Apple scores victory in dispute over heart monitoring technologies in Apple Watch
In a significant victory, Apple has successfully challenged patents at the center of a high-profile…
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STAT+: France’s drug regulator is under investigation for its handling of a thyroid drug
France’s drug regulator is being investigated for issuing misleading information in connection with a thyroid…
STAT+: “This is not a cure”: Consensus begins to emerge on new Alzheimer’s drug
NEW YORK — A consensus may be emerging about how to prescribe the new Alzheimer’s…
STATUS List Spotlight: A Conversation with Otis Brawley
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 2 p.m. This February,…
STAT+: U.S. delays backing for patent waivers on Covid-19 therapies and diagnostics
The U.S. government will not support extending a Dec. 17 deadline for waiving intellectual property…
Opinion: Victims of domestic abuse should get the same top-notch concussion care as athletes
Two vastly different experiences — serving as a “guest coach” on the sidelines for a…
STAT+: Gossamer drug for lung hypertension achieves study goal but with subpar treatment effect
Gossamer Bio said Tuesday that its experimental drug for pulmonary arterial hypertension achieved the main…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA fast tracks OTC version of Narcan; Express Scripts to keep Humira on its formulary but add biosimilars
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? A steely gray sky is hovering this morning…
STAT+: Karuna Therapeutics replaces its CEO, suggesting takeover unlikely soon
Karuna Therapeutics said Tuesday that its CEO, Steve Paul, will be replaced by Bill Meury,…
Congress has its sights set too low on addiction, advocates charge
Judging by lawmakers’ words, addiction might be the most bipartisan topic in Washington. For years,…
Pandemic Accelerated Brain Aging In Adolescents, Study Finds
According to the researchers, this shows that the pandemic not only affected these young people’s mental…
Opinion: Pediatricians and parents on the brink: This is their March 2020
In March 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the United States, the nation’s pediatric…
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STAT+: ‘Who is the real pioneer?’: Apple and AliveCor go head-to-head over crucial heart monitoring tech for smartwatches
Two years after it accused Apple of copying its heart monitoring technology and putting it…
Psychedelic therapy is moving to the next frontier: workplace perk
Acupuncture and chiropractic care weren’t always the common fixtures of employer benefit plans they are…
Virginia faith leaders call for funding of mental health crisis centers – The Washington Post
Virginia faith leaders call for funding of mental health crisis centers The Washington Post Read Original…
STAT+: Mirati’s KRAS-blocking lung cancer drug clears safety hurdle in combination study
Mirati Therapeutics said Monday that its KRAS-targeting cancer drug called adagrasib combined with another immunotherapy…
New concerns about a paper co-authored by Stanford president prompt journal to take a ‘closer look’
The journal Cell is opening its own review of research co-authored by Stanford University president…
STAT+: A year after petition, NIH reviews request to lower cancer drug’s cost by sidestepping patents
One year after being asked to widen access to a pricey cancer treatment by using…
Opinion: Congress needs to update FDA’s ability to regulate diagnostic tests, cosmetics
Congress is considering two measures that modernize tools the Food and Drug Administration uses to…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: J&J drops out of bidding for Horizon; FDA takes a harder line on fast-track approvals
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Scientists Find Possible Reason Why Immunotherapy Doesn’t Work For Some People
“When it comes to immunotherapy, it seems that the journey — in this case, the…
Opinion: Carefully crafted digital approaches can improve youths’ mental health care
In the face of a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health, urgent measures…
An AI model to predict kidney damage, trained on data from veterans, works less well in women
The study was a page-turner: Researchers at Google showed that an artificial intelligence system could…
Before making unbiased pulse oximeters, researchers need a better way to measure skin tone
There’s a growing consensus among physicians and government regulators that pulse oximeters measure oxygen levels…
STAT+: The health insurer will see you now: How UnitedHealth is keeping more profits, as your doctor
Next year, UnitedHealth Group — one of the largest health care companies on the planet…
STAT+: Thirty Madison, looking to stand out in a crowded telehealth market, quietly plans expansion into sleep care
In the fight to command the growing market for telehealth, Thirty Madison is staking out…
Medical malpractice lawsuits, delayed by the pandemic, are hitting hospitals harder than expected
Carlos David Castro Rojas was a healthy 27-year-old engineering student when he fell off a…
TCM center provides Zimbabweans alternative treatment – Chinadaily.com.cn – China Daily
TCM center provides Zimbabweans alternative treatment – Chinadaily.com.cn China Daily Read Original Article: TCM center provides…
STAT+: AAM’s Dan Leonard, president of generic drug lobby, ousted
The generic drug industry’s lobbying group, the Association for Accessible Medicines, fired its president Dan…
Image manipulation in science is suddenly in the news. But these cases are hardly rare
In 2004, Mike Rossner and Kenneth Yamada, two top editors at the Journal of Cell…
STAT+: Inside one startup’s quest to build proteins from scratch using artificial intelligence
A Somerville startup and an academic lab in Seattle say they have developed a way…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Private equity moving to buy clinical trials firms; data provider limits media access to drug prices
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
STAT+: An Anavex study spin job sullies an otherwise spectacular Alzheimer’s conference
Anavex Life Sciences said Thursday that its experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s disease slowed the rate…
Opinion: Breakthrough Therapies Act: Good idea, wrong solution
The Breakthrough Therapies Act, recently proposed by Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.)…
Farts, Poop And Pee: An AI Will Listen To These Sounds And Detect Abnormalities
The AI was fed publicly available audio and video of excretions, with frequency spectrum captured…
‘The hospital never supported the midwives’: As more birth centers open, their viability hinges on nearby hospitals
BEVERLY, Mass. — It was fitting, one activist said, that the sky was storming on…
Opinion: Congress: Close the gap between funding for nutrition research and the toll diet-related disease takes on Americans
You are what you eat. Every year, new scientific discoveries make clear that food is…
In Philadelphia, ‘tranq’ is leaving drug users with horrific wounds. Other communities are bracing for the same
PHILADELPHIA — The volunteers were handing out the staples of harm reduction: safe injection and…
STAT+: Alzheimer’s researchers try out an unfamiliar sensation: optimism
SAN FRANCISCO — Scientific meetings about Alzheimer’s disease can be funereal affairs, with researchers from…
STAT+: Gilead wins a key battle with the CDC over patents for its Truvada HIV pill
Gilead Sciences won a key round in its battle with the U.S. government over allegations…
Listen: Wither PhRMA, Alzheimer’s treatment data revealed, and the first fecal microbiome drug approval
A big Alzheimer’s treatment data reveal. The first FDA-approved fecal microbiome drug. And a stinging…
‘A constant information lag’: The troubled recall of Philips CPAP machines underscores flaws in device oversight
The ongoing recall of millions of breathing devices made by Philips has been botched and…
Abortion rights groups look to next fights after 2022 wins
CHICAGO — Emboldened by the results of November’s midterms, abortion rights supporters say they are…
STAT+: With early data and a possible advantage, Amgen enters the obesity drug race
Amgen released detailed data on Thursday suggesting an early-stage drug can induce significant weight loss…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Roche Alzheimer’s drug didn’t clear enough amyloid; startup to seek approval of nasal swab version of naloxone
Good morning, Jason Mast here filling in for Ed. There are many types of coffee…
Women, Individuals With High BMI May Face Greater Risk Of Long COVID: Study
Long COVID, also known as post-COVID syndrome, is the condition wherein the symptoms patients develop…
Scientists Find Differences In Brain Structure Of Older People With Better Cognitive Abilities
Chen Yaojing,a researcher at Beijing Normal University, said that the human frontal lobe was the…
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Opinion: The U.S. doesn’t need a new ‘essential hospital’ designation
A recent essay in Health Affairs, a prominent health care journal, proposed a useful-sounding idea:…
STAT+: Afraid of pharma pushback, a health data broker puts up a barrier to drug pricing information
At a time when many Americans are clamoring for more transparency into prescription drug pricing,…
Elon Musk says Neuralink’s brain-machine implant could enter human studies next year
Elon Musk’s brain-machine interface company Neuralink aims to put its first implant in a human…