STAT+: UnitedHealthcare’s latest contract dispute, this time with Trinity Health, leaves thousands out-of-network
A widespread, monthslong contract dispute between UnitedHealthcare and Trinity Health has created a confusing patchwork…
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STAT+: What do Biden’s drug price comparisons reveal? Not much
WASHINGTON — The White House is touting just how much its new Medicare negotiation process…
STAT+: Lykos Therapeutics cuts 75% of staff after FDA rejects MDMA-assisted therapy
Lykos Therapeutics, whose MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder was rejected late last week by…
Listen: Drug pricing drops & psychedelics under fire
Are pharma companies still fearful of the Inflation Reduction Act? Will Lykos’ FDA rejection and…
Antiviral used for mpox no better than placebo, NIH says
The National Institutes of Health said Thursday that an antiviral often used to treat mpox…
New Medicare drug prices, antimicrobial-resistant meningitis, unlucky American women
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STAT+: Boston’s lab market is in as rough shape
When demand for office space cratered during the Covid-19 pandemic, many developers in the Boston…
STAT+: The business of CRISPR’d medicine: Not great
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We have mpox vaccines now. But how will they be distributed?
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Medicare drug savings, Lilly warning doctors, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. The skies are…
Medicare drug price negotiation didn’t benefit Biden — but it may help Harris
WASHINGTON — When Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention…
STAT+: Medicare announces drug prices for historic first round of negotiations
WASHINGTON — The day drug makers dreaded has finally arrived. Medicare officials on Thursday unveiled…
Opinion: HHS says it is working against climate change. But it’s really climate washing
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has stated it will do all that…
Opinion: Can AI help ease medicine’s empathy problem?
Modern medicine has an empathy problem. Artificial intelligence — done right — might be able…
Arthritis patients resort to an inconvenient Medicare workaround to avoid pricey drugs
As many as 40,000 chronically ill seniors are choosing to endure uncomfortable, time-consuming intravenous infusions…
ALS patient lived with a brain-computer interface for 7 years. Here’s what researchers learned
Brain-computer interfaces are still years, and several FDA approvals, away from being available on the…
STAT+: Gilead wins U.S. approval for drug to treat autoimmune liver disease
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new treatment for primary biliary cholangitis,…
WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the spread of mpox in multiple African countries…
STAT+: Eli Lilly’s billions: Can the world’s most valuable pharma company keep inventing drugs at this pace?
On Tuesday, Eli Lilly unveiled a towering 346,000-square-foot laboratory in Boston’s Seaport District, a building…
Abortion, shingles, extreme heat, and sudden cardiac arrest
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an AstraZeneca U.K. vaccine plant, Medicare premiums, and more
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially…
Syros shares battered after it stops leukemia trial
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Opinion: Ultra-processed foods: the tobacco of the 21st century?
At the start of the clinic where I see patients with colorectal, stomach, pancreatic, and…
Opinion: Better safety studies could restore America’s confidence in vaccines
In February 2021, I received my second Covid-19 shot — the newly developed vaccine that…
UAE Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market Report – GlobeNewswire
UAE Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market Report GlobeNewswire Read Original Article: UAE Complementary and Alternative Medicine…
STAT+: Grail announces layoffs as it looks to push forward blood-based cancer detection test
Cancer detection firm Grail announced sizable workforce cuts on Tuesday in a bid to save…
Illumina lays out plan to boost growth by helping scientists interpret sequencing data
SAN DIEGO — The unwinding of Illumina’s ill-fated acquisition of Grail earlier this year left…
STAT+: Acelyrin announces layoffs, strategy shift after late-stage trial results for anti-inflammatory drug
Acelyrin, a California biotech focused on immunology and inflammatory disease, announced Tuesday that its experimental…
The politics of mifepristone in the 2024 election
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Morning Rounds: The billionaire who wants you angry about the food supply
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novartis losing bid to block a generic, pharma deals, and more
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Our mascots, for instance,…
STAT+: Otsuka starts selling depression digital therapeutic, expects to lose money on it
Otsuka Pharmaceutical has started selling Rejoyn, its Food and Drug Administration cleared prescription app that…
Atai advances oral psychedelic in depression
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Opinion: Aspirin after a broken bone: health equity in a $5 bottle
There are few things more exciting for researchers than to mount and complete a clinical…
STAT+: Meet the billionaire media mogul who’s taking on the food industry
WASHINGTON — The idea for Todd Wagner’s new advocacy organization FoodFight USA, he says, came…
STAT+: Why U.S. health care cybersecurity laws are better at protecting a corpse’s privacy than patients’ lives
Two days into a cyberattack on his hospital system, Nate Couture reached the end of…
Your Guide to Acupuncture for Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) – Healthline
Your Guide to Acupuncture for Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Healthline Read Original Article: Your Guide to…
How Google listings are used by alternative cancer clinics to lure in desperate patients – Science Based Medicine
How Google listings are used by alternative cancer clinics to lure in desperate patients Science Based…
Morning Rounds: Getting healthier in the checkout aisle and the alcohol aisle
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA rejecting MDMA; a nasal spray for allergic reactions, and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
A tough week for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy
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Opinion: Some ‘inconvenient’ truths about pharmacy benefit managers
Pharmacy benefit managers have been in the crosshairs of late, as the focus of media…
What’s in a drink? U.S. regulators consider new alcohol label, but health advocates want even more
If you twirl a bottle of alcohol and squint, you might see a text box…
‘Health sciences’ name for chiropractic college ‘misleading’ – Times Higher Education
‘Health sciences’ name for chiropractic college ‘misleading’ Times Higher Education Read Original Article: ‘Health sciences’ name…
Three MDMA therapy papers retracted over data integrity concerns
The journal Psychopharmacology has retracted three papers about MDMA-assisted psychotherapy — right on the heels…
Opinion: Getting to ‘Plan B’ for psychedelic medicine: Lessons from reproductive health
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision not to approve Lykos Therapeutics’ application for MDMA (a…
Opinion: Controlling obesity is a noble goal. Controlling mpox is a far more urgent one
As a global health investor and public health advocate, I understand the benefit of weight…
FDA India Office Addresses Herbal and Ayurvedic Products – FDA.gov
FDA India Office Addresses Herbal and Ayurvedic Products FDA.gov Read Original Article: FDA India Office Addresses…
LIST: Here’s where you can buy recreational marijuana in Ohio Tuesday – Ohio Capital Journal
LIST: Here’s where you can buy recreational marijuana in Ohio Tuesday Ohio Capital Journal Read Original…
Opinion: First Opinion readers respond to essays on right to try lies, pharma execs, and more
First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and maybe even provocative articles about the…