STAT+: Jiankui He, creator of CRISPR-edited children, relocates to a Chinese medical tourism hub
Jiankui He, the Chinese scientist who sparked a global uproar in 2018 when he revealed…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a CVS deal with Illinois, a Pfizer hemophilia therapy, and more
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially…
Merck lays off workers amid rough pharma job market
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STAT+: Sage suffers pipeline setback with failure of drug to treat essential tremor
Sage Therapeutics said Wednesday that an experimental pill failed to quell involuntary muscle shaking in…
STAT+: Pfizer gene therapy reduced hemophilia bleeds, but questions remain
Pfizer said Wednesday that its gene therapy for hemophilia A successfully reduced patients’ bleeds for…
Robotic aid helped improve balance, gait in children with cerebral palsy
For many kids with cerebral palsy, walking is taxing. They might spend thousands of hours…
Opinion: STAT+: Cell donors are essential for new therapies. They need to be taken care of
Cutting-edge FDA-approved therapies made from human cells are now being used to treat cancer, diabetes,…
Opinion: An aging geriatrician wonders: Who will care for me?
In 1988, I became one of the first U.S. physicians certified in the new specialty…
Key disability civil rights law will get a big refresh under Sen. Bob Casey’s new bill
A key piece of disability civil rights law could get a much-needed refresh. Sen. Bob…
Hospitals, labs, and health departments try to cope with blood culture bottle shortage
Hospitals across the country are facing a severe shortage of supplies of blood culture bottles,…
STAT+: CVS and its PBM agree to pay $45 million to Illinois for failing to pass drug rebates
CVS Caremark, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the country, agreed to pay…
Jeff Shuren, medical devices head at FDA, to leave the agency
Jeffrey Shuren, longtime chief regulator of medical devices at the Food and Drug Administration, announced…
STAT+: U.S. Patent Office software mistakes extend patent life for drugs and need to be fixed, researchers say
Amid concerns that the pharmaceutical industry abuses the U.S. patent system, a new paper suggests…
STAT+: House hearing keeps pressure on PBM practices while Congress considers reforms
The House Oversight Committee kept pressure on drug middlemen at a hearing today that focused…
Epic, Abridge, and Mayo Clinic to leverage AI to ease nursing workflow
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about PBM practices, DOJ tussling with Regeneron, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is, despite the gray…
Contradictory coverage decisions in North Carolina
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Opinion: Fixing the reimbursement and coverage divide between ‘breakthrough’ drugs and medical devices
The Food and Drug Administration designates as “breakthrough” technologies certain drugs and devices. This designation…
STAT+: Medical groups are divided over Biden plan to loosen DEA restrictions on marijuana
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s proposal to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana is dividing some…
Opinion: To get a fair deal on Wegovy, buying Novo Nordisk might not be Medicare’s worst option
Medicare and Medicaid are facing a familiar quandary: how to provide coverage for new weight…
VA disputes claim that removing race from lung tests would greatly alter disability payments
Veterans Affairs department officials said Monday they have launched a study to determine how removing…
STAT+: A pricey Gilead HIV drug could be made for dramatically less than the company claims, researchers say
Following the release of widely touted study results for a Gilead Sciences HIV treatment, a…
STAT+: Medicare and Medicaid struggles foreshadow a rocky health insurer earnings season
You’re reading the web version of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow…
Four health care and biotech updates to stay on top of this week
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Express Scripts overcharging postal workers, Gilead’s AIDS drug price, and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: European Commission reaches deal with Vifor for ‘disparaging’ its only rival in iron deficiency market
Following a two-year probe, the European Commission has formalized a proposal from Vifor Pharma to…
STAT+: Express Scripts overcharged postal workers by $45 million, audit says
Express Scripts, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the country, overcharged U.S. Postal…
Q&A: Trans adults face ‘shocking’ risk of cirrhosis, especially alcohol-driven
People under 45 have been driving an increase in liver-related deaths, especially those caused by…
Bird flu that infected 6 Colorado poultry workers is closely related to the virus in cows
Bird flu snapshot: This is the latest installment in a series of regular updates on…
Opinion: NIDA should beware of funding companies that violate people’s privacy
In a ground-breaking settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, two online addiction and mental health…
Opinion: The newest tool to prevent STIs is not available to everyone: A call for participatory and inclusive research
In the midst of an “out of control” epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in…
At a Mass General perfusion lab, a push to make more and more hearts viable for transplant
It seems like organized chaos. Five lab members move around a room the size of…
Harris health care agenda swiftly hailed by progressives and reproductive rights groups
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s announcement Sunday that he would be dropping out of the presidential…
Kamala Harris, endorsed by Biden to replace him, is left of the president on health care
WASHINGTON — President Biden is ending his bid for a second term in office and…
Where 3 Democrats who could replace Biden atop the ticket stand on health care
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race has left the…
Trump campaign provides new details on his ear wound and treatment
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is doing well and required no stitches after a…
Opinion: Readers respond to essays on philanthropy and nursing schools, opioid overdoses, and more
First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and maybe even provocative articles about the…
Wastewater surveillance group funded by Google founder, Bloomberg sheds dozens of testing sites
WastewaterSCAN, one of the United States’ largest private entities that provide real-time data on pathogens…
Trump rallies his base on bolstering health care, avoiding thorny questions about health rights
WASHINGTON — In a far-ranging, free-wheeling 90-minute acceptance speech for the Republican nomination to the…
Microsoft global outage forces health systems to cancel appointments, delay procedures
On Thursday, a widespread outage to Microsoft systems took down computers in health systems around…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an FDA rare disease innovation hub, fewer U.S. drug shortages, and more
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Novo, Lilly shares sink due to concerns over competition
Hellloooooo. Today, we discuss the FDA’s lack of engagement with critics of MDMA for PTSD…
Opinion: The ‘Risky Research Review Act’ would do more harm than good
In an era of rapid scientific and technological advances when politicians and scientists are struggling…
Q&A with Dave Chokshi: Former NYC health commissioner works to unite public health and medical providers
For many New Yorkers, Dave Chokshi was the face of New York City’s public health…
STAT+: FDA investigators have not spoken with patients and others alleging misconduct in MDMA trials
At a contentious advisory committee meeting in June, the Food and Drug Administration announced it…
Opinion: Supreme Court’s nondecision jeopardizes emergency abortion care
By dismissing a case that would have determined whether emergency abortion care is encompassed under…
Opinion: To overcome the overdose crisis, addiction treatment must be integrated into the health care system
The first time I saw Maya (not her real name) huddled under blankets in a…
Why Covid is surging this summer — and what health experts say has changed
President Biden’s positive test for Covid-19 on Wednesday is a sign of a broader trend:…
Listen: JD Vance’s biotech ties, Cassava resignations, and insulin shortages
What relation does JD Vance have with Vivek Ramaswamy? Do pharma companies have a moral…
Massive study of veterans’ DNA shows how diversity can help researchers decipher the genome
An expansive new study offers clear evidence that sequencing the genomes of diverse populations can…