GoodRx leaked sensitive health information to Facebook and Google, FTC alleges
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused GoodRx, the prescription drug discount platform, of sharing…
Category: Medicine
Opinion: Disruptive science is leaping forward, not limping along
A recent study and accompanying news story in the preeminent journal Nature provocatively concludes that…
STAT+: New antidepressant study provides hints to Verily’s future
A small Phase 2 trial of a new antidepressant may hold clues to the direction…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer projects lower revenue from Covid-19 products; Medicare eyes policy for paying less for accelerated-approval drugs
Top of the morning to you. The middle of the week is upon us and,…
STAT+: Medicare Advantage insurers will score $2 billion gift thanks to limited audits
Medicare officials made a clear statement four years ago about how best to audit the…
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STAT+: KKR veteran sets records with $3.9 billion health care fund
The former head of health care investing at private equity giant KKR has set records…
Novel Ultrasound Technique Releases Hidden Neurodegenerative Markers In Blood
The method is being touted as the first non-invasive and targeted diagnosis and monitoring of…
Opinion: Unlocking the promise of learning from everyone with cancer
Locked behind the firewalls of proprietary systems sits a treasure trove of data that could…
Opinion: Promises — and pitfalls — of ChatGPT-assisted medicine
Not long after the artificial intelligence company OpenAI released its ChatGPT chatbot, the application went…
STAT+: 6 things to know about Apellis’ eye drug ahead of FDA decision
The Food and Drug Administration is nearing a decision on the first treatment for geographic…
Innovative Contact Lenses To Prevent Dry Eye Syndrome
CLIDE is mainly caused by the restricted flow of tears from the contact lens’s outer…
Winter Skin: Dermatologist Warns About These 3 Dry Skin Conditions
Raynaud’s phenomenon is caused by a major constriction of blood vessels in the digits due…
MRI scans reveal disparate impact of poverty and other ‘toxic stress’ on brains of Black children
Stressful experiences during early childhood — particularly economic strife — appear to act as a…
Study Narrows Down Long COVID Symptoms To Just 7
The list of reported long COVID symptoms is extensive. But a new study narrowed it…
Depressed Young Adults Likely To Develop Heart Disease And Vice-Versa
Research has found a link between depression and increased heart disease risk in young adults….
Obesity Found To Cause Alzheimer’s-Like Condition; Weight Loss Reduces Risk
A new study discovered a correlation between an Alzheimer’s-like condition and obesity. Read Original Article:…
More Women Are Dying From ‘Preventable’ Cervical Cancer: Study
Researchers encourage women to have adequate screening and follow-up in response to their findings. Read…
STAT+: Medicare may test policy of paying less for accelerated approval drugs
A Medicare official hinted Tuesday that Medicare might test a policy of paying less for…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Amgen pricing for Humira biosimilar may not help patients; pharma wins court battle over drug discount program
Hello, everyone, and how are you this morning? We are just fine, thank you, although…
STAT+: Amgen pricing for its Humira biosimilar may benefit PBMs and insurers more than patients
Underscoring the opaque and confusing nature of pharmaceutical pricing, Amgen announced long-awaited pricing for its…
Opinion: How the Biden administration’s Covid preparedness policies could narrow America’s political divide
The White House’s Covid Winter Preparedness Plan is a missed opportunity to narrow the divide…
Town Hall Ventures’ Andy Slavitt on how to invest in Medicaid and health tech
SAN FRANCISCO — Part of Andy Slavitt’s core mission at Town Hall Ventures is proving…
First-Of-Its-Kind $1 Glove Can Detect Fetal Positions To Aid Precarious Births
A boon for low-resource regions, the low-cost glove can provide real-time data during vaginal examinations….
Opinion: A watershed year for biosimilars — if regulators and policymakers step up
January 31 is set to mark the start of a watershed year for the biosimilars…
STAT+: Alphabet’s laid-off health tech employees on where their work heads next
Big Tech has gone through a rough stretch of layoffs — between Meta, Amazon, Alphabet,…
Seafood Fraud: Study Finds Threatened Sharks Being Served In Fish Fillets
“Among the diverse types of seafood fraud, mislabelling and species substitution is common, and have…
Coffee With Milk Has Strong Anti-Inflammatory Effect: Study
The study found that the antioxidants from coffee combine with proteins from milk leading to…
This Is How Many Adult Americans Are Addicted To Junk Food
A poll found that 1 in 8 older adults has symptoms of food addiction. Read…
STAT+: FDA may not always require post-approval trials to be enrolled before accelerated approvals
WASHINGTON — A Food and Drug Administration official on Monday gave more clues for how…
President Biden to end Covid-19 emergencies on May 11
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin…
STAT+: Medicare Advantage insurers to repay billions under final federal audit rule
The federal government will audit Medicare Advantage insurers aggressively under a rule finalized Monday, which…
STAT+: Gene therapy can transform life for people with hemophilia. But some patients don’t want it.
Given everything he’s been through, Bobby Wiseman says he should have been dead instead of…
STAT+: U.K. lawmakers urge Pfizer not to raise the price of its Covid-19 vaccine
Several U.K. lawmakers have asked Pfizer not to raise the price of its Covid-19 vaccine,…
STAT+: Pharma wins a key round in a court battle with hospitals over a drug discount program
In a victory for the pharmaceutical industry, a federal appeals court ruled drug companies have…
STAT+: FDA names former Oracle executive as new digital health leader
The Food and Drug Administration has installed Troy Tazbaz, most recently a senior vice president…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer is scolded by U.K. industry group over CEO’s remarks on vaccination; Amgen to lay off 300 U.S. employees
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
WHO extends public health emergency over Covid but signals end could come soon
The World Health Organization announced Monday that the Covid-19 pandemic remains a public health emergency,…
FDA Revokes Emergency Use Authorization Of Covid Drug Ineffective Against New Variants
Evusheld does not neutralize several omicron subvariants including BQ.1, BQ.1.1, BF.7, BF.11, BA.5.2.6, BA.4.6, BA.2.75.2,…
STAT+: ‘A classic case’: A legal expert on why lawsuits challenging abortion pill restrictions may succeed
A pair of lawsuits was filed last week challenging restrictions on access to abortion pills…
Opinion: As it turns 40, the Orphan Drug Act for rare diseases needs a refresh
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act. Since it was signed…
Opinion: Death by missing data: Uncollected racial and ethnic pandemic data will drive inequities for decades to come
At every stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, national reporting of racial and ethnic disparities in…
STAT+: ‘Everybody has blood on their hands’: A decade-long battle over Medicare Advantage audits is coming to a head
The federal government and health insurance companies have been clashing for more than a decade…
STAT+: No more ‘playing God’: How the longevity field is trying to recast its work as serious science
SAN FRANCISCO — “Why is it in popular culture, if you want to live forever, you…
Learn This Acronym To Spot A Stroke And Save Lives
Strokes can be prevented and treated, especially if the person having a stroke is provided…
App Reduces Hearing Loss, Tinnitus Using Sound Therapy
“Over 70% of the people that we treated with our sound therapy had an increase…
FDA Proposes Gay-Friendly Blood Donation Policy
The proposal would allow more men who have sex with men to donate blood. Read…
Heart Disease Named No. 1 Killer In 2020, Not COVID-19
A new statistical report revealed that the first year of the pandemic witnessed a steep…
STAT+: Inside the fall of star MIT scientist David Sabatini
The 7 a.m. Acela out of South Station in Boston trembled along the rails toward…
CDC’s New COVID-19 Prevention Guide Amid Omicron Sublineages Spread
The public health agency released the new guidance following the report that XBB.1.5 has become…
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CDC Releases Updated COVID-19 Prevention Measures Amid Omicron Sublineages Spread
The public health agency released the new guidance following the report that XBB.1.5 has become…