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STAT+: Telehealth providers can drive antibiotic overuse — or choose to combat it
Ho Anh had just started working at Lemonaid Health when he was caught up in…
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STAT+: Medicare expects to spend $3.5 billion on new Alzheimer’s drug in 2025
Medicare for the first time has estimated that a new Alzheimer’s treatment could cost the…
STAT+: Drug shortages reached a record high as 2023 drew to a close
The number of ongoing and active drug shortages in the U.S. stood at 323 during…
STAT+: Regeneron accused by Justice Department of manipulating Medicare pricing
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit accusing Regeneron Pharmaceuticals of manipulating Medicare pricing…
Is This Natural Sugar Alternative Actually Healthy? The Truth About Dates – Vogue
Is This Natural Sugar Alternative Actually Healthy? The Truth About Dates Vogue Read Original Article: Is…
STAT+: Vertex to buy Alpine Immune Sciences for $4.9 billion
Vertex Pharmaceuticals will buy Alpine Immune Sciences, a maker of protein-based medicines that harness the…
STAT+: BIO’s top lobbyist exits, signaling reorganization
WASHINGTON — The biotech industry’s largest trade group has parted ways with its top lobbyist,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a 486% drug price hike, AstraZeneca CEO pay, and more
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AskBio CSO steps down, has new project in stealth mode
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Opinion: Mental health screening tools for kids are 30 years out of date
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among children aged 10 to 14 in…
STAT+: Did you say 486%? Why one company thinks such a price hike for its drug is justified
In an era when huge price hikes for prescription drugs are almost guaranteed to draw…
STAT+: Cancer vaccines gain momentum, after years of disappointing results
SAN DIEGO — Cancer vaccines have traveled a potholed road over the last decade. But…
NCI director expresses optimism about next era of cancer research, despite shrinking budget and brain drain
SAN DIEGO — Kimryn Rathmell, director of the National Cancer Institute, gestured toward the screen…
Opinion: Cancer is a killer. So is the fear of it
The widespread attention to the recent revelations of cancer diagnoses by Princess Catherine, actress Olivia…
Nature’s Betrayal: Unmasking Lead Lurking in Herbal Medicine – SciTechDaily
Nature’s Betrayal: Unmasking Lead Lurking in Herbal Medicine SciTechDaily Read Original Article: Nature’s Betrayal: Unmasking Lead…
Philips, maker of millions of defective sleep apnea machines, ordered to overhaul manufacturing
WASHINGTON — The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines will be barred…
STAT+: Virginia governor vetoes plans to create a prescription drug affordability board
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill that would have created a new entity for…
STAT+: Biden administration urged to license prostate cancer drug patents in a bid to lower its cost
In the latest gambit to lower the cost of a pricey medicine, three advocacy groups…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about biotech startups, Pfizer’s RSV vaccine, and more
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because…
STAT+: MassMutual is rolling out free genetic testing for members, a dicey area for life insurers
One of the country’s biggest life insurers is venturing into genetic testing, an area that’s…
Pfizer’s plot to win the RSV vaccine race
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STAT+: Biotech startups post strongest financing numbers in two years
The numbers are in, and biotech startups recently closed out their best fundraising quarter in…
After years of just ‘running, running,’ a crisis led to a lupus diagnosis. Now she connects others
Teenagers don’t get arthritis. That’s what Tiffany Peterson kept hearing as that dreadful feeling in…
Opinion: As a rule, rape exceptions for abortion don’t work
A year before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Texas implemented Senate…
STAT+: Big biotech names roll out Seaport Therapeutics, as interest in neuropsychiatric drugs swells
The team behind Karuna Therapeutics, which was recently snapped up in a multibillion-dollar deal, on…
Medicaid redetermination cost community health centers an average of $600K each
It’s been a year since states began the process of Medicaid redetermination, going through their…
STAT+: Device made by company J&J is buying for $13 billion clears hurdle in independent study
A fully independent clinical trial researchers thought might disprove a cardiac device made by Shockwave…
HCA’s charity care filings are on hyperdrive
You’re reading the web version of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow of money…
STAT+: New liquid biopsy screening test for pancreatic cancer shows promise in early data
For the vast majority of pancreatic cancer cases, the tumor grows undetected until it has…
The latest updates on cancer research from the weekend
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Biocon eyeing weight loss drugs, Sanofi layoffs, and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: FDA agrees to review a rare disease drug that its developer was about to give up on
File this under “Not a moment too soon.” After years of back-and-forth deliberations, the U.S….
Patient with transplanted pig kidney had a ‘tense’ rejection episode before leaving the hospital
The world’s first recipient of a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig experienced a…
Opinion: The time has come for over-the-counter antidepressants
Anyone can now walk into a pharmacy in the United States and buy oral contraceptives…
STAT+: HCA reports almost $1 billion more in charity care to Medicare than to its shareholders, drawing more taxpayer money
The country’s biggest hospital chain, HCA Healthcare, told the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
Jerusalemite of the Week: Acupuncturist Jessica Newman dispels myths – The Jerusalem Post
Jerusalemite of the Week: Acupuncturist Jessica Newman dispels myths The Jerusalem Post Read Original Article: Jerusalemite…
STAT+: WHO scientists question Grail’s plan for evaluating its multi-cancer Galleri blood test
A new analysis published Sunday challenges the clinical trial endpoint the cancer screening firm Grail…
STAT+: About half of cancer drugs given accelerated approval don’t improve survival or quality of life
SAN DIEGO — For decades, the Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval pathway has helped…
STAT+: Cancer is rising among the young. Study suggests it’s because their cells are aging faster
SAN DIEGO — Cancer cases among younger people have been rising for years, a trend…
STAT+: In first big randomized trial, Abiomed’s heart pump reduced deaths in heart attack patients
A controversial heart pump from Abiomed reduced the number of deaths in severe heart attack…
Large trial challenges common practice of prescribing beta blockers after heart attack
ATLANTA — Beta blockers are a mainstay in cardiovascular treatment, frequently given to patients after…
STAT+: Alnylam’s twice-a-year drug lowered blood pressure when combined with common pills
ATLANTA — New trial results show that a drug candidate from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals can lead…
STAT+: Positive trial results set up obesity drug Wegovy for use against heart failure
ATLANTA — Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy improved symptoms and physical function in patients who had obesity,…
Opinion: STAT readers on biotech and national security, liquid-only diets before colonoscopy, and the value of weight loss drugs
STAT now publishes selected Letters to the Editor received in response to First Opinion essays…
CDC to doctors: Look out for bird flu infections among dairy farm workers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged medical practitioners on Friday to be on…
STAT+: Teladoc CEO Jason Gorevic to leave the company
In a decision that surprised Wall Street analysts, Teladoc Health announced that long-time CEO Jason…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Boehringer biosimilar frustrations, FTC warnings, and more
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Sanofi resolves most Zantac litigation
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STAT+: Johnson & Johnson to buy Shockwave Medical for $13.1 billion
Johnson & Johnson on Friday announced it would acquire heart device firm Shockwave Medical for…
Your dog is probably on Prozac. Experts say that says more about the American mental health crisis than pets
Dogs, our sunny, selfless shadows, crave little more than a daily walk, a treat or…