STAT+: What to look for in Lilly’s eagerly awaited Alzheimer’s data
Earlier this year, amid the increasingly bruising debate over Biogen’s controversial treatment for Alzheimer’s disease,…
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STAT+: ‘We’re only going to cure diseases if we understand them’: Whitehead director advocates for basic science
Ruth Lehmann became director of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in July 2020. That…
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Can The FDA Keep Pandemic Fraudsters at Bay?
A year into the coronavirus pandemic, it’s harder than ever to know what products to…
Why do some people believe health misinformation? – Medical News Today
Why do some people believe health misinformation? Medical News Today Read Original Article: Why do some…
New Bill Offers Alternative Path for Addressing Healthcare Costs – CBIA
New Bill Offers Alternative Path for Addressing Healthcare Costs CBIA Read Original Article: New Bill Offers…
COVID-19 vaccine does not cause death, autoimmune diseases – PolitiFact
COVID-19 vaccine does not cause death, autoimmune diseases PolitiFact Read Original Article: COVID-19 vaccine does not…
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‘We’re a Strong Alternative to Nursing Homes’: PACE Giant InnovAge Executes $350M IPO – Home Health Care News
‘We’re a Strong Alternative to Nursing Homes’: PACE Giant InnovAge Executes $350M IPO Home Health Care…
Vaccine makers call for alternative study designs for COVID vaccines – Regulatory Focus
Vaccine makers call for alternative study designs for COVID vaccines Regulatory Focus Read Original Article: Vaccine…
Hypnosis to Quit Smoking: Benefits, Risks, How It Works – Healthline
Hypnosis to Quit Smoking: Benefits, Risks, How It Works Healthline Read Original Article: Hypnosis to Quit…
Listen: Peace among the pharma giants, the next phase of the pandemic, & a little Covid-19 optimism
Can pharma get along post-pandemic? How will we know when the Covid-19 crisis is over?…
No Confidence In These Dietary Supplements
A federal judge entered a permanent injunction order against dietary supplement maker Confidence USA Inc.,…
Research Project Looking For Participants
Frank Tripi, a doctoral candidate at at The Michigan School of Psychology, has reached out…
STAT+: Physician and patients may prefer brand-name drugs, but they cost Medicare Part D a lot of money
Generic drugs may remain lower-cost alternatives to brand-name medicines, but the Medicare Part D program…
STAT+: Amgen spends $1.9 billion on Five Prime, eyeing an expansion in Asia
Amgen said Thursday it will purchase Five Prime Therapeutics for $1.9 billion to obtain a…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Novartis to help make CureVac Covid-19 vaccine; U.K. to speed vaccine approvals for Covid-19 variants
Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus right…
STAT+: Kronos Bio speeds development of genetically targeted leukemia drug with unique trial design
Kronos Bio said Thursday that it had reached an agreement with the Food and Drug…
STAT+: Eli Lilly’s experimental diabetes drug reduced weight and blood sugar in clinical trial
Eli Lilly said Thursday that a study showed its experimental diabetes drug, tirzepatide, reduced patients’…
STAT+: FDA releases a new plan to bring its data skills up to speed
When Ram Iyer started his new job at the Food and Drug Administration in 2020,…
Opinion: For early testing of convalescent plasma, we were ‘building the plane while we were flying it’
During the Covid-19 pandemic, clinicians have seen many remarkable things. Among them is how a…
The short-term, middle-term, and long-term future of the coronavirus
When experts envision the future of the coronavirus, many predict that it will become a…
In Palm Beach, Covid-19 vaccines intended for rural Black communities are instead going to wealthy white Floridians
PAHOKEE, Fla. — The winds blew southwest the day of Pahokee’s Covid-19 vaccination drive, which…
How Alternative Medicine Helps Ease Your Knee and Ankle Concerns – Runner’s Tribe
How Alternative Medicine Helps Ease Your Knee and Ankle Concerns Runner’s Tribe Read Original Article: How…
House kills medical marijuana alternative without a vote – Daily Leader – Dailyleader
House kills medical marijuana alternative without a vote – Daily Leader Dailyleader Read Original Article: House…
Gerard Way on his mental health in MCR l – Alternative Press
Gerard Way on his mental health in MCR l Alternative Press Read Original Article: Gerard Way…
Shelf life, stability make postbiotics attractive alternative to probiotics – FoodNavigator.com
Shelf life, stability make postbiotics attractive alternative to probiotics FoodNavigator.com Read Original Article: Shelf life, stability…
Taking Cherries Out of the Pie, and the French Out of the Dressing
In a world where cherry pie could lose some filling and carrot cake donuts can…
STAT+: Health care industry scores lobbying wins in Senate on drug pricing, provider funds, insurance subsidies
WASHINGTON — Health care industry lobbying groups are poised to score big wins in the…
STAT+: South Africa official explains why world trade rules should be waived to fight Covid-19
Last fall, the governments of India and South Africa asked the World Trade Organization to…
Opinion: Listen: Haider Warraich on hospitals and their communities, yellow berets, and more
In this episode of STAT’s “First Opinion Podcast,” I talk with Haider Warraich, a physician,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: A race is on to find alternatives to syringes and needles for vaccines; FDA under pressure to inspect more plants
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
STAT+: Ovid sells off its lead drug to double down on neuro research
Ovid Therapeutics, months removed from a crushing clinical trial disappointment, said Wednesday that it is…
Beauty at the micro-scale: MIT’s 2021 images award winners
Much of the world’s focus has been on health care at a global scale this…
Opinion: The Biden administration’s pandemic agenda must not ignore superbugs
What if another devastating pandemic came on the heels of Covid-19? Unfortunately, that looks increasingly…
Freight pilots are flying Covid-19 vaccines around the world — and calling for their turn to be vaccinated
Thousands of UPS and FedEx pilots have flown around the globe for months to deliver…
STAT+: Apple Watch research plows ahead, revealing the device’s health potential
Apple has marketed its Watch for years as a tool to monitor and improve your…
Opinion: CRISPR rivals put patents aside to help in fight against Covid-19
In early January 2020, Feng Zhang, a gene-editing researcher at the Broad Institute of MIT…
STAT+: Amazon Care’s health provider has quietly filed paperwork to operate in 17 more states
The clinical provider for Amazon Care, the tech giant’s virtual-first medical platform, is quietly gearing…
When a Doctor Breaks His Hippocratic Oath, by Suicide
In the past 20 years, the suicide rate in the US among those 16 to…
Class I Recall: Medtronic HVAD Pump Implants
Manufacturer Medtronic is recalling HVAD Pump Implant Kits that may not be working as intended….
Terrain Natural Health Takes Whole Person Approach to Wellness, Healing – Ellwood City, PA news – EllwoodCity.org
Terrain Natural Health Takes Whole Person Approach to Wellness, Healing – Ellwood City, PA news EllwoodCity.org…
The Top 7 Vitamin and Supplement Trends of 2021 – Healthline
The Top 7 Vitamin and Supplement Trends of 2021 Healthline Read Original Article: The Top 7…
Biden promises enough Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate all adult Americans by the end of May
WASHINGTON — President Biden pledged Tuesday that the federal government will have enough doses of…
Substance use, suicide, and cardiometabolic conditions drive rise in working-age mortality, report finds
Increasing mortality rates among working-age Americans since 2010 have been mainly driven by drug- and…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: The hidden impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic
Editors note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Merck will help J&J make its Covid-19 vaccine; Trump used hospital funds to bankroll Warp Speed
Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because our…
Opinion: STAT+: Create a U.S. Institute of Health Technology Assessment to preserve innovation and control costs
The public outcry to “do something” about health care spending keeps growing, but fear about…
STAT+: 5 names to know: the key players steering Amazon’s sprawling push into health care
Its spinout Haven may have shuttered, but Amazon’s appetite for health care disruption has only…
Opinion: Using a collective ‘virtuous cycle’ to break the pandemic
Medical schools teach students a four-part “virtuous cycle” in which one step positively reinforces the…
The ‘other’ epidemic: Amid Covid-19, addiction experts fear Biden could back-burner the overdose crisis
WASHINGTON — There’s an epidemic sweeping the country, causing thousands of needless deaths each month…
The Trump administration quietly spent billions in hospital funds on Operation Warp Speed
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration quietly took around $10 billion from a fund meant to…