4th Pfizer COVID Vaccine Dose ‘Saved Many Lives’: Study
An extensive study has reported on the efficacy of the fourth COVID vaccine dose from…
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STAT+: Pharma largely failed to follow human rights principles with its Covid-19 vaccines and drugs
More than two years after the Covid-19 pandemic emerged, a new scorecard finds that 19…
Supreme Court rules that doctors need to knowingly misprescribe opioids for it to be a crime
The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that prosecutors need to prove that doctors knowingly…
FDA panel to advise on whether — and how — Covid vaccines should be updated
The Food and Drug Administration faces an important decision in coming days — whether to…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Abortion pills will be at center of legal battles; Gilead reaches $33 million settlement over patient assistance programs
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
New COVID-19 Variants Dodge Vaccine Antibodies, New Study Reveals
Despite the findings, researchers pointed out that vaccine immunity “will still provide substantial protection against…
STAT+: A ‘colossal financial fraud’: Gilead to get $33 million from a clinic for exploiting its HIV patient assistance program
After nearly two years of courtroom squabbling, Gilead Sciences reached a $33 million settlement with…
Opinion: Now is not the time for Congress to further cut hospitals’ Medicare payments
As the U.S. slowly emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, hospitals hope get back to some…
Opinion: Looking for ‘black swan’ outbreaks can prepare for future pandemics
In December 2021, one year into the Covid-19 pandemic, my colleague Alina Deshpande had the…
Vertus Hardiman and the medical tragedies that must not be forgetten
Vertus Hardiman wore a wig for more than 70 years. His hair piece concealed a…
STAT+: Cue Health rode Covid-19 to an NBA deal and a $3 billion valuation. Now it faces layoffs and a rocky future
It didn’t have the brand recognition of Abbott, or the billions of the medical technology…
Monkeypox Mutating 12 Times Faster Than Expected: Scientists
Experts said the virus appeared to have undergone “accelerated evolution” since its first detection outside…
Opinion: A major problem for minors: post-Roe access to abortion
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned constitutional protection to abortion access, more than two…
Opinion: Arthur Ashe and AIDS: Did the public have the right to know his diagnosis?
Do prominent public figures who are ill have some type of responsibility to reveal their…
WHO: Monkeypox outbreak not yet a global public health emergency
The World Health Organization on Saturday declined to declare the unprecedented monkeypox outbreak that has…
Pfizer says its Omicron-containing boosters outperform current vaccine
Pfizer said Saturday that using new versions of its Covid-19 vaccine as boosters led to…
HIPAA won’t protect you, if prosecutors want your reproductive health records
With Roe v. Wade now overturned, patients are wondering whether federal laws will shield their…
Court rules Juul can temporarily keep selling e-cigarettes while it prepares challenge to FDA ban
WASHINGTON – Juul’s e-cigarettes won’t be pulled off the shelves just yet. A federal court…
The Biden administration wants to get tough on states’ abortion pill restrictions. It won’t be easy
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland is hinting he’s ready to get tough on states…
Supreme Court decision suggests the legal right to contraception is also under threat
Over the past half century, Roe v. Wade has been a bedrock of constitutional rights…
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Sarepta halts a Duchenne clinical trial over safety; Why the CVS Health whistleblower lawsuit comes at a pivotal moment
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Monkeypox: High Demand For Vaccine In NYC Halts Walk-Ins Within Hours
Walk-ins could no longer be accommodated just three hours after the launch. Read Original Article:…
Covid Vaccines Saved 20 Million Lives In First Year: Study
A study found that high- and middle-income countries accounted for the largest number of deaths…
Opinion: Digital back doors can lead down the path to health inequity
For years, racism mandated that Black people and other people of color in the United…
CDC Advisers Recommend Moderna Vaccine For Children 6 And Above
The vaccine advisers to the CDC voted in favor of Moderna’s vaccine for children this…
Covid-19 vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in a year, study estimates
Covid-19 vaccines cut the potential global death toll by more than half in the first…
STAT+: FDA halts study of Sarepta treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy due to safety concern
Sarepta Therapeutics said Thursday that it has temporarily stopped a clinical trial of its second-generation…
STAT+: A CVS whistleblower lawsuit comes at a pivotal moment for the FTC’s probe of pharma and PBMs
Three years ago, a former CVS Health executive told a U.S. Senate committee hearing that…
Listen: Juul’s doomsday, Merck’s buyout plans, & the next Theranos verdict
Just how powerful is the FDA? Is Merck about to spend $40 billion? And what’s…
STAT+: A cautionary tale: How one biotech stock trader lost a small fortune, but emerged wiser
Too many of my Twitter interactions with biotech-loving retail investors are unpleasant. If I write…
How pregnancy could prove the potential of smartwatches
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
FDA orders Juul e-cigarettes off the market in the U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has ordered all vaping products made by the…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Senate bill would allow insulin makers to lock in profits; GSK, Novartis pledge funds for diseases that mostly affect the poor
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because…
STAT+: Uniqure’s Huntington’s gene therapy lowers key protein in small trial
A gene therapy for Huntington’s disease made by the Dutch biotech firm Uniqure showed early…
Explainer: What To Know About COVID Vaccines For Young Children
The United States has begun rolling out COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six…
STAT+: Despite fanfare, the FDA’s step toward lowering nicotine levels in cigarettes is a very early one
WASHINGTON — When the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it would eventually lower the…
STAT+: With cryptocurrency and NFTs, ‘decentralized science’ seeks to upend drug industry financing
When Alok Tayi’s daughter was born last year, he found himself in a place no…
Opinion: Signals from monkeypox: Create an external advisory group to start preparing for the next pandemic
As the U.S. reels from a more than 1 million reported deaths due directly to…
Opinion: Needed: a clearer explanation of why diversity in clinical trials is important
Increasing the diversity of clinical trial participants is all the rage these days. The numbers…
STAT+: New Senate proposal to lower insulin prices would let drugmakers lock in their current profits
WASHINGTON — A new proposal that senators claim would fix insulin pricing would actually allow…
STAT+: Congress is closer than ever to formally authorizing ARPA-H. But the details aren’t as final as they seem
WASHINGTON — It seemed like the debate over President Biden’s new high-stakes science agency, ARPA-H,…
Wearables are collecting a flood of data. An ambitious new study of pregnancy aims to prove that’s valuable for health
When Stephen Friend left Apple in 2017 after a stint helping to jumpstart its health…
Antibiotic-Resistant Typhoid From Asia Spreading Worldwide
New research has shed light on the antibiotic-resistant, typhoid-causing bacteria spreading worldwide. Read Original Article:…
STAT+: Industry-funded studies on cost-effectiveness often favor pricier drugs, study finds
In response to rising prices for medicines, public and private payers increasingly rely on assessments…
Women less likely than men to get authorship on scientific publications, analysis finds
Look at the list of authors on a scientific paper and you’ll typically see more…
Opinion: Congress: Fund PrEP to end the HIV epidemic
As the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.K. inks $1.2 billion deal with Moderna for vaccine center; Top Biocon exec arrested in bribery scandal
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. You made it this far,…
Tattoos For Health Monitoring? Researchers Develop E-Tattoo That Accurately Measures Blood Pressure
The graphene e-tattoos are lightweight and unobtrusive. Read Original Article: Tattoos For Health Monitoring? Researchers…
Opinion: Health care has a carbon problem. Health tech can help fix it
As climate change threatens the health of the planet — and everyone living on it…