STAT+: FTC says pharmacy benefit managers are stonewalling requests for information
A much-anticipated inquiry by U.S. antitrust regulators into pharmaceutical industry middlemen has been stymied because…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Congress punts PBM reform, another obesity drug and more
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Sadly, gray skies are…
GSK pill works in uncomplicated gonorrhea
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STAT+: Obesity drug from Viking Therapeutics hits target in Phase 2 study, raising hopes for a competitor to existing medicines
An obesity medication from Viking Therapeutics succeeded in a Phase 2 clinical study, the company…
STAT+: Experts say scale of Change cyberattack shows risk of centralized claims processing
Change Healthcare’s recent cyberattack has hospitals, doctors’ offices, and pharmacies across the country reeling as…
Opinion: IVF bans like Alabama’s could cost the lives of children already born
When my wife, Laurie, completed her ninth in vitro fertilization cycle in the spring of…
Protocols originally intended to be extra conservative are now heralded as evidence of mifepristone’s risk
Decisions made by the Food and Drug Administration more than 20 years ago have come…
Opinion: Palliative psychiatry offers a new path for some people with serious mental illness
The Canadian surgeon and urologist Balfour Mount is considered the father of palliative care in…
STAT+: MD Anderson tried — and failed — to resolve research credit dispute between two scientists, new documents show
Early last year, MD Anderson Cancer Center leadership had a problem on their hands: a…
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Research suggests natural compound could be promising new alternative treatment for colon cancer – Medical Xpress
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STAT+: Congress ditches site-neutral hospital pay policy
WASHINGTON — Congress will not move forward with a controversial policy to equalize certain Medicare…
STAT+: Private equity firm offers $5.8 billion buyout of hospital billing company R1 RCM
R1 RCM, a large publicly traded technology company that helps hospitals and physicians collect money…
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STAT+: The quest for psychedelics in the Amazon would push a Harvard botanist to his limits
The Aztecs called it teonanácatl, or “flesh of the Gods.” Some who ate the intoxicating…
STAT+: Congress punts on PBM reform efforts
WASHINGTON — Congress has abandoned its attempt to reform how pharmacy middlemen operate in an…
The FDA isn’t afraid to yank a disappointing drug
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about state moves on drug pricing, an asthma med for kids and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: Obesity treatment from Boehringer Ingelheim, Zealand Pharma succeeds in study in liver condition MASH
LONDON — A drug in development as a weight loss treatment succeeded in a Phase…
STAT+: Liver disease MASH is next target for obesity drugs in development
As drugmakers race to join the obesity drug market ignited by the approval of Wegovy…
Opinion: A new Louisiana capital-punishment bill would fundamentally alter physician licensing
After the recent nitrogen gas execution in Alabama of Kenneth Smith, state Attorney General Steve…
Opinion: What STAT readers think about octogenarian presidents
STAT now publishes selected Letters to the Editor received in response to First Opinion essays…
Many Prefer Alternative to Traditional Medicine – Statista
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STAT+: Oregon suspends a portion of its drug transparency law found to be unconstitutional
In a victory for the pharmaceutical industry, Oregon officials have suspended a portion of a…
STAT+: Amgen’s rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel targeted for first-in-the-nation price limit in Colorado
WASHINGTON — Colorado is pioneering a new way for states to crack down on prescription…
STAT+: UnitedHealth cyberattack cripples pharmacies’ and hospitals’ ability to process insurance claims
Hospitals, pharmacies, and other health care providers are getting stuck in an insurance processing logjam…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a pharma job slowdown, diet drugs boosting GDP, and more
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
STAT+: Ocular Therapeutix moves in the right direction, and Alnylam tries to calm some nerves
This week, an encouraging turnaround for Ocular Therapeutix, a chat with Alnylam’s CEO defending changes…
What do CEOs owe the world?
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STAT+: Annovis Bio delivers candor on its Parkinson’s study, even if it doesn’t inspire much confidence
Annovis Bio had my biotech bull%^&! meter running red after it made a late change…
As midwife-assisted home births rise, so too do high-risk births outside hospitals
Kay Kay Lineweaver’s first birthing experience in 2021 didn’t go as planned. Her baby was…
STAT+: Stump Pharmalot: An Ask Me Anything with Ed Silverman
In 2023, STAT launched a brand-new home for our subscribers to connect with each other…
STAT+: Clinical notes automation startup Abridge raises $150 million, takes aim at Microsoft Nuance
A Pittsburgh artificial intelligence startup emerging as a challenger to Microsoft’s clinical note taking business…
Therapy Thursday: Using Alternative Language Regarding Mental Health Topics – News On 6
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STAT+: FDA gives a mixed response to a petition seeking greater clinical trial transparency
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration told an advocacy group that it is not planning…
Humira’s legacy, CEO symbolism, and genomic surgery
What do CEOs owe the world? Did Humira break the system? And can you CRISPR…
Embryo loss is integral to IVF. Alabama’s ruling equating embryos to children jeopardizes its practice
An embryo is one of the earliest stages of development of a multicellular organism. But…
STAT+: San Diego biotech Neurocrine Biosciences joins PhRMA
WASHINGTON — Neurocrine Biosciences, a biotech company based in California, has joined the drug lobbying…
Opinion: The Alabama IVF ruling uses faux scientific language to justify a religious position
Imagine having 15 miscarriages. Maybe you can shrug off the first one or two and…
STAT+: DOJ investigating Community Health Systems’ hospitals
Community Health Systems is facing a new federal probe into its hospital billing practices more…
Colorado could cap payments for Amgen’s Enbrel
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Florida policy set amid measles outbreak alarms vaccination proponents
A Florida state policy set amid a measles outbreak in Broward County has vaccination proponents…
Novavax’s money is going in the wrong direction
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about India-made versions of Wegovy, an RSV vaccine scramble, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Clear blue skies…
STAT+: Novavax and Gavi end a bitter dispute over Covid-19 vaccines with a refund up to $400 million
After a contentious dispute, Novavax has agreed to refund up to $400 million to the…
War zone or not, Ukraine seeks to reclaim its role as a hub for clinical trials
In the years leading up to Russia’s invasion, Ukraine had become a burgeoning hub of…
Opinion: How to make after-hours primary care better for doctors — and patients
One of us, Jeffrey M., is on weekend call for our office-based internal medicine practice….
Presidential age debate obscures a simple fact: Some cognitive skills improve as we get older
When a psychology professor in Michigan looked through his data on interpersonal conflict a decade…
Alabama hospital pauses IVF treatments in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A large Alabama hospital paused in vitro fertilization treatments Wednesday as health…
Study shows rise in alternative health approaches to manage pain and stress – The Daily Texan
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Flovent asthma inhaler discontinued, parents seek alternatives – USA TODAY
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The Role of Phytosterols in Cancer Prevention and the Impact of Plant-Based Medicines – Medriva
The Role of Phytosterols in Cancer Prevention and the Impact of Plant-Based Medicines Medriva Read Original…