‘It’s taken longer than I thought’: A former FDA commissioner on the loosened restrictions on abortion pills
When the Food and Drug Administration lifted some — but not all — of its…
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Drinking Soda Regularly Found To Cause Hair Loss In Men
Researchers found that drinking soda regularly could increase the risk of baldness in men. Read…
Drinking Soda Found To Cause Hair Loss In Men
Researchers found that drinking soda regularly could increase the risk of baldness in men. Read…
CDC Tests Airplane Wastewater For COVID-19 Amid China Surge
The agency is doing “preliminary work” to test wastewater from airlines. Read Original Article: CDC…
STAT+: The FDA has approved a new Alzheimer’s drug, but wide access may depend on CMS easing restrictions
Now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to the widely…
Officials in Nebraska, South Dakota, Oklahoma begin to probe prisons’ hepatitis C treatment efforts
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress, state legislators, regulators, and legal advocates are calling on prisons…
FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug shown to moderately slow cognitive decline in early stages of the disease
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new Alzheimer’s disease treatment that moderately…
As respiratory diseases rise, EPA tightens air quality standards
The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Friday more aggressive air quality standards for particulate matter,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer scaling back early-stage research into rare diseases; BioNTech and U.K. partner on cancer trials
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
First-Of-Its-Kind Autism Test Can Diagnose Disorder From A Single Strand Of Hair
The test could predict autism accurately about 81% of the time. Read Original Article: First-Of-Its-Kind…
Opinion: STAT+: Continuous manufacturing can help pharma companies save time, money, and more
The pharmaceutical industry has been slow to adopt a business practice that is faster, safer,…
A year after a nurse’s loss to suicide, his friends are building out a peer support network
When Michael Odell, an intensive care nurse, died by suicide a year ago this month,…
Mild Infection Leads To Long COVID In 90% Of Cases: Study
Mild cases of COVID-19 are not safe from long-lasting symptoms. Read Original Article: Mild Infection…
WHO Calls Out China For ‘Under-Representing’ Total COVID-19 Infections Amid Surge
The UN agency is concerned about the recent spike in cases in the Asian giant….
STAT+: Fate Therapeutics plans mass layoffs, after early end to cell therapy deal with Janssen
SAN DIEGO — Fate Therapeutics, a biotech upstart with big ambitions to use cell-based therapies…
STAT+: Pharma’s ambitious antibiotic venture fund makes another investment
For only the second time since launching nearly two years ago, the AMR Action Fund…
Listen: #JPM23, the future of Alzheimer’s, & rising Covid variants
What does 2023 have in store for biotech? How can the FDA win back trust?…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: New report gives glimpse into safety of an Alzheimer’s drug; Walgreens looks to dispense an abortion pill
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
STAT+: Biogen shakes up R&D chief role, makes Singhal permanent replacement
More than a year after Al Sandrock was pushed out as Biogen’s R&D chief, the…
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Reducing Nitrogen Use Key To Human And Planetary Health: Study
Nearly 80% of Earth’s atmosphere is nitrogen, albeit in a gaseous form (N2) of little…
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Scientists Discover ‘Promising’ Erectile Dysfunction Treatment In The Form Of Bionic Pig Penises
The researchers succeeded in creating a hydrogel-based artificial tunica albuginea using a material called polyvinyl…
Opinion: Health record interoperability needs to include dental health records
As 2023 begins, health care providers in the United States must make health records more…
STAT+: 3 drug pricing issues to watch in 2023
WASHINGTON — The legislative saga on drug pricing is mostly over for now, but drug…
STAT+: ‘Stuck in a rut’: As debate flares over access to medicines, the future of voluntary licensing is up in the air
ANNECY, FRANCE — At first blush, the deal was hailed as a breakthrough. Last fall,…
Scientists Develop Vaccine For Brain Cancer
The vaccine could eliminate tumors and prevent cancer recurrence. Read Original Article: Scientists Develop Vaccine…
XBB.1.5: Experts Worry As New Omicron Subvariant Is ‘Most Transmissible’
The country can likely see another wave of the coronavirus pandemic with the new omicron…
XBB.1.5: ‘Most Transmissible’ Strain Could Drive New COVID-19 Surge In US
The country can likely see another wave of the coronavirus pandemic with the new omicron…
Walgreens to pursue certification to provide abortion pills in pharmacies
Walgreens plans to seek certification to begin providing abortion pills under new Food and Drug…
STAT+: As FDA considers new Alzheimer’s drug, a case study details safety concerns
Investigators on Wednesday released the first detailed case report about a patient who died after…
Senior WHO official faults China for undercounting Covid deaths
China is underreporting deaths from Covid-19, a senior official of the World Health Organization said…
California’s dark history of forced sterilizations comes into focus as it seeks victims to pay reparations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — About 600 people alive today can’t have children because California’s government…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA rule change allows pharmacies to offer abortion pills; Medicare could have saved billions if inflationary rebate law existed
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Balmy breezes and…
STAT+: Roivant-Pfizer inflammatory bowel drug hits high expectations in mid-stage study
An experimental inflammatory bowel disease medicine that serves as the basis for a partnership between…
STAT+: Geron, biotech that once sparked talk of immortality, finally gets a (more modest) success
Geron Corporation, a biotech that made sci-fi-sounding headlines through the 90s and 2000s before shuffling…
New COVID-19 Variant Mutation Has ‘Alarming’ Immunity Evasion; Could Cause US Surge
In addition to its high immune evasion, the XBB.1.5. also has a key mutation at…
Revolutionary Knife That ‘Smells Tumors’ Can Detect Uterine Cancer In Seconds
The revolutionary device, called iKnife, will help thousands of women get rapid results and eschew…
Opinion: Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act is no end-run around abortion bans
The emergency department is often called a hospital’s front door. For many people desperate for…
3 challenges to watch in global health in 2023
For the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, people working in the infectious diseases…
STAT+: The health tech tracker for 2023’s first quarter: 12 industry events to watch
Continuing economic uncertainty and the threat of a recession are casting a pall over health…
For people with disabilities, reproductive health care comes with deep-rooted barriers
Pregnancy, for the average person, is an exercise of extremes — swelling body, welling emotions,…
Man Loses Half Of His Penis After 3rd Cancer Misdiagnoses
The man has since been told he’s only got one year left to live. Read…
UK Won’t Force Travelers From China To Take COVID Test, Self-Isolate: Report
The U.K. government will implement a different approach despite fears that travelers from China could…
FDA finalizes rule expanding availability of abortion pills
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that…
STAT+: Medicare would have saved $3.7 billion on Part B drugs if inflationary rebates were around in a recent three-year period
If rebates had been required for price hikes on most of the nearly 100 medicines…
Beijing rebukes new Covid testing requirements for travelers from China
BEIJING — The Chinese government sharply criticized COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China…
Opinion: NIH advances landmark recommendations on disability inclusion and anti-ableism
A diverse and inclusive workforce benefits science and research. But unless it includes people living…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pharma plans to raise U.S. drug prices in January; U.S. sues AmerisourceBergen over opioid crisis
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to a new year. We hope the holiday respite was…
Paying research participants — a lot — may be a key to increasing diversity in studies
Paying people to participate in medical research has been proposed as a way to narrow…
Study Finds Hydration May Benefit Healthy Aging; Tips On How To Drink More Water
The researchers found that those who stayed well-hydrated developed fewer chronic conditions, were healthier, and…
Given One Year To Live, Man Becomes Cancer-Free Following Novel Immunotherapy Drug
“I asked my consultant to be honest and tell me how long I’d got if…