STAT+: ‘A slippery slope’: Pfizer sells a contraceptive and donated to political groups that could come after the company
Generally speaking, a company would not want to contribute to a politician whose actions could…
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STAT+: ‘A slippery slope’: Drugmakers that sell contraceptives donated to political groups that could come after them
Generally speaking, a company would not want to contribute to a politician whose actions could…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Senate Dems vet a tweaked version of drug-pricing bill; biotechs double down on developing birth control products
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
STAT+: Not-so-happy midyear! Biotech CEOS, best and worst, and a hopeful sign of a turnaround
A few things on my mind: A very strange — and painful — year in…
Multi-State Listeria Outbreak Causes 1 Death, 1 ‘Fetal Loss’; CDC Investigates Possible Florida Link
In pregnant women, Listeriosis can cause miscarriage stillbirth and pre-mature delivery. Read Original Article: Multi-State…
Opinion: Improve CDC’s quarantine stations to prevent the next pandemic
In today’s interconnected world, people, packages, and animals can circumnavigate the globe in less than…
STAT+: After abortion ruling, biotechs developing contraceptives say their work is more important — and fraught — than ever
SAN DIEGO — From San Diego to New Jersey, biotechs developing new forms of birth…
STAT+: Medicare wants to stop publishing some hospital safety data next year
Ann MacDonald took painstaking effort to choose the very best surgeon for her mom’s colon…
Who Should Get Vaccinated Against Monkeypox?
The U.S. government will roll out 296,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine amid the outbreak….
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STAT+: A Celldex treatment induces symptom relief in patients with chronic hives
An experimental drug from Celldex Therapeutics induced complete symptom relief in half of patients with…
Supreme Court’s decision on abortion sparks health tech’s Cambridge Analytica moment
In 2018, the tech industry found itself in a harsh spotlight amid a scandal involving…
STAT+: The near-term outlook for pharma industry earnings just got a little worse
The near-term earnings outlook for the pharmaceutical industry was revised downward by a major credit…
Listen: Medical privacy post-Roe, fixing clinical trials, & the next Covid vaccines
How do you stop a Covid surge? Why are clinical trials so white? And what…
Baking trust into tech, Cerebral’s prescribing, & the evolution of post-Roe privacy
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
Democrats tweak their drug pricing plan in last-ditch effort to pass reforms
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are vetting a new, tweaked version of a drug pricing package as…
STAT+: New analysis of Amarin’s Vascepa resurrects big questions about effectiveness
A new analysis of Vascepa, a medicine derived from fish oil and used to prevent…
The unlikely crusader who’s winning the fight to lower hospital prices
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
FDA recommends vaccine makers update Covid-19 shots to target Omicron
The Food and Drug Administration is advising vaccine makers to reformulate their Covid-19 shots to…
How dengue and Zika infections could make people more attractive to mosquitoes
Being bit by a mosquito carrying dengue or Zika virus can make you sick. The…
Opinion: How the Dobbs decision changed my research on reproductive health technology
If you are using technology to track your period, and abortion is even a remote…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer and U.S. strike $3.2 billion deal for Covid vaccine; marketing of morning-after pills shifts to mail-order options
Good morning, everyone, and nice to see you again after we took an all-too-quick, day-long…
US Secures 105 Million Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine For Fall
The $3.2 billion contract includes vaccines for babies, young children, teens and adults, and may…
Opinion: PBMs are inflating the cost of generic drugs. They must be reined in
These are not comfortable days in Washington for pharmacy benefit managers, the highly consolidated group…
Opinion: Mainstream medicine must embrace palliative care services
Even before the onset of Covid-19, there were legions of people with serious illnesses in…
STAT+: Hospitals have to post their prices. Now, health insurers and employers have to publish what they pay
The federal government’s latest push for more health care price transparency starts July 1, and…
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STAT+: A rich Republican businessman is an unlikely champion for lower hospital prices — but he’s winning the fight
INDIANAPOLIS — Al Hubbard isn’t the typical crusader for lowering health care costs. Hubbard and…
This clinical trial wanted to end breast cancer disparities. But first it needed to enroll Black women
TRIALS AND TRUST: This is the first part of a series on health equity and…
Lattes and gummies: Food science inspires a new approach to treating gut and liver injury
Inspired by how coffee shops foam milk, as well as gummy candy and sizzling Pop…
Opinion: FDA: Don’t rush a move to change the Covid-19 vaccine composition
On Tuesday, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 19-2 to…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA panel urges revamped Covid boosters; White House to widen access to monkeypox vaccine
Good morning. Elizabeth Cooney here, sitting in for Ed Silverman as he takes a day…
Virtual Event: How Tech Can — and Can’t — Eliminate Barriers to Good Health Care
Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
STAT+: ARCH Venture Partners raises $3 billion fund to invest in biotech startups despite brutal stock downturn
The market for biotechnology stocks is ghastly, but ARCH Venture Partners, one of the largest…
Long COVID: Virus Reservoir ‘Hiding’ In The Gut Could Be The Culprit
Scientists are trying to determine if the pockets of COVID hiding in the gut could…
Monkeypox: CDC Activates ‘Emergency Operations Center’; US To Offer More Vaccines
The Biden-Harris Administration announced the first phase of its “national monkeypox vaccine strategy” Tuesday. Read…
Opinion: Wheelchair users live outside the home, not just inside. Medicare policies need to acknowledge that
My daughter, Katherine, is 21 years old. She has cerebral palsy and has relied on…
In a doctor’s suspicion after a miscarriage, a glimpse of expanding medical mistrust
The idea that she might be pregnant hadn’t crossed Janneke Parrish’s mind. She used contraceptives…
Biden administration to widen access to monkeypox vaccine
The Biden Administration announced Tuesday that it will broaden availability of monkeypox vaccine as it…
STAT+: 100 lawmakers ask HHS to use controversial federal laws to combat high drug prices
A group of 100 federal lawmakers is urging the Biden administration to use controversial provisions…
Cue Health layoffs, HIPAA post-Roe, and AI’s race problem
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
Placebo response reveals unconscious bias among white patients toward female, Black physicians
The doctor-patient relationship is an important part of helping and healing. But it can be…
Airinum: A Brand That Cares For You and the Planet
Airinum is a sustainable solution to protect people from the harmful impacts of air pollutants….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Retailers ration contraceptive pills as demand spikes; Supreme Court rules doctors must knowingly misprescribe opioids to be convicted
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Clear blue skies…
Tracking an FDA advisory panel meeting on updating Covid vaccines
Meetings of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccines advisory committee are never dull affairs. Drenched…
In Boston homes, potentially harmful compounds are leaking from stovetops
Natural gas — just by nature of being the most common residential energy source in…
Putting Phone In Silent Mode May Actually Increase Stress: Study
Instead of muting all notifications completely, researchers recommend that those with high FOMO customize their…
Opinion: The next epidemic may be here. The U.S. isn’t ready for it
As if dealing with continued waves of Covid-19 isn’t enough, the U.S. is facing a…
‘It’s not going to work’: Keeping race out of machine learning isn’t enough to avoid bias
As more machine learning tools reach patients, developers are starting to get smart about the…
CRISPR debuted 10 years ago, in a paper hardly anyone noticed. Jennifer Doudna reflects on the DNA scissor’s first decade
On June 28, 2012, a joint press release went out from the U.S. Department of…
STAT+: What we know — and what we may never know — about why the FDA banned Juul
WASHINGTON – Even some of the nation’s top tobacco experts were surprised by the Food…
STAT+: Cognito Therapeutics raises $50 million for Alzheimer’s treatment tech
Cognito Therapeutics has raised $50 million in funding as it seeks to advance treatments for…