Biopharma execs cheer Supreme Court for upholding FDA authority in abortion pill case
On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected an effort by anti-abortion doctors to bar the mailing…
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STAT+: Does Sanders have the votes to subpoena a Novo exec?
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Supreme Court unanimously rejects challenge to mailed abortion pills
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that anti-abortion doctors did not have standing to challenge the…
Global health leader critiques ‘ineptitude’ of U.S. response to bird flu outbreak among cows
LONDON — Seth Berkley, a longtime and widely respected global health leader, said Thursday that…
With Avidity and Pfizer, gene therapy enters a phase
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Pfizer drug for Duchenne, bird flu vaccines for cows, and more
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because…
STAT+: Will Geron be acquired? The long-short view
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Biden and Trump are fighting to claim credit for $35 insulin. It was actually a pharma giant’s idea
WASHINGTON — Both President Biden and former President Trump love to claim credit for getting…
Opinion: What happened to obesity after Chile slew Tony the Tiger?
“In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile slays Tony the Tiger.” So read the headline of…
Opinion: To make public housing healthier, electric stoves and ovens should be the standard
The nation’s public-housing system provides homes to hundreds of thousands of low-income families, many of…
STAT+: Europe is set to shake up the way it assesses new medicines. Gene therapy makers are worried
LONDON — A major shakeup in how the benefits of medicines are assessed in Europe…
With placenta-on-a-chip, researchers hope to gauge how drugs and toxins impact pregnancy
Early in her pregnancy in 2015, Nicole Hashemi wanted to know how much caffeine was…
Bizarre health fads: a roundup of the top 10 strangest fake medicines – Boing Boing
Bizarre health fads: a roundup of the top 10 strangest fake medicines Boing Boing Read Original…
STAT+: Pfizer’s gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy fails in phase 3 trial
Pfizer said Wednesday afternoon that a closely watched gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy failed…
Senators slam the FDA’s new vape enforcement plan: ‘What in the hell have you been waiting for?’
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Justice claim they’re getting…
Opinion: Getting farmworkers to use PPE is hard, but it’s the best way to stop an H5N1 bird flu epidemic
Although a third U.S. dairy worker has been confirmed to be infected with the H5N1…
STAT+: New AI for biopsies can analyze microscopic images, talk to pathologists about your tumor
To non-pathologists, the histology slide looked, as all histology slides do, a sea of mottled…
World Trade Center responders exposed to more dust saw higher risk of early dementia
Nearly a quarter of a century after the 9/11 attacks in New York City, first…
What do Parkinson’s and obesity have in common?
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Sanders dogging Novo Nordisk, Teva patents, and more
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially…
STAT+: Avidity Biosciences says its experimental drug showed potential against form of muscular dystrophy
Avidity Biosciences said Wednesday morning that an experimental medicine successfully knocked down the gene behind…
Three scientists win Kavli Prize for nanoscience in biomedicine
Three scientists — Robert Langer, Paul Alivisatos, and Chad Mirkin — were awarded the 2024…
Watch: How pharmacy benefit managers influence drug pricing
This is Part 2 of “Behind the Counter,” an in-depth video series demystifying the complex…
STAT+: Why Google and Microsoft can’t defuse U.S. health care’s ticking cybersecurity problem
Facing a worsening cybersecurity crisis in health care, the Biden administration has followed a familiar…
Michigan stands out for its aggressive bird flu response. Will other states follow its lead?
For weeks now, as the H5N1 bird flu has been spreading into dairy cattle herds…
Opinion: FDA: Do your job and stop letting companies sell illicit vapes to kids
If it were common knowledge that a company was targeting kids to consume highly addictive…
NIH wanted to make cancer research more diverse. The effort turned out to be a costly failure
Government researchers hoped to attract a more diverse group of patients for clinical research by…
Watch: The role of PBMs, patents, and public health in drug pricing
This is Part 1 of “Behind the Counter,” an in-depth video series demystifying the complex…
Opinion: The J&J lawsuit should be a wakeup call to the PBM industry — and to companies everywhere
The ongoing legal dispute involving Johnson & Johnson has again thrust the topic of pharmacy…
Between Us Clinic Survey Reveals Urologists’ Top Alternative ED Treatment Recommendations – Morningstar
Between Us Clinic Survey Reveals Urologists’ Top Alternative ED Treatment Recommendations Morningstar Read Original Article: Between…
University of Michigan Health professional on alternatives to insomnia drugs – WILX
University of Michigan Health professional on alternatives to insomnia drugs WILX Read Original Article: University of…
If Acupuncture Weren’t A Placebo, It Would Be Real Medicine, So It Can’t Help With Infertility – Science 2.0
If Acupuncture Weren’t A Placebo, It Would Be Real Medicine, So It Can’t Help With…
Healthiest Soda: Dietitians Share Tips To Cut Back And Alternatives – TODAY
Healthiest Soda: Dietitians Share Tips To Cut Back And Alternatives TODAY Read Original Article: Healthiest Soda:…
20 Plant-Based Protein Sources – Health.com
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FDA says it’s getting serious about illegal vapes. It’s still likely to get a tongue lashing.
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House Republicans press for new guardrails on ‘gain-of-function’ research by NIH
WASHINGTON — Republican leaders of a prominent committee overseeing federal health agencies are pushing to…
Four Tops singer’s lawsuit says he visited ER for chest pain, ended up in straightjacket
When Alexander Morris, a member of the Motown group The Four Tops, visited a Detroit-area…
STAT+: Google’s Verily to offer GLP-1 drugs through Lightpath, its retooled chronic care app
For the second time in as many years, Google’s health tech spinout Verily is pivoting….
Bernie Sanders calls vote to subpoena Novo Nordisk U.S. head over Ozempic, Wegovy prices
WASHINGTON — Senate health committee chair Bernie Sanders has called a vote to subpoena the…
Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s candidate, Bob Langer’s new startup, and other biotech news you need to know
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug, an EU contract for bird flu vaccine, and more
Greetings from London, with STAT reporter Andrew Joseph here filling in for Ed. We’re dealing…
STAT+: Biotech co-founded by entrepreneur Bob Langer is testing a new approach to developing obesity treatments
A new company founded by a group of biotech veterans, including Bob Langer, came out…
Opinion: Blood tests for cancer detection aren’t yet ready for prime time
Multi-cancer early detection tests (MCEDs), sometimes called liquid biopsy tests, are a new method of…
Opinion: Empathy should guide responses to reported vaccine injuries
As a co-leader of the team at the National Institutes of Health that developed technologies…
Melinda French Gates, going solo, aims to influence reproductive rights in the U.S.
Last week, Melinda French Gates officially left the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with a…
STAT+: Tweezers? Wrenches? Researchers plot prosthetics’ future with tools, not hands
Nearly half of people with upper-limb prosthetics abandon them. They’re often uncomfortable, dysfunctional or just…
Amanita Muscaria Mushrooms Are An Alternative Medicine Fad More Toxic Than Fentanyl – Science 2.0
Amanita Muscaria Mushrooms Are An Alternative Medicine Fad More Toxic Than Fentanyl Science 2.0 Read Original…
Forest bathers extol benefits of ecotherapy amid mental health crisis and long waiting lists – Sky News
Forest bathers extol benefits of ecotherapy amid mental health crisis and long waiting lists Sky News…
Lab experiment shows exactly how heat waves can put hearts into ‘oxygen debt’
When temperatures soar, so do heart attacks. Now, a lab experiment explains just how temperatures…
STAT+: FDA advisers unanimously recommend approval of Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s disease treatment
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 11-0 on Monday to recommend the approval…