How A New COVID Vaccine Type Could Eliminate The Need For Boosters
Scientists are reportedly working on a new vaccine that could eliminate booster shots. Read Original…
Category: Medicine
Opinion: Inconsistent clinical practices thwart wider use of personalized medicine
The promise of personalized medicine — safer and more effective treatments tailored to each individual’s…
STAT+: Advanced practice clinicians slightly more likely to take industry funding than doctors
A slightly larger share of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other advanced practice clinicians accept…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA advisers vote down pediatric brain cancer drug; AbbVie drops out of psoriasis partnership
Good morning, and welcome to a spooky edition of Pharmalittle. It’s Jason Mast here, filling…
Where to Get Online Hormone Replacement Therapy & Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Hormone Replacement Therapy and Testosterone Replacement Therapy may improve your hormone balance, increase your libido,…
Opinion: Hospitals need to make their websites as accessible as their physical spaces
It would be anathema for a health care facility in the U.S. to have a…
In a year it was supposed to flare, polio-like syndrome in kids doesn’t, adding to mystery
Physicians who treat children who develop a strange polio-like syndrome known as acute flaccid myelitis…
STAT+: Private equity’s Welsh Carson, casting itself as a noble force, relentlessly pursues profits in health care
Before the allegations of neglect, before the lawsuits, before the government investigations, the health care…
Flu Season 2022 Hospitalization Rate The Worst In More Than A Decade: Report
The flu season has ramped up early in the U.S., leading to disastrous early hospitalization…
Did Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug Contribute To Study Participant’s Death?
The company behind the experimental drug insisted other possible factors could have led to the…
Can Nose Picking Lead To Alzheimer’s Disease? Study Has Shocking Answer
Researchers said the simple act of picking the nose could increase the risk of Alzheimer’s…
What To Do If You’ve Been Exposed To COVID-19
The CDC strongly recommends isolating immediately, but there are other things you should know. Read…
‘Science is just rocketing forward’: A Q&A with former NIH director Francis Collins
LOS ANGELES — Francis Collins stepped down from his position as head of the National…
What To Do If You Got Exposed To COVID-19
The CDC strongly recommends isolating immediately, but there are other things you should know. Read…
With hospitalizations ticking up, flu season appears off to an early start
There are increasing signs that flu season is off to a very early start in…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Drugmaker raises price of old chemo med 10-fold amid shortages; Alnylam cites drug-price law in halting trial
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Why Feeling Sick After Getting Your COVID Booster Is A Good Thing
A strong immune response after getting jabbed is a good sign that the booster is…
This Is The Best Age To Give Up Smoking, Study Finds
The study found people, who gave up smoking between ages 35 and 44, had a…
TB Firmly On The Rise After Years Of Decline: WHO
TB, which was overtaken by Covid-19 during the worst of the pandemic as the world’s…
.jpg)
Opinion: How motivational interviewing can improve health workforce well-being
The National Academy of Medicine launched its National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being in early…
STAT+: How experts think we can put health data back ‘in the hands of the patient’
Two decades ago, the Bush administration threw a wrench in health data privacy, making it…
Opinion: STAT+: The need for regulatory grade evidence: Are you in the stadium or the sandbox?
As real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE) continue to share the limelight in pharmacoepidemiologic…
STAT+: Death of patient in closely watched Alzheimer’s trial raises concern about risk for some groups
The experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab, hailed after it slowed patients’ cognitive decline in a clinical…
STAT+: Drugmaker raises the price of an old chemo medicine tenfold amid persistent shortages
Amid sporadic shortages of a drug that is essential in preparing patients for lifesaving, cancer-fighting…
Listen: Anti-science at the polls, a biotech odd couple, & the stakes of the midterms
Can Covid denialism get you elected? How is the music business like biotech investing? And…
STAT+: A new suite of RNA-sensing tools could help scientists target cancerous cells, and much more
Sure, you’ve heard of CRISPR. But it’s 2022. The acronym you need to know now…
.jpg)
Ivermectin For COVID-19: What’s The Final Verdict?
The horse dewormer is not effective against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Read Original Article: Ivermectin For COVID-19:…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Italy probes Pfizer over profit transfers; FDA postpones meeting for OTC birth control pill
Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. However, this is also shaping…
With Halloween Around The Corner, FDA Warns Against Dangers Of Decorative Contact Lens
The lenses are generally used to give unique shapes and colors to the eyes to…
Montana may be moving away from its innovative plan for setting hospital prices for public workers
Montana is signaling it might step away from an innovative way of setting the prices…
Opinion: Allocate opioid settlement dollars to real addiction-ending solutions
The crisis of opioid overdose deaths that sparked the multitude of lawsuits leading to a…
STAT+: Republican ideas to reform Medicare could rile health care industry
WASHINGTON — Democrats are suddenly blasting Republicans on the campaign trail over a surprising new…
Opinion: Kids with cancer deserve more than a cure
As an oncologist and a leader at a national cancer organization, I’ve watched countless families…
‘If I were a hospital, I’d be reading the tea leaves’: Pressures grow on the health care industry to reduce its climate pollution
Flooding, heat waves, wildfires, and other climate-driven weather extremes in recent years have catapulted hospitals…
For experts on stroke, Fetterman-Oz debate is a teachable moment
At a Senate debate Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman, who is recovering from a…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: White House pharma help in plan to combat hepatitis C; J&J blood cancer drug will cost $39,500 a month
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
Virtual Event: Can We Share Health Data and Not Be Evil?
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
Test – STAT Madness Application
Apply for STAT Madness! Submit your application to be considered for the 2023 STAT Madness,…
When To Get The COVID-19 Booster To Stay Protected This Thanksgiving 2022
Experts said here is the best time to get boosted ahead of the holiday. Read…
Biotech’s newest odd couple: A pharma insider and a music maven launch a health care VC
D.A. Wallach’s first meeting with his business partner could have been the setting of a…
COVID Disrupted Measles Vaccinations In Africa And Now Cases Are Surging
The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted measles vaccine campaigns globally in 2020 and 2021, leaving millions of…
Opinion: After 30 years of 340B, it’s time for data and an honest conversation
The 340B Drug Discount Program turns 30 on Nov. 4. This once-obscure drug access program…
Opinion: Listen: Home health care is facing devastating ‘clawbacks’
Terry Wilcox’s grandmother lived in an isolated house at the top of a hill overlooking…
STAT+: Q&A: A health justice lawyer and new MacArthur ‘genius’ on pharma’s patent games
Priti Krishtel has had it with the patent tricks up pharma’s sleeves. The co-executive director…
When it comes to addiction, Americans’ word choices are part of the problem
Who gets better medical care in the United States: “addicts,” or “people with substance use…
STAT+: Pacific Biosciences, known for niche DNA sequencing, looks to rival Illumina with new product launch
Pacific Biosciences, a Menlo Park, Calif., firm best known for its niche approach to DNA…
STAT+: Merck fined $39 million by Spain’s antitrust regulator for ‘serious’ violation
The antitrust regulator in Spain has fined Merck approximately $39 million for preventing a competitor…
Exclusive Interview With Dr. Cameron Lewis, America’s Famed Traveling Oral Surgeon
Imagine this: instead of you going thousands of miles across the States to fix your…
STAT+: Normunity launches with $65 million to unleash the immune system on tumors
Our best weapon against cancer may already live inside us — it just needs a…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Online prescribing prompts scrutiny and concern; FDA is pushed to approve OTC birth control pills
Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are hovering once again over the Pharmalot…