylands, display striking self-organized clusters….
STAT+: Novo Holdings to purchase drug manufacturer Catalent for $16.5 billion, a deal that could expand Wegovy production
LONDON — The investment arm of Novo Nordisk’s parent foundation is buying drug manufacturer Catalent…
Wegovy is usually taken indefinitely. Amgen wants a version that can be tapered down
Amgen is trying a unique strategy with its obesity drug candidate: testing whether it can…
‘Where you live shouldn’t determine how you get cancer’: An oncologist on global disparities
The prediction is dire: Cancer cases around the world are expected to surge 77% by…
Opinion: Why the debate over proposed nursing home staff minimums is particularly unproductive
The Biden administration’s proposed minimum staffing standard is likely the most important nursing home reform…
STAT+: New Medicare Advantage rule is boon for providers, drag on insurers
Starting this year, private Medicare plans have to cover their members’ hospitalizations at the higher…
Medical devices with screens aren’t accessible to the blind. Congress has chance to change that
Katie Keim was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1967 when she was eight, well…
A scholar of the patient ‘revolution’ tracks the arc from powerlessness to influence
At the end of each chapter in “Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led…
STAT+: Devoted Health’s losses in Medicare Advantage persist
Devoted Health has been one of the most prominent health insurance and provider startups of…
STAT+: Juul spent big to court Black leaders to promote its e-cigarettes, new documents show
Documents released this week shed new light on an aggressive strategy from vape maker Juul…
Alternative Therapies Like Meditation and Acupuncture Are on the Rise – The New York Times
Alternative Therapies Like Meditation and Acupuncture Are on the Rise The New York Times Read Original…
Adults increasingly used complementary health approaches for pain over past 20 years – Healio
Adults increasingly used complementary health approaches for pain over past 20 years Healio Read Original Article:…
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FDA urged to move faster to fix pulse oximeters for darker-skinned patients
The Food and Drug Administration should move more quickly to ensure pulse oximeters — the…
A sleeker facial recognition technology tested on Michelangelo’s David
Many people are familiar with facial recognition systems that unlock smartphones and game systems or…
Unveiling Oxidation-induced Super-elasticity in Metallic Glass Nanotubes
Oxidation can degrade the properties and functionality of metals. However, a research team recently found…
A physical qubit with built-in error correction
Researchers have succeeded in generating a logical qubit from a single light pulse that has…
Neptune-like exoplanets can be cloudy or clear
Astronomers have shown new atmospheric detail in a set of 15 exoplanets similar to Neptune….
STAT+: ARCH Venture Partners is raising $3 billion for a life sciences fund
ARCH Venture Partners, one of the top investors in the biotech ecosystem, is raising $3…
Gene-editing offers hope for people with hereditary disorder
A group of patients with a hereditary disorder have had their lives transformed by a…
STAT+: The lessons of Aduhelm, Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug that was not to be
Aduhelm, a pioneering treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that collapsed under corporate mistakes and regulatory controversy,…
Scammed! Animals ‘led by the nose’ to leave plants alone
Fake news works for wallabies and elephants. Herbivores can cause substantial damage to crops or…
Why are people climate change deniers?
Do climate change deniers bend the facts to avoid having to modify their environmentally harmful…
Rare 3D fossils show that some early trees had forms unlike any you’ve ever seen
In the fossil record, trees typically are preserved with only their trunks. They don’t usually…
Lead aprons not necessary for patients during X-rays, says largest U.S. dental group
Since the 1920s, lead vests and aprons have served as trusted shields against the harmful…
Chicago children’s hospital network down as experts warn of rising cyber threats
Chicago pediatric hospital Lurie Children’s has been forced to take its network offline in the…
STAT+: Senate working group proposes 340B reforms
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators released a draft of legislation to resolve controversial…
STAT+: AI therapy and ICU training: A first look at health apps for Apple Vision Pro
Apple Vision Pro, the company’s most important new product in a decade, promises to envelop…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about opioid settlements, an OTC birth control pill, and more
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
What makes a drug a blockbuster — or a cautionary tale?
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Disrupted cellular function behind type 2 diabetes in obesity
Disrupted function of ‘cleaning cells’ in the body may help to explain why some people…
Researchers 3D-print functional human brain tissue
It’s an achievement with important implications for scientists studying the brain and working on treatments…
AI learns through the eyes and ears of a child
Researchers have been skeptical that recent AI advances can tell us much about human learning…
Clown anemonefish seem to be counting bars and laying down the law
We often think of fish as carefree swimmers in the ocean, reacting to the world…
Human cells building ‘molecular highways’ captured for first time
Researchers have captured the world’s first high-resolution images of the earliest moments of microtubules forming…
Scientists discover a potential way to repair synapses damaged in Alzheimer’s disease
While newly approved drugs for Alzheimer’s show some promise for slowing the memory-robbing disease, the…
3D-printed pneumatic modules replace electric controls in soft robots
A research team develops 3D-printed pneumatic logic modules that control the movements of soft robots…
Increased temperature difference between day and night can affect all life on earth
Researchers have discovered a change in what scientists already knew about global warming dynamics. It…
Hiring the most qualified candidate might be unfair
Both liberals and conservatives are more likely to believe that merit-based hiring is unfair after…
Swarming cicadas, stock traders, and the wisdom of the crowd
The springtime emergence of vast swarms of cicadas can be explained by a mathematical model…
Opinion: Can Arena Bioworks upend the traditional scientific research model in the U.S.?
I’ve spent a good deal of my career thinking about how we structure and fund…
Texas Medical Board under pressure to define emergency exception to abortion ban
Amid ongoing uncertainty about when abortions are permissible in Texas, the state’s medical board is…
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Promising red-light myopia treatment for children is raising safety concerns among experts
Myopia, or near-sightedness, is on the rise: Nearly half of the world’s population will be…