Vaping is just as good as Chantix at helping people quit cigarettes, new study finds
WASHINGTON – E-cigarettes were about as effective at helping people quit smoking as the gold-standard…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an ‘unaffordable’ Novartis drug, a new patent office rule, and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
FDA offers new guidelines for Covid-19 vaccine
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Bird flu snapshot: A critic of the U.S. response speaks out, and USDA tries to ‘corner the virus’
Bird flu snapshot: This is the first in a series of regular updates on H5N1…
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STAT+: Under pressure to thwart pharma patent abuse, the PTO proposes a new rule. But will it fly?
In a bid to prevent the patent system from being abused, the U.S. Patent and…
STAT+: Oncologists turn to blood test for circulating tumor DNA, but questions remain on how to use the data
The hope for many cancer patients who go through surgery is that they’ll be cured…
STAT+: Why a big California employer ditched Elevance for some of its health plans
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System is making a drastic change to one of its…
Opinion: I’m a hypochondriac. Here’s how the health care system needs to deal with people like me
A late-night Flomax commercial is sometimes all it takes for me to start spinning in…
STAT+: Oncologists turn to blood test for circulating tumor DNA, but questions remain on how to use the data
The hope for many cancer patients who go through surgery is that they’ll be cured…
Opinion: Oversight of health AI must be democratic, not done by the big tech companies
AI development is at a flash point; developers from some of the largest, most successful…
Opinion: I’m a hypochondriac. Here’s how the health care system needs to deal with people like me
A late-night Flomax commercial is sometimes all it takes for me to start spinning in…
Inside Anthony Fauci’s ‘On Call’: 9 health and science takeaways from the memoir of America’s most famous doctor
Anthony Fauci spent 40 years in the top echelons of government. It was no accident….
Ambitious federal study failed to curb opioid deaths, NIH announces
In 2019, amid an ever-worsening drug crisis, the federal government launched a research study with…
Opinion: I cried tears of loss and rage at the World Hepatitis Summit
At this year’s World Hepatitis Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, the World Hepatitis Alliance presented me…
Opinion: Readers respond to a plea for rare disease progress, vaccine-related injury, and more
First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and maybe even provocative articles about the…
Novo Nordisk CEO agrees to Bernie Sanders’ demand to testify on Ozempic, Wegovy prices
WASHINGTON — Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen will testify before the Senate after Sen….
STAT+: Colorado state board decides a pricey Novartis medicine is unaffordable
A blockbuster arthritis drug from Novartis may face a limit on what Colorado health plans…
Opinion: NIH needs reform and restructuring, key Republican committee chairs say
While the best parts of biomedical innovation are represented by ringing the bell at a…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about abortion pill access, employer coverage of GLP-1 drugs and more
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
J.P. Morgan has officially jumped into early stage biotech investing
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STAT+: Biden administration to recalculate Medicare Advantage quality ratings and bonuses
The federal government is rescoring the quality ratings of this year’s Medicare Advantage plans, which…
Opinion: Telling new stories can help people see the value of vaccines
Nearly nine in 10 Americans strongly believe in the overall value of childhood vaccines. Reflecting…
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Walgreens executive says it is ‘doubling down’ on recruiting customers into clinical trials
LOS ANGELES – For the past two years, Walgreens has tried to leverage its nationwide…
Opinion: Certificate of need laws con rural patients out of health care
News watchers around the U.S. have likely seen the warnings: without certificate of need (CON)…
STAT+: FDA gets pointed input on ‘optimizing’ advisory committee panels
The day an FDA advisory committee met to weigh the merits of an experimental treatment…
In dribs and drabs, USDA reports suggest containing bird flu outbreak in dairy cows will be challenging
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released two reports Thursday that lay out what has been…
Opinion: The fight over medical abortion has worsened pregnancy care
The Supreme Court unanimously shut down one of many troubling tugs of war over access…
Listen: Duchenne gene therapy setback, Alzheimer’s drug endorsement & why a STAT reporter buys weed (for journalism)
On this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD,” our STAT colleague Nicholas Florko joins us…
STAT+: Telehealth startup Done’s top leadership arrested under fraud charges
The CEO and clinical president of a closely watched telehealth startup prescribing ADHD-medication Adderall online…
Biopharma execs cheer Supreme Court for upholding FDA authority in abortion pill case
On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected an effort by anti-abortion doctors to bar the mailing…
STAT+: Does Sanders have the votes to subpoena a Novo exec?
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Supreme Court unanimously rejects challenge to mailed abortion pills
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that anti-abortion doctors did not have standing to challenge the…
Global health leader critiques ‘ineptitude’ of U.S. response to bird flu outbreak among cows
LONDON — Seth Berkley, a longtime and widely respected global health leader, said Thursday that…
With Avidity and Pfizer, gene therapy enters a phase
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Pfizer drug for Duchenne, bird flu vaccines for cows, and more
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because…
STAT+: Will Geron be acquired? The long-short view
This is the online edition of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a subscriber-only newsletter. STAT+ subscribers can…
Biden and Trump are fighting to claim credit for $35 insulin. It was actually a pharma giant’s idea
WASHINGTON — Both President Biden and former President Trump love to claim credit for getting…
Opinion: What happened to obesity after Chile slew Tony the Tiger?
“In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile slays Tony the Tiger.” So read the headline of…
Opinion: To make public housing healthier, electric stoves and ovens should be the standard
The nation’s public-housing system provides homes to hundreds of thousands of low-income families, many of…
STAT+: Europe is set to shake up the way it assesses new medicines. Gene therapy makers are worried
LONDON — A major shakeup in how the benefits of medicines are assessed in Europe…
With placenta-on-a-chip, researchers hope to gauge how drugs and toxins impact pregnancy
Early in her pregnancy in 2015, Nicole Hashemi wanted to know how much caffeine was…
STAT+: Pfizer’s gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy fails in phase 3 trial
Pfizer said Wednesday afternoon that a closely watched gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy failed…
Senators slam the FDA’s new vape enforcement plan: ‘What in the hell have you been waiting for?’
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Justice claim they’re getting…
Opinion: Getting farmworkers to use PPE is hard, but it’s the best way to stop an H5N1 bird flu epidemic
Although a third U.S. dairy worker has been confirmed to be infected with the H5N1…
STAT+: New AI for biopsies can analyze microscopic images, talk to pathologists about your tumor
To non-pathologists, the histology slide looked, as all histology slides do, a sea of mottled…
World Trade Center responders exposed to more dust saw higher risk of early dementia
Nearly a quarter of a century after the 9/11 attacks in New York City, first…
What do Parkinson’s and obesity have in common?
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Sanders dogging Novo Nordisk, Teva patents, and more
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially…
STAT+: Avidity Biosciences says its experimental drug showed potential against form of muscular dystrophy
Avidity Biosciences said Wednesday morning that an experimental medicine successfully knocked down the gene behind…
Three scientists win Kavli Prize for nanoscience in biomedicine
Three scientists — Robert Langer, Paul Alivisatos, and Chad Mirkin — were awarded the 2024…