STAT+: Startup Celsius cuts 75% of staff ahead of first trial start for IBD drug
Launching your first clinical trial is the type of announcement most biotech executives eagerly anticipate,…
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STAT+: Pharma industry showers House GOP doctor with campaign cash
WASHINGTON — The pharmaceutical industry has been flooding the campaign coffers of Rep. Larry Bucshon, a…
STAT+: Alarmed by popularity of Ozempic and Wegovy, insurers wage multi-front battle
Patients are bracing for “D-Day,” the date their insurance companies will stop covering the drugs….
Opinion: Former Sen. Max Baucus: Breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs are out of reach for many in rural states like Montana
New treatments are delaying the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, giving people aging with memory decline…
Opinion: Without a plan to fight superbugs, the Cancer Moonshot will never achieve liftoff
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health recently outlined strategies to tackle President Biden’s Cancer…
STAT+: Uninsured rate hits ‘record low’ — right before millions start losing Medicaid coverage
Roughly 7.7% of Americans didn’t have any health insurance as of this past March —…
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Empire Portfolio Group™ Signs Area Development & Franchise … – PR Newswire
Empire Portfolio Group™ Signs Area Development & Franchise … PR Newswire Read Original Article: Empire Portfolio…
Alternative Wellness Health Completes Festival, Art of LA and Launches Two New Flavors and Targets New Acquisition Partners – Yahoo Finance
Alternative Wellness Health Completes Festival, Art of LA and Launches Two New Flavors and Targets…
STAT+: Vertex non-opioid therapy reduced pain in mid-stage trials, study shows
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has spent decades trying to develop molecules that reduce pain safely and potently,…
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STAT+: With new acquisitions, Humana and CVS hope to turn members into patients
Both Humana and CVS Health on Wednesday touted plans to aggressively scale their primary care…
Infectious disease expert Jeanne Marrazzo assumes Fauci role at NIH
WASHINGTON – University of Alabama infectious disease director Jeanne Marrazzo will be the National Institutes…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Some employers cut insurance coverage for weight loss drugs; U.S. urges ADHD pill makers to boost production
Rise and shine, everyone. The middle of the week is upon us. Have heart, though….
Opinion: ‘Oppenheimer’ is a must-watch for everyone who works in AI and health care
All great stories have complicated endings. But that doesn’t mean they can’t offer simple and…
Affirmative action improved public health — and carried a high personal cost for Black physicians
I should be irate and despondent about the Supreme Court’s scrapping of affirmative action in…
Measles was once seen as a childhood disease. Increasingly, adults are susceptible, too
Simon Matthews made three trips this spring to the emergency room of his local hospital…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market 2023 – Emerging … – University City Review
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market 2023 – Emerging … University City Review Read Original Article: Complementary…
Researchers: Health halo effect may mislead consumers | Serving … – The Record-Courier
Researchers: Health halo effect may mislead consumers | Serving … The Record-Courier Read Original Article: Researchers:…
California requires tire makers to evaluate alternative chemicals to … – Tire Technology International
California requires tire makers to evaluate alternative chemicals to … Tire Technology International Read Original Article:…
UPDATE: Orlando Health reaches agreement with United Healthcare – WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
UPDATE: Orlando Health reaches agreement with United Healthcare WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Read Original Article:…
JusticePoint offers incarceration alternatives in Milwaukee — the city … – PBS Wisconsin
JusticePoint offers incarceration alternatives in Milwaukee — the city … PBS Wisconsin Read Original Article: JusticePoint…
How heat treatment affects a milk alternative made from rice and … – Science Daily
How heat treatment affects a milk alternative made from rice and … Science Daily Read Original…
Henrietta Lacks settlement hailed by experts as step toward correcting medicine’s racist history
For what would have been Henrietta Lacks’s 103th birthday, her family got her some justice:…
STAT+: Intas Pharma employee used acid to destroy manufacturing records at troubled plant
Last November, an employee at Intas Pharmaceuticals, which makes several widely used chemotherapies that are…
Researchers seek answers to racial disparities for prostate and breast cancer among people of African ancestry
For almost 44 years, Willie Bell never missed his appointment to check for prostate cancer….
STAT+: Labor Department says UnitedHealth Group unit illegally denied emergency room, drug screen claims
The U.S. Department of Labor claims in a new lawsuit that a UnitedHealth Group unit…
STAT+: Private equity-owned physician groups plan lobbying push on mergers
Three large and growing physician groups backed by the private equity giant Welsh, Carson, Anderson…
STAT+: Verily hires former Apple Health leader Andrew Trister as chief scientific officer
As Verily aims to get on track, the Alphabet life science company has hired Andrew…
Amazon expands telehealth clinic nationwide
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: Microsoft strikes partnership with Duke Health to advance AI in medicine
On Tuesday, Duke Health and Microsoft announced a five-year partnership that will support artificial intelligence…
STAT+: EQRx, failed developer of low-priced cancer drugs, is sold for cash
EQRx is done, sold for its cash. The once-buzzy but now dormant biotech company is being…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Medicare looks to improve Alzheimer’s care but sidesteps drug prices; CVS to cut 5,000 jobs
Rise and shine, everyone, another very busy day awaits. Even so, there is nothing like…
Cannabis industry scales back its lobbying in Washington
WASHINGTON – The cannabis industry is dramatically scaling back its presence in Washington. Curaleaf, one…
STAT+: How Y Combinator’s only health care partner decides which startups are worth a shot
This story is the first in a series of profiles of influential figures and decision-makers…
Opinion: I learned the hard way that U.S. airlines are not currently required to have EpiPens
I was in seat 20C on a flight home this March, when I felt my…
Opinion: The airline industry needs some disaster management lessons. Health care can help
The airline industry is often held up as a model of operational excellence — one…
Primary care physicians are learning how to fill the gaps in gender-affirming medicine
Harrison has an informal test that he runs on primary care physicians when he meets…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market to Reach USD 913.82 Billion by 2032; Increased Targeted Investment & Establishing Government Facilities Will Favour Growth: The Brainy Insights – Yahoo Finance
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market to Reach USD 913.82 Billion by 2032; Increased Targeted Investment…
CMS is testing an alternative payment model for dementia services – Healthcare Finance News
CMS is testing an alternative payment model for dementia services Healthcare Finance News Read Original Article:…
TikTok’s Berberine Fad Is About More Than ‘Nature’s Ozempic’ – WIRED
TikTok’s Berberine Fad Is About More Than ‘Nature’s Ozempic’ WIRED Read Original Article: TikTok’s Berberine Fad…
State updates fish consumption guidance for two Twin Cities metro … – Minnesota Department of Health
State updates fish consumption guidance for two Twin Cities metro … Minnesota Department of Health Read…
Orlando Health patients face losing insurance coverage amid … – WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
Orlando Health patients face losing insurance coverage amid … WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Read Original…
Navigating Pseudoscience: The Path to Evidence-Based Training – Trail Runner Magazine
Navigating Pseudoscience: The Path to Evidence-Based Training Trail Runner Magazine Read Original Article: Navigating Pseudoscience: The…
STAT+: Flow Neuroscience shows promising results in trial of brain-stimulation headset for depression
Flow Neuroscience, a small Swedish company treating depression with brain-stimulating headsets, released early data on…
STAT+: Medicare wants to improve Alzheimer’s care, but sidesteps drug prices
WASHINGTON — Medicare announced today a pilot program aimed at improving dementia care and reducing…
STAT+: Vivek Ramaswamy wants to ‘gut’ the FDA. His claims don’t hold up to scrutiny
STAT readers know Vivek Ramaswamy from his time as the founder of the biotech conglomerate…
NIH begins long-delayed clinical trials for long Covid, announces new research office
WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health on Monday took long-delayed steps to begin enrolling patients…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: House Republicans and Democrats duel over drug shortages; FDA approves second over-the-counter naloxone
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: New safety details link Apellis eye drug to rare cases of blindness. Cause still unknown
Five elderly people have been blinded by a severe side effect after receiving injections of…
National panel will explore requiring free Covid tests
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force will discuss recommending Covid-19 screening, the first…
Listen: Why Covid-19 wasn’t the ‘great equalizer’
When the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020, some experts assumed the virus would affect everyone…