STAT+: Pharmalittle: CRISPR pioneers reflect on future of gene editing; U.K. and pharma reach deal on how NHS pays for drugs
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Merck cough drug doesn’t pass panel scrutiny
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STAT+: U.K., pharma industry strike deal for how the NHS pays for medicines
LONDON — The U.K. and the pharmaceutical industry have reached a deal on a five-year…
STAT+: What Eli Lilly’s Zepbound reveals about the intricate process of naming drugs today
Whether you’re a fan of the drug name Zepbound or, like one X user, think…
STAT+: How a major hospital shows just how inflated hospital list prices are
Hospitals’ list prices for surgeries, therapies, and other procedures always come with massive discounts. Financial…
STAT+: Hospitals put tech spending on a tight leash, raise the bar for pilots
Health systems whose budgets were squeezed dry during the pandemic are creeping back into the…
Respiratory viruses, thrown out of whack by Covid, appear to be falling back into seasonal order
In the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, something strange happened: For a year or two,…
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Opinion: The FDA is at a crossroads on cell and gene therapies
Cell and gene therapies are the next frontier in medicine and promise long-sought hope for…
Pueblo police, Health Solutions’ alternative response model paying off – Pueblo Chieftain
Pueblo police, Health Solutions’ alternative response model paying off Pueblo Chieftain Read Original Article: Pueblo police,…
STAT+: CRISPR’s pioneers reflect on the first gene-editing treatment
The revolution started in silence. Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, now Nobelists, published their first…
Green Boom: Global Herbal Medicine Market to Amplify Exponentially by 2028 – Yahoo Finance
Green Boom: Global Herbal Medicine Market to Amplify Exponentially by 2028 Yahoo Finance Read Original Article:…
What’s the South L.A. healthcare alternative? – Annenberg Media – uscannenbergmedia.com
What’s the South L.A. healthcare alternative? – Annenberg Media uscannenbergmedia.com Read Original Article: What’s the South…
Opinion: What STAT readers think about premed requirements, too much health care, harm reduction, and more
STAT now publishes selected Letters to the Editor received in response to First Opinion essays…
STAT+: FDA approves Medtronic high blood pressure device despite a negative advisory panel vote
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a Medtronic device to lower blood pressure, the…
Drug Shortages: A Crisis for Cancer Care – American Society of Clinical Oncology
Drug Shortages: A Crisis for Cancer Care American Society of Clinical Oncology Read Original Article: Drug…
Green Boom: Global Herbal Medicine Market to Amplify … – GlobeNewswire
Green Boom: Global Herbal Medicine Market to Amplify … GlobeNewswire Read Original Article: Green Boom: Global…
National Naturopathy Day 2023: Realm of alternative medicine worldwide – ETV Bharat
National Naturopathy Day 2023: Realm of alternative medicine worldwide ETV Bharat Read Original Article: National Naturopathy…
Doc cautions public on alternative meds – Baguio Midland Courier
Doc cautions public on alternative meds Baguio Midland Courier Read Original Article: Doc cautions public on…
Alternative to Obesity Medicines–Innovative Resources to Manage … – PR Newswire
Alternative to Obesity Medicines–Innovative Resources to Manage … PR Newswire Read Original Article: Alternative to Obesity…
Flu season is approaching, CDC says
Flu activity in many parts of the United States is starting to rise more rapidly,…
STAT+: Biden appoints Vanderbilt oncologist to head National Cancer Institute
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Friday said he plans to appoint cancer researcher and doctor…
STAT+: A digital pill shows early promise in detecting opioid overdose, sleep apnea
Gathering health data remotely is a pain. Forgetting to slip on a wearable is easy,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Woodcock to retire from the FDA; Acrotech urged to speed up confirmatory study of cancer drugs
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close Not a moment too…
The return of biotech’s “bump factor” amid an economic downturn
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Opinion: We tried to quantify how harmful hospital ransomware attacks are for patients. Here’s what we found
This article is part of a partnership between First Opinion and Tradeoffs, a nonprofit news organization…
Preterm birth and infant mortality measures in U.S. remain stubbornly high
Preterm births and infant mortality are at alarming levels in the U.S., according to a…
STAT+: Even as Wegovy rides high, interest surges in weight loss drugs that preserve muscle
Have you ever seen a mouse with a set of muscles more appropriate for a…
STAT+: Doctors divide over reforming a secretive panel that determines their Medicare pay
WASHINGTON — Doctors are splitting, specialty by specialty, over whether and how to overhaul a…
My anxiety is back since ADHD medication ran out – BBC.com
My anxiety is back since ADHD medication ran out BBC.com Read Original Article: My anxiety is…
Amazon Ordered by FDA to Stop Selling Multiple Eye Drops – Everyday Health
Amazon Ordered by FDA to Stop Selling Multiple Eye Drops Everyday Health Read Original Article: Amazon…
Topical Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis – Medscape
Topical Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis Medscape Read Original Article: Topical Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis – Medscape…
Recent Trends & Developments in Health Care Joint Ventures … – Ropes & Gray LLP
Recent Trends & Developments in Health Care Joint Ventures … Ropes & Gray LLP Read Original…
Quantum Healing Room, alternative health & wellness center, to … – Glenside Local
Quantum Healing Room, alternative health & wellness center, to … Glenside Local Read Original Article: Quantum…
Decaffeinated coffee na alternatives for better health? – BBC.com
Decaffeinated coffee na alternatives for better health? BBC.com Read Original Article: Decaffeinated coffee na alternatives for…
STAT+: FDA’s Janet Woodcock to retire early next year
WASHINGTON — Principal Deputy FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock will retire early next year from the…
Key questions (and answers) about the historic approval of a CRISPR-based medicine
History just happened. For the first time, a regulator has cleared a treatment using CRISPR,…
Listen: A CRISPR milestone, algorithms amok, & biotech mixology
Who polices algorithms? How would you name the first approved CRISPR medicine? And what pairs…
Colon cancer screening kits have a high rate of untestable samples
More than a tenth of fecal immunochemical tests, used for routine colorectal cancer screening, contained…
Report: Measles cases and deaths increase worldwide, as childhood vaccinations rates decline
A dangerous decline in the rate of children vaccinated against measles is spurring a global…
STAT+: FDA cites Dr. Reddy’s for quality control problems at a biologics plant
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, one of the world’s largest generic drugmakers, was cited by the U.S….
Progress in childhood cancer has stalled for Blacks and Hispanics, report says
Advances in childhood cancer are a success story in modern medicine. But in the past decade, those…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.K. approves world’s first CRISPR-based medicine; FDA to review pricey cancer drug lacking confirmatory data
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because…
How do we know Alzheimer’s drugs ‘work’?
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STAT+: Bristol wins U.S. approval for lung cancer drug targeting rare genetic mutation
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new treatment for people with non-small…
Opinion: I worked for CMS. Even I struggle to help family navigate dual eligibility
Three months ago, my aunt Margaret had a stroke. Days before, she was repainting her…
Opinion: What antidepressants are saying 30 years after the publication of ‘Listening to Prozac’
In 1993, I published “Listening to Prozac,” a book that grew out of my clinical…
How the Bad River Tribe flipped the script on the Native American opioid crisis
BAD RIVER RESERVATION, Wis. — Sunlight is streaming through holes in the walls of a…
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STAT+: U.K. approves world’s first CRISPR-based medicine, giving greenlight to therapy for sickle cell, thalassemia
LONDON — Regulators in the U.K. on Thursday approved a CRISPR-based medicine to treat both…
News Flash • Maricopa County, AZ • CivicEngage – Maricopa County, AZ
News Flash • Maricopa County, AZ • CivicEngage Maricopa County, AZ Read Original Article: News Flash…
STAT+: After four patients died of gene therapy, Astellas sees possible explanation — and a way forward
A gene therapy study, halted when four children with a rare neuromuscular disorder died after…