Johnson & Johnson says additional dose boosts Covid vaccine efficacy
Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that a large, global study showed its Covid-19 vaccine is…
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COVID-19 Dubbed ‘Deadliest’ Outbreak In America After Surpassing 1918 Influenza Fatalities
The COVID-19 pandemic has officially surpassed the fatalities from the 1918 flu outbreak in America,…
Biosimilar drugs gain ground in U.S., but concerns linger about when patients can switch
It took years for Elle Moxley to get a diagnosis that explained her crippling gastrointestinal…
Biosimilar drugs gain ground in U.S., but concerns linger about when patients can switch
It took years for Elle Moxley to get a diagnosis that explained her crippling gastrointestinal…
Opinion: Data from routine Covid testing can help schools stay open this year
With recent spikes in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations across the country — including in children…
Opinion: Virtual medical school: Burnout and a path forward
We started medical school at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in August…
‘Delta has been brutal’: Covid-19 variant is decimating rural areas already reeling from the pandemic
Health inequities in rural communities across the South are continuing to determine who is most…
A hospital, and a family, lost during the pandemic
DAWSON, Ga. — When the days feel too hard, Latasha Taylor finds peace standing…
A community pioneer lost, and remembered
BELLE GLADE, Fla. — It was the first day of the new year when Angela…
The land as medicine
HALE COUNTY, Ala. — Small, cramped trailer homes and old farmhouses can be glimpsed…
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The Guardian of the Glades
PAHOKEE, Fla. — The semitruck carrying all of the food was late. Tammy Jackson-Moore…
DISTANCED: Pandemic stories of Black life in the rural South
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Covid-19 set to overtake 1918 Spanish flu as deadliest disease in American history
The Covid-19 pandemic is about to become the deadliest disease event in American history, with…
STAT+: U.S. lawmakers accuse patent office of weakening patent challenges and allowing drug prices to rise
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has accused the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office of “weakening”…
STAT+: Citing competitive concerns, European Commission seeks to intervene in Illumina’s $8 billion acquisition of Grail
In an unusual step, the European Commission plans to intervene in the recent merger between…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Key Senate panel proposes expanded pharma pricing penalties; Biden will urge Covid-19 summit to help poor nations get vaccines
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: Is a Beyondspring drug helping lung cancer patients live longer? Study results trigger debate
Beyondspring’s stock price tripled in August after the New York drug maker said its experimental…
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine generates robust antibody response in children, without serious safety issues, company says
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said Monday that they would file for authorization of their…
How Are Kids Faring Amid The Delta Surge?
Although more children are getting sick of COVID-19, deaths coming from this age group still…
STAT+: Senate proposes expanding pharma penalties for hiking drug prices
WASHINGTON — A key Senate panel is expanding its plans to punish drug makers that…
Opinion: Seeing the butterfly effect in hospital transfers for Covid-19 patients
Can a young man with Covid-19 pneumonia in the emergency department of an Oklahoma hospital…
Winter is coming, again: What to expect from Covid-19 as the season looms
Winter is coming, again. A year ago, experts warned that the United States faced a…
STAT+: Former Mylan IT exec pleads guilty to insider trading on earnings, drug approvals, and merger
A former Mylan information technology executive pleaded guilty to an insider trading scheme in which…
STAT+: With new colon cancer study results, Mirati lays claim to best KRAS-blocking drug
A drug from Mirati Therapeutics designed to block the cancer protein called KRAS shrank tumors…
STAT+: ‘A solid black eye’: Drug pricing reform advocates scramble to reset after setback in Congress
WASHINGTON — For the cadre of progressive groups fighting to bring down drug prices in…
FDA advisory panel recommends against booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine for most Americans
For live coverage of the FDA advisory panel hearing, click here. An advisory panel to…
STAT+: U.K. government launches a new system to monitor clinical trial reporting
After a prolonged effort, the U.K. government is now tracking whether clinical trial sponsors are…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA advisory panel to decide on Covid-19 boosters; Justice Dept. trustee appeals Purdue bankruptcy deal
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Obesity Cases On The Rise Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Experts found that the states with obesity rates of 35% or more have increased amid…
Opinion: President Biden: Don’t misuse Bayh-Dole march-in rights
In a misguided attempt to control drug costs, some Congressional leaders are urging the Biden…
Opinion: Start now to prevent the next Purdue Pharma debacle
The judgment finalizing the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case is a likely bitter end to litigation…
What will the Covid-19 booster roll out look like? Public health groups plan as they await details
Health agencies, providers, and other groups tasked with the herculean effort to vaccinate the public…
Tracking the FDA advisory panel meeting on Covid-19 booster shots
Do most Americans already need Covid-19 booster shots, or at least will they soon? Those…
Listen: Futuristic prosthetics, a treatment for ALS, & intrigue at the Holmes trial
Can prosthetic limbs feel real? Is the FDA softening under pressure? And are Rice Krispies…
New study revives a Mozart sonata as a potential epilepsy therapy
Could this be the return of the “Mozart effect”? In 1993, researchers reported that after…
DTx startup takes on a childhood eye disease & Jonathan Bush on the Cures Act
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA scientists skeptical on boosters; moderate Democrats sink Pelosi’s drug pricing proposal
Good morning, all, I hope everyone is off to a good start. Ed is out…
Self-Attacking Antibodies Found In Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Stanford researchers discovered that hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 illness have self-attacking antibodies. Read Original…
STAT+: Drug makers failed to block House provision cracking down on orphan drug tax credits
WASHINGTON — Drug makers mounted a last-minute, and so far unsuccessful, campaign to kill a surprise…
Opinion: STAT+: Rewriting the playbook for digital therapeutics
The acceleration of investment in digital health and adoption of health-related apps triggered by the…
Opinion: Beyond ‘vaccinopia’: Rapid tests should play a larger role in Biden’s Covid-19 plan
America is suffering from a serious case of vaccinopia: an inability to look beyond shots…
STAT+: A ‘wonky’ congressional report will be a pharma talking point in the drug pricing debate
As lawmakers in Washington grapple with legislation to alter the upward trajectory of prescription drug…
STAT+: Amgen combination treatment with KRAS-blocking drug shows improved response in colon cancer patients
A combination treatment that pairs Amgen’s KRAS-blocking drug Lumakras with another of its targeted cancer…
Black children have more complications during appendectomies and incur higher costs, study shows
Black children consistently have more medical complications during appendectomies than their white peers, including higher…
Moderate Democrats sink Pelosi’s aggressive drug pricing bill in key committee vote
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s aggressive drug pricing package failed a key committee vote…
STAT+: Safety-net hospitals take big markups on cancer drugs for commercially insured patients, study finds
Hospitals participating in a federal drug discount program marked up cancer medicines four times for…
Opinion: Congress is about to legislate a future without new medicines. We have a better plan
One of the fundamental principles on which the U.S. economy is based is that the…
Storing donor lungs at warmer temperatures keeps them viable far longer, study finds
Storing donor lungs at a slightly warmer temperature – 10 degrees Celsius instead of 4…
STAT+: After a court let them off the hook, generic Zantac makers plan to seek legal expenses from consumers
A few months ago, a federal court judge dismissed all claims against more than a…
STAT+: Stanford spins out a company to tap old patient data to answer new questions
A company is launching out of Stanford University on Wednesday to tackle one of the…