J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine may trigger neurological condition in rare cases, FDA says
Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine may trigger a rare neurological condition in a small number…
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STAT+: Dozens of generic makers and pharmacies won’t face lawsuits over Zantac and cancer risks
A federal court judge dismissed all claims against dozens of generic manufacturers and retailers in…
WHO director-general slams notion of Covid-19 vaccine booster doses given global health needs
The director-general of the World Health Organization on Monday issued a stinging rebuke to Pfizer…
WHO director-general slams notion of Covid-19 vaccine booster doses given global health needs
The director-general of the World Health Organization on Monday issued a stinging rebuke to Pfizer…
Get Skin Like BTS With These 13 Best Korean Skin Care Products
Korean Idols are known for their impeccable skin care routines resulting in enviable “glass skin” and RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.S. officials and Pfizer to meet over Covid-19 booster shots; FDA full approval for vaccines may not be a game changer
Good morning, everyone, and nice to see you again after we took an extended break….
World Health Organization advisers urge global effort to regulate genome editing
On Monday, a World Health Organization advisory committee called on the world’s largest public health…
Landmark gene therapy trial points to a wider window to alter course of rare disease
The suspicion that something was wrong started when the 1-year-old girl’s parents noticed she had…
Opinion: The decline in Covid-19 preceded vaccines. But we need jabs to finish the job
As coronavirus infections decline in the U.S., it seems appropriate to celebrate the triumph of…
Experts warn full Covid-19 vaccine approval is no quick fix for hesitancy
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration issuing full approval for two Covid-19 vaccines might…
COVID: Why We Should Stop Testing In Schools
Whether we should continue with school bubbles or adopt more targeted testing depends on an…
We Should Treat COVID Like Norovirus – Not The Flu
The novel coronavirus and norovirus have similar traits. The latter can be asymptomatic in some…
STAT+: A Johns Hopkins startup aims to shake up AI in medicine with research-first approach
The formula for launching a machine learning company in health care looks something like this:…
Pfizer to discuss vaccine booster with U.S. officials Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday…
US Black And Latino Communities Often Have Low Vaccination Rates – But Blaming Vaccine Hesitancy Misses The Mark
Many blame the relatively lower vaccination rates in communities of color on “vaccine hesitancy.” But…
Do I Need A COVID-19 Booster Shot? 6 Questions Answered On How To Stay Protected
A booster shot may be necessary to maintain COVID-19 immunity. The shot reminds your immune…
12 Best Immune Booster Vitamins & Supplements For COVID-19 And Flu
Pandemic or no pandemic, it is always important to take great care of your health….
FDA calls for federal investigation into its controversial Alzheimer’s drug approval
The head of the Food and Drug Administration has called for a wide-ranging federal investigation…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Even FDA officials balked at the broad Aduhelm label; CDC and FDA are dubious about Covid booster shots
Good morning, one and all. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman in the…
STAT+: In a sweeping executive order, Biden endorses importing drugs from Canada and orders a bigger drug pricing plan by late August
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Friday will take aim at the pharmaceutical industry by ordering…
Recent rulings may embolden hospital employees to speak publicly about safety issues
Karen Jo Young wrote a letter to her local newspaper criticizing executives at the hospital…
STAT+: FDA extends shelf life for glaucoma drug discontinued by Pfizer, but patients remain concerned
In a bid to calm anxious patients, the Food and Drug Administration has extended the…
Opinion: With Aduhelm, is history repeating itself with another win for Wall Street and a loss for patients?
When I learned of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of aducanumab (Aduhelm) for Alzheimer’s…
Opinion: Ignoring mental health infrastructure will be a costly mistake
President Biden’s ambitious infrastructure plan has a glaring omission: It makes no effort to redress…
Pfizer to seek FDA authorization for third, booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine
Pfizer is about to seek U.S. authorization for a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine,…
STAT+: House Democrats say pharma stock buybacks and dividends exceed R&D spending
A Congressional committee released a report on Thursday showing the 14 largest drug makers spent…
STAT+: FDA’s expansive Alzheimer’s drug approval surprised even top agency officials
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration’s contentious decision to approve a new Alzheimer’s drug…
Listen: Aduhelm’s latest twist, how Covid variants are shaping the summer, & a digital health boom
How worrying is the Delta variant? Is there a digital health bubble? And what is…
STAT+: Former Genentech scientist convicted of stealing trade secrets given to former JHL Biotech execs
A former Genentech principal scientist and her husband were convicted of stealing trade secrets and…
How To Lose Weight Fast Without Exercise? All The Answers You’re Looking For
Want to lose weight but not a fan of the gym? Here are effective tips…
Gene hunters turn up new clues to help explain why Covid-19 hits some people so hard
On March 16, 2020, five days after the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global…
STAT+: Purdue reaches deal with 15 states in a significant step toward bankruptcy plan approval
Fifteen states have agreed to drop their long-standing objections to a contentious bankruptcy plan to…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: In rare move, FDA revises label for Biogen Alzheimer’s drug; former compounding exec gets added jail time
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? The sun is trying to peek through…
STAT+: FDA, under fire from critics, revises prescribing information for Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday changed the prescribing label for Biogen’s Alzheimer’s treatment…
Death rates are declining for many common cancers in the U.S., report finds
Death rates are declining for more than half of the most common forms of cancer…
Opinion: Uterine fibroids affect millions of women. Why has this condition been overlooked for decades?
In 2007, the late Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio) wrote an op-ed calling for passage…
STAT+: Sonde’s voice health tracking comes to Qualcomm’s smartphone chips
Vocal biomarker startup Sonde has been quietly plotting a way to make tracking respiratory and…
Can we stretch existing Covid vaccines to inoculate more people? Experts are divided
With the global supply of Covid-19 vaccine still woefully inadequate, vaccine makers are scouring the…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Another lawmaker calls for probe of FDA approval of Alzheimer’s drug; Roche urged to lower price of Covid-19 therapy
Top of the morning to you. Another busy day is unfolding here on the Pharmalot…
Opinion: Listen: A biostatistician on the ‘gold mine’ in our sewers
What if every time we went to the bathroom, we could say we contributed to…
Opinion: Aduhelm’s accelerated approval offers a promising roadmap for rare neurological diseases
The FDA’s decision to grant accelerated approval to Biogen’s aducanumab (Aduhelm) for the treatment of…
How Doximity parlayed its popularity with doctors into a blockbuster IPO
Doximity exploded onto the public markets last month with an IPO that saw share values…
Organ donations held almost steady during the pandemic, as the U.S. transplant system scrambled to keep going
This is not a pandemic “silver lining” story. This is a could-have-been-far-worse story about how…
STAT+: Doctors Without Borders urges Roche to cut price of drug now recommended for Covid-19
After the World Health Organization recommended a Roche (RHHBY) drug to treat severe Covid-19, Doctors…
Smokers of menthol cigarettes have a harder time quitting, large new study finds
A new study published Tuesday finds that smoking menthol cigarettes versus unflavored cigarettes is associated…
Are pharma mergers bad for biotech?
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Apple’s fall risk feature, 2021 in deals, & the fax facts
You’re reading the web edition of Health Tech, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about how tech is…
STAT+: The failure of a cancer drug study leaves Cel-Sci on the brink of collapse
The failure of Cel-Sci’s immunotherapy treatment called Multikine to prolong the survival of patients with…
Opinion: Why aren’t diseases like HIV and malaria, which still kill millions of people a year, called pandemics?
The furor about vaccine nationalism and sharing doses of Covid-19 overshadows a fundamental issue: What…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Purdue wants to shower employees with $34.7 million in bonuses; Emergent faces shareholder suits
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week, albeit an abbreviated one on this…