STAT+: Company that sold overdose antidote to pay $12.7 million to settle charges of fraudulent scheme
Kaleo, a small and controversial company, agreed to pay $12.7 million to resolve allegations that…
Category: Medicine
Opinion: Listen: A patient and a nephrologist on how using race in kidney testing puts lives at risk
Ever since medicine adopted a race-based formula to assess kidney health in the mid-2000s, some…
STAT+: Obesity journal editor’s extensive company ties raise concerns about conflicts of interest in publishing
Over the past seven years, a top editor at a medical journal devoted to obesity…
What would the public health experts do? STAT asked 28 about their holiday plans amid Covid-19
It has been nearly two years since Covid-19 reared its ugly head, as best we…
Opinion: I’m almost always the only Hmong American scientist in the room. Yet I was told I come from a group overrepresented in STEM
I grew up in a small, low-income community surrounded by diverse groups of people, including…
What’s The Best COVID-19 Vaccine Booster For Janssen Recipients?
There is evidence that J&J vaccine recipients would benefit more from booster doses from Moderna…
STAT+: Oklahoma court overturns $465 million opioid verdict against Johnson & Johnson
The Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a $465 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) in…
STAT+: Anti-aging research foundation stands by ouster of Aubrey de Grey after investigation concludes
Aubrey de Grey, the anti-aging research pioneer who was removed in August as chief scientific…
Largest psilocybin trial finds the psychedelic is effective in treating serious depression
Eagerly awaited results of the largest-ever study of psilocybin were announced Tuesday, with Compass Pathways…
Opinion: Drug pricing bill’s unintended consequences will distort drug development
After months of wrangling, Democratic lawmakers have agreed on a drug pricing bill. The House…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversation: Drug pricing drama
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pelosi was the real holdout in drug-pricing talks; U.S. to pay $1 billion for more Merck Covid pills
Hello, everyone, and how are you this morning? Despite some tech challenges today, we are…
Opinion: Preventing market failure in brain health: Moving toward fixes in investment, operations, and governance
The world is in the midst an escalating global crisis of brain health, by which…
The U.K. is on its way to eliminating cervical cancer. Here’s why the U.S. isn’t close
A decade ago, a London cancer prevention researcher predicted that the United Kingdom’s national HPV…
How Nancy Pelosi almost killed drug pricing reform
WASHINGTON — The White House stunned health care experts last month when it declared it was…
STAT+: Can David Feinberg fix Cerner? The new CEO of an electronic health record giant faces fresh threats
In many ways, David Feinberg was an unconventional choice to lead Cerner, one of the…
Pfizer Vs. Moderna: Comparison Of Booster Shots’ Common Side Effects
The common side effects of the Pfizer and Moderna boosters are almost the same, based…
STAT+: A controversial drug for premature births, which FDA wants withdrawn, is tied to elevated cancer risk
The key ingredient in a controversial medicine used to prevent premature births is associated with a…
Pfizer’s COVID-19 Booster Shot Effective For At Least 9-10 Months: Study
Preliminary data from Israeli research showed that the booster shots yield more antibodies that are…
STAT+: Hospitals charge insurers and cash-paying patients much more than what Medicare pays for some infused drugs
Nearly a dozen of the highest-rated hospitals in the U.S. charged commercial health insurers and…
STAT+: More lung cancer patients see tumor responses with Mirati’s KRAS combination treatment
Mirati Therapeutics said Monday that more than 60% of patients with lung cancer showed confirmed…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Court rulings on 340B drug discounts conflict; Swiss socialists want government to buy Sandoz
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Q&A: Bioethicist Leigh Turner on the worrisome boom in unregulated stem cell clinics
In 2016, the Food and Drug Administration put the emerging stem cell cottage industry on…
Not all Covid waves look the same. Here’s a snapshot of the Delta surge
At first, Joyce Dombrouski thought it might just be some kind of blip. Maybe it…
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Opinion: STAT+: Why does the FDA want to stop improving medicines via patent ‘areas of concern’?
It’s hardly unprecedented for one federal agency to encroach on another’s turf. But the latest intra-executive-branch…
Rochelle Walensky said she’d ‘fix’ the CDC, but nine months in, she’s faltering
WASHINGTON — Operating via Zoom from her home office in Newton, Mass., Rochelle Walensky is…
Long COVID In Children: How Long Does It Last?
Long COVID affects kids just like adults, causing them to deal with the symptoms for…
STAT+: Moderna millionaires and the double-edged sword of stock market riches
In just a few years, Moderna went from stock market dud to moonshot, a prime example…
STAT+: New court rulings add to the confusing and controversial dispute over a U.S. drug discount program
In the latest twist in a closely watched legal battle, two different federal court judges…
Opinion: The hurried push by Congress to address drug costs shouldn’t undermine the vast savings from generics and biosimilars
Americans rightfully expect Congress to address the ever-increasing prices of brand-name prescription drugs. But the…
STAT+: Clinical trial sites face challenges in diversifying personnel and participants, study finds
As demands for diversity and equity increase across the globe, a new analysis finds nearly…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer pill reduced deaths in newly diagnosed Covid patients; U.S. cancels contract with Emergent
Good morning, and a fine Friday to you from STAT reporter Andrew Joseph, here filling…
Experimental Pfizer pill prevents Covid hospitalizations and deaths
An experimental antiviral pill developed by Pfizer reduced the risk of death and hospitalization by…
The COVID-19 Pandemic Increased Eating Disorders Among Young People
More time spent on social media can leave young adults feeling worse about their bodies….
Opinion: Is the debate over the origin of Covid-19 still worth having?
The American public is understandably interested in how a pandemic that has killed nearly 750,000…
Opinion: I worry that burnout can’t be reversed and has fundamentally changed me as a doctor and a person
It took me four months to write this sentence. I wanted to capture my feelings…
STAT+: John Maraganore on what comes next for Alnylam and his career
This interview is an excerpt from a recent segment on “The Readout LOUD.” Listen to…
Listen: Moderna’s setback, the saga of drug pricing reform & a CEO’s next act
Is drug pricing reform actually happening? Why was Moderna’s stock down? And what’s next for…
Is Coffee Good For You? 8 Healthiest Cup Of Joe You Need Right Now
Ask anyone what their favorite morning drink is, and there’s a high chance they’ll say…
STAT+: Alphabet has a new drug discovery company building on DeepMind’s AI chops
Alphabet is plunging into the drug discovery business. Over the last year, the tech behemoth…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Moderna sees $18 billion in Covid vaccine sales despite production woes; U.K. clears Merck Covid pill
Good morning, folks. And how are you today? We are in fine spirits, thanks to…
Merck’s Covid-19 antiviral pill receives first authorization in U.K.
LONDON — Britain granted conditional authorization on Thursday to the first pill shown to successfully…
STAT+: CAR-T therapies from Bristol, Gilead superior to standard treatment in blood cancer, studies show
Administering bespoke CAR-T cell therapies from Bristol Myers Squibb or Gilead Sciences provides greater benefit…
White House delays Covid-19 vaccine mandates for federal employees, contractors
The White House is delaying its mandate for federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated…
Vaccination Vs. Previous COVID-19 Infection: Which Provides Better Protection?
A new study is shedding light on the advantage of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 over…
Opinion: Time, facial feminization, and the transgender experience
Time, a precious commodity for all of us, poses extra challenges for transgender people. Every…
Opinion: What Moderna owes the world
Moderna is expected to reveal its third quarter earnings on Nov. 4. The announcement will…
STAT+: Alzheimer’s conference preview: Aduhelm debate persists, while field grapples with new targets and directions
When physicians and scientists involved in Alzheimer’s disease gather in Boston next week for an…
STAT+: ‘The beginning of a long journey’: A progress report on Big Retail’s ambitions in health care
When Mark Wahlberg helped ring in the grand opening of Walmart’s second health clinic in…
STAT+: Scientists find a clue to why some people have ‘Alzheimer’s brains’ but no dementia
Defective proteins clump into toxic plaques and tangles. Plaques of amyloid and tau tangles kill…