Opinion: After living with sickle cell disease for 39 years, I’m both excited and skeptical about the newly approved gene therapies
For 39 years, I have lived with sickle cell disease. As of late, the sickle…
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In historic decision, FDA approves a CRISPR-based medicine for treatment of sickle cell disease
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the world’s first medicine based on CRISPR…
Morning Rounds: 3D-printed organs, antimicrobial resistance in Ukraine, and other major health stories of the day
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CRISPR is about to make history. Here’s the 5-minute rundown of what to expect
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biden pharma patent proposal spurs fears; Klobuchar questions company behind price spike of lead poisoning antidote
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: STAT+: Health care AI requires a new Hippocratic oath
It was no surprise when the Biden administration recently outlined in a broad executive order…
Opinion: Clients bring politics into the therapy room. Here’s what that means for the therapist
“Can I tell you what I really think about what’s going on?” she asks, looking…
STAT+: New proposals for scientific misconduct investigations worry some research universities
Research universities are voicing concerns over some proposed changes to the process for reviewing scientific…
STAT+: Sen. Warren pushes for more data on Medicare Advantage coverage hurdles, denials
A bipartisan group of senators is urging the Biden administration to beef up the amount…
True Motion Chiropractic Group receives two Readers’ Choice Awards – Midland Daily News
True Motion Chiropractic Group receives two Readers’ Choice Awards Midland Daily News Read Original Article: True…
STAT+: Biden proposal targeting pharma patents spurs industry fears and consumer doubts
Will this be a half a loaf? After months of deliberation, the Biden administration on…
CRISPR history, biotech struggles, & a big week for deals
How does the first CRISPR treatment work? Can biotech rebound? And when is $300 million…
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In pigs, researchers show ultrasound could be used for 3D printing inside the body
Imagine getting surgery without ever being cut open. Researchers at Duke University and Harvard Medical…
STAT+: Medtronic cancels $738 million acquisition of diabetes tech company EOFlow
Medtronic is no longer buying EOFlow, a Korean maker of wearable insulin pumps. The news…
Senate committee launches bipartisan investigation into private equity ownership of hospitals
The two leaders of the Senate Budget Committee on Thursday launched a bipartisan investigation into…
White House delays menthol cigarette ban, alarming anti-smoking advocates
White House officials will take more time to review a sweeping plan from U.S. health…
Diabetes ‘epidemic’ gets a Senate hearing
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STAT Health News: Abortion ‘companion networks,’ NEJM’s racist past, and other stories you need to read
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Eli Lilly’s latest $1.4 billion deal might come unglued
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: White House takes aim at pharma patents to lower drug prices; Sanofi CEO defends reducing earnings forecast
Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus right…
Mexico’s activist ‘companion networks’ quietly provide abortion pills and support to U.S. women
TIJUANA, Mexico — Just over a decade ago, when Crystal Pérez Lira needed an abortion,…
Proposal to protect abortion patients’ records faces pushback from Epic, UnitedHealth
At a time when abortion access can vary widely across the U.S., many reproductive health…
STAT+: ‘Learning each other’s language’: FDA, patent office seek to work together to lower drug prices
In 1997, Celgene obtained a key patent for what would become a blockbuster blood cancer…
Opinion: Having a child with complex medical needs is hard enough. Navigating the health care system makes it worse
Many families take for granted the ritual of taking a newborn baby home, car seat…
Sanofi says it has 12 blockbusters in its back pocket. Will investors believe it?
NEW YORK — The top executives at French drug giant Sanofi on Wednesday defended their…
Pacific Pearl La Jolla takes many paths to achieving optimal health for patients – La Jolla Light
Pacific Pearl La Jolla takes many paths to achieving optimal health for patients La Jolla Light…
STAT+: To lower drug prices, White House takes new aim at pharma patents
WASHINGTON — The White House is throwing its support behind a controversial authority that allows…
STAT+: AbbVie purchases neuroscience developer Cerevel for $8.7 billion
Abbvie announced Wednesday that it will purchase Cereval Therapeutics and its pipeline of experimental neurological…
New England Journal of Medicine reckons with its racist past and complicity in slavery
The New England Journal of Medicine, the world’s oldest continually published medical journal, publicly reckoned…
STAT+: Stephen Hemsley, UnitedHealth Group board chair, sells nearly $113 million in stock
Stephen Hemsley, the board chair and former CEO of UnitedHealth Group, has sold nearly $113…
Most drugmakers have so far ignored looming FTC deadline to withdraw or amend wayward patents
With 10 days to go, only one company has responded to a demand by the…
STAT+: Using Pap smears for earlier ovarian cancer detection shows promise in small new study
Ovarian cancer owes its often-dismal prognosis to the late stage at which it’s typically discovered….
‘Last roll of the dice’ for a near-term HIV vaccine fails
A study billed as the last chance to develop an HIV vaccine this decade has…
STAT+: Using AI, scientists create blood test that measures organ aging and predicts disease risk
In today’s mostly plague- and famine-free world, if you can avoid more modern scourges like…
STAT+: U.S. judge orders Minnesota to pause its drug pricing transparency law over constitutional issues
In a victory for the pharmaceutical industry, a U.S. judge ruled that Minnesota must temporarily…
Morning Rounds: Couples share high blood pressure, and other health stories you should read today
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Why Cerevel Therapeutics has risen 50% in three days without changing anything
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer is leaving the BIO trade group; CVS drug-pricing plan may not lower costs for consumers
Rise and shine, everyone. The middle of the week is upon us. Have heart, though….
Getting the lead out of the water supply: How one health expert crunched the numbers and prodded the EPA
It’s known that lead in the water supply has severe health effects, including brain damage…
New gene therapies confront many sickle cell patients with an impossible choice: a cure or fertility
As a teenager, Marie Tornyenu was always having to explain herself. If it wasn’t the…
Opinion: Listen: Rep. Raul Ruiz on going from the emergency room to Congress
Before he joined Congress, Rep. Raul Ruiz, a Democrat from California, worked in another chaotic…
Opinion: STAT+: A bold approach to pay for weight loss drugs for everyone who needs them
The news about anti-obesity drugs keeps getting better. In November, data presented at the American…
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STAT+: Pfizer plans to depart BIO
WASHINGTON — Pfizer has decided to leave the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, according to two sources…
Braid: Smith’s ideas about alternative medicine and pensions just keep coming back – Calgary Herald
Braid: Smith’s ideas about alternative medicine and pensions just keep coming back Calgary Herald Read Original…
Model ends up engulfed in flames after trying treatment to cure stomach issues in Thailand – New York Post
Model ends up engulfed in flames after trying treatment to cure stomach issues in Thailand New…
Can ketogenic diet offer an effective alternative to antiseizure medication in infants with drug-resistant epilepsy? – News-Medical.Net
Can ketogenic diet offer an effective alternative to antiseizure medication in infants with drug-resistant epilepsy? News-Medical.Net…
Effective therapies that work when mainstream medicine fails – WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
Effective therapies that work when mainstream medicine fails WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Read Original Article:…
Stopping metformin: Side effects, risks, and how to stop safely – Medical News Today
Stopping metformin: Side effects, risks, and how to stop safely Medical News Today Read Original Article:…
STAT+: CVS’s new drug payment plan won’t lower patients’ prices, experts warn
CVS Health is promising to simplify how its pharmacies get paid for drugs. But that…
STAT+: Senate panel considers Medicare policy fixes to drug shortages
WASHINGTON — Members of the Senate Finance Committee took their first steps today toward using…