Manicure May Have Given Woman Cancer
A 50-year-old woman shares her story after being diagnosed with cancer following a manicure. Read…
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CDC Finds Possible Safety Issue With Pfizer Vaccine
The public health agency detected a safety issue with the bivalent boosters but encouraged the…
What Experts Feared Did Not Happen Over The Holidays
There was no recorded bump in flu cases during the holiday season. Read Original Article:…
STAT+: Congressional Medicare advisers warn of higher drug prices, despite new price negotiation
WASHINGTON — Despite the pharmaceutical industry’s loud complaints to the contrary, the new law directing…
Biden Covid adviser David Kessler to exit as pandemic response winds down
WASHINGTON — David Kessler, the D.C. veteran who guided government dispatches of millions of Covid-19…
STAT+: Q&A with Carbon Health’s Myoung Cha: Why the company is changing course
SAN FRANCISCO — Carbon Health is in a turbulent time: The primary care tech company…
Virtual Event: “JPM Recap, Live!” 2023
Editor’s Note: A live stream of the event will be embedded below at 1:00 PM…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pharma prioritizes biologics over pills due to drug-pricing law; former Takeda employee accused of creating fake consulting firm
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Break Prolonged Sitting With 5-Minute Walks Every 30 Minutes, Researchers Recommend
Even though all the breaks led to reductions in BP compared to just sitting all…
Enzyme Treatment Given To Fetus Prevents Debilitating Condition That Killed Siblings
Infantile-onset Pompe disease can cause severe damage to major organs of the body such as…
STAT+: Loan repayment program seeks to bolster infectious disease field
As part of the $1.7 trillion government spending bill that President Biden signed late last…
Opinion: For addiction treatment, longer is better. But insurance companies usually cut it short
Access to treatment for addiction has long plagued U.S. health systems. Why? Two reasons: It…
STAT+: Oscar Health’s CEO on post-hype health insurance and finally turning a profit
Oscar Health has excelled at one thing in particular since its inception a decade ago:…
STAT+: As Ginkgo stock sinks, CEO Jason Kelly tries to win over drugmakers in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — Ginkgo Bioworks CEO Jason Kelly is here trying to convince the world’s…
STAT+: Biotech startups are hungry for dollars. Here’s what one pharma executive was looking for at JPM
Marianne De Backer’s iPhone calendar is a solid block of green. De Backer, the head…
STAT+: With the FTC’s more expansive approach to antitrust, PBMs are in the crosshairs
WASHINGTON — The Democrats leading the Federal Trade Commission are hoping to expand the agency’s…
Fewer Kids Get Vaccinated Against Measles, Other Viruses In US: CDC
For the second straight year, the percentage of kids getting immunized against measles and other…
STAT+: California is the latest state to sue drugmakers and PBMs over insulin pricing
The California attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing several drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers…
‘We become millionaires and we retire babe’: Former Takeda worker and boyfriend accused of $2.3 million scam of drug firm
A high-ranking former technology officer at Takeda Pharmaceutical’s US headquarters in Massachusetts and her boyfriend…
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STAT+: Regeneron executive George Yancopoulos admits some regret, but ‘I don’t apologize’
SAN FRANCISCO — George Yancopoulos isn’t apologizing. The president and chief scientist of Regeneron was…
Opinion: More nurses: The smart way to save lives, money — and nurses
Although the 7,000 New York City nurses who went on strike this week reached a…
Routine vaccinations drop among U.S. kindergartners for the third year in a row
The percentage of U.S. kindergartners who’ve received standard childhood vaccines took a small but notable…
#JPM23 in review, the year ahead, & the merits of Miami
What happened at biotech’s big reunion? Will this year be better than the last? And…
Opinion: A lesson from JPM: Too many digital front doors in health care lead to nowhere
Top health care leaders braved rain, hail, and flash flood warnings at this year’s J.P….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: HHS readying details for Medicare drug-price negotiations; doctors urge FDA to hold expert meeting before approving Alzheimer’s drug
Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus right…
School-Based Gardening Programs Show Promise In Improving Kids’ Blood Sugar, Cholesterol: Study
Childhood obesity has increased in prevalence in the U.S., rising from just 5% in 1978…
Scientists Successfully Trial Artificial Pancreas That Maintain Glucose Levels In Type 2 Diabetes Patients
The device works on an algorithm developed by the University of Cambridge researchers. Read Original…
Opinion: Democratizing drug development will be a win for all
In 1992, the film Lorenzo’s Oil celebrated the true story of two parents who, despite…
Medical schools are missing the mark on artificial intelligence
Ready or not, health care is undergoing a massive transformation driven by artificial intelligence. But…
STAT+: BioNTech CEO lays out vision for how mRNA and AI can power personalized medicine
SAN FRANCISCO — When BioNTech was founded in 2008, messenger RNA therapies and vaccines were…
XB what? BQ huh? Do you need to keep up with Omicron’s ever-expanding offspring?
It’s like clockwork now. Every few months, we’re warned that the Omicron variant of the…
STAT+: Medicare paves the way for CAR-T in doctors offices
WASHINGTON — Medicare officials have taken a step toward making a cutting-edge cancer treatment called…
CDC Announces The End Of Ebola Outbreak In Uganda
The agency said it has been 42 days since the country reported a case. Read…
STAT+: Drastic changes should bring profitability, startup health insurers say
Startup insurers Oscar Health, Bright Health, and Clover Health have hemorrhaged money since going public…
Study Sparks Hope For Long COVID Sufferers
Researchers found that the condition’s effects resolve within a year. Read Original Article: Study Sparks…
For most mild infections, long Covid symptoms clear after a year, large study finds
Since long Covid emerged, how best to define it, predict it, and treat it has…
STAT+: Physicians group urges FDA to convene expert panel before finally approving an Alzheimer’s drug
A physicians group is urging the Food and Drug Administration to hold an expert panel…
STAT+: Top Verily executives depart amid leadership shakeup and layoffs
Verily, a health technology company spun out of tech giant Alphabet, announced Wednesday that it…
Opinion: Another Ebola outbreak, another missed opportunity for preparedness
When I learned that an outbreak of Ebola was declared in Uganda last fall, I…
STAT+: HHS will seek more input on its new Medicare drug price negotiations
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services is gearing up to start releasing…
STAT+: Upstart Element ratchets up race for cheaper DNA sequencing with a $200 genome
SAN FRANCISCO — Decoding the billions of chemical letters that help shape who we are…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer will not license generic Covid-19 pill in China; BioMarin signs outcomes-based deal in Germany for gene therapy
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
STAT+: Lawmakers again urge the Biden administration to use federal law to widen access to a cancer drug
For the third time in less than a year, a group of lawmakers is urging…
Scientists Find Both Covid-19 And It’s Vaccination Are Linked To A Taxing Heart Condition
POTS is a debilitating heart condition in which there is an abnormal increase in heart…
Dehydration, Radiation, Blood Clots: Ways In Which Long Flights Can Affect You
Certain factors like obesity, old age, pregnancy, previous history or a family history of clots…
Airborne Microplastics: People May Be Exposed To Thousands Each Year, Study Finds
Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic that can come from various sources such as the microbeads used…
Opinion: There are 4 gaps in global pandemic responses. The biggest is missing leadership
Three years after news of the first cases of Covid-19 infections and deaths began to…
What’s standing in the way of wastewater data becoming a more mainstream public health tool
When case counts suggest Covid-19 is in check, the truth is in the toilets. The…
Opinion: FTC’s proposed ban on noncompete agreements could be a game changer for some physicians
The last two decades have been a period of declining economic influence for practicing physicians….
Will America’s public health reckoning ever come?
WASHINGTON — After 9/11, Congress created an entirely new government agency to address the threat of…