STAT+: The unlikely force shaping Amazon’s health plans: A veteran, doctor, and TV persona with big ideas for tech
If you know the name Vin Gupta, chances are it’s because he tends to spar…
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Over Half Of Adults Unvaccinated For COVID-19 Fear Needles – Here’s What’s Proven To Help
Interventions targeting the pain, fear and focus components of distress can help reduce needle fear….
I’m Fully Vaccinated – Should I Keep Wearing A Mask For My Unvaccinated Child?
Keeping kids safe is complicated and requires care for both physical and mental health. Read…
Children in rural areas face increasing barriers to pediatric care, study finds
Hospital beds for children with asthma, pneumonia, viral infections, and other serious illnesses have declined…
STAT+: ‘Simply unacceptable’: Alzheimer’s Association blasts Biogen over the price of its new medicine
In harsh tones, the Alzheimer’s Association sharply criticized Biogen (BIIB) for the $56,000 price tag…
Opinion: If vaccine apartheid exists, vaccine billionaires shouldn’t
To understand why billionaires are a sign of moral and economic failure, look no further…
To explore space radiation’s impact on reproduction, scientists sent freeze-dried mouse sperm to the ISS
While billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk were vying to launch themselves into space,…
13 Coffee Health Benefits That Will Surprise You: Why Caffeine Is Good For You
Do you love coffee? Here are 13 health benefits that will make you appreciate your…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: A third FDA panel member resigns over Alzheimer’s drug approval; agency’s decision hardens opposition to Woodcock
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: Unaffordable treatment for severe malaria highlights U.S. drug market pitfalls
When Eli Lilly announced in 2017 that it would stop producing quinidine, it was the…
STAT+: Advocates blast the FDA for not moving as fast on ALS as on Alzheimer’s
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration fast-tracked Biogen’s divisive Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, but it’s…
STAT+: A CRISPR treatment for blood diseases shows curative promise in small study
Twenty-two patients with inherited blood disorders were free of severe pain and the need for…
Why Do We Get Shots In The Arm? It’s All About The Muscle
Muscles make an excellent vaccine administration site because muscle tissue contains important immune cells. Read…
6 COVID-19 Treatments Helping Patients Survive
New treatments target different stages of COVID-19, including before patients become sick enough to need…
FDA accuses company of distributing unapproved Covid test and using falsified data
The Food and Drug Administration announced a recall Thursday of a coronavirus rapid antigen test,…
FDA accuses company of distributing unapproved Covid test and using falsified data
The Food and Drug Administration announced a recall Thursday of a coronavirus rapid antigen test,…
Third member of FDA expert committee resigns over controversial Alzheimer’s therapy decision
A third member of a Food and Drug Administration expert panel has resigned over the…
Listen: Every angle on the FDA’s polarizing approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug
Was the FDA right to approve Aduhelm? What’s a fair price for a debatable drug?…
STAT+: Vertex shelves second drug for inherited lung disease, raising concerns about future growth
Vertex Pharmaceuticals said Thursday that an experimental protein “corrector” drug — the highest-priority medicine in…
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U.S. health officials report higher-than-expected heart inflammation cases following Covid-19 vaccination
Federal health officials said Thursday they’re seeing rare but higher-than-expected cases of a heart issue…
STAT+: What’s next for the new Alzheimer’s drug? Lots of thorny issues ahead
Despite all the excitement surrounding the FDA’s approval on Monday of a controversial treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, the…
STAT+: In potential big step forward for CAR-T, Bristol Myers says its therapy outperformed stem cell transplant in blood cancer
The treatment known as CAR-T, in which white blood cells are genetically modified to attack…
Looking For Online Counseling For Depression And Anxiety? Cerebral Is The Answer
Looking for an online counseling service to help with mental health-related issues? Here’s how Cerebral…
NIH releases a plan to confront structural racism. Critics say it’s not enough
Saying structural racism is a chronic problem throughout biomedical research and within their own walls,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.S. to donate 500 million Covid vaccine doses; WTO to step up talks on waiving IP protection for Covid shots
Good morning and congrats if you caught the “ring of fire” some of us in…
Opinion: Lessons about marijuana edibles from youth vaping
When it comes to children’s health, parents — and public activism — can make a…
Opinion: The future of pandemic preparedness: agile coordination around clinical trials
The SARS-CoV-2 virus presented the world with a host of clinical challenges, not least its…
Watch: SPACs are all the rage, but what are they? STAT explains
Wall Street’s hottest new trend is a 1980s retread: Private firms are merging with so-called…
More transmissible, wilier variant makes Covid-19 vaccinations even more crucial, experts say
It’s getting even riskier to remain unvaccinated. The United States, as a whole, is still…
As more kids go down the ‘deep, dark tunnel’ of long Covid, doctors still can’t predict who is at risk
At 14 years old, Kate Dardis knows what pain feels like and how to work…
Prolonged Brain Dysfunction In COVID-19 Survivors: A Pandemic In Its Own Right?
COVID-19 survivors face not only physical symptoms. A large study recently showed that their mental…
What COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects Might I Expect?
Vaccine side effects are normal, but you need to be aware what they are. Read…
A safer, low dose of laughing gas may be enough to help some patients with major depression, study finds
Laughing gas may be most associated with its use in dentistry, but in recent years,…
STAT+: WTO members agree to step up talks about Covid-19 intellectual property proposals
In what is being described as a “major breakthrough,” a World Trade Organization council agreed…
STAT+: ‘Some very noble, some less than noble’: The growing health data marketplace sparks concern over patient privacy
The electronic health record has ushered in a golden era of precision medicine. It’s also…
Virtual Event: The ASCO Recap, Live!
After the biggest meeting in cancer research, sit down with cancer’s biggest decision-maker: the director…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biogen and FDA at odds over a key Alzheimer’s drug trial; Senate Dems craft their own drug-pricing bill
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Yes, indeed, the middle…
Opinion: Listen: Healing the healers: An advocate and a psychiatrist on clinicians’ mental health and burnout
This week on the “First Opinion Podcast,” I’m joined by Corey Feist and Wendy Dean…
STAT wants to know your pick for a great summer read or listen
STAT is putting together a list of books and podcasts that deal with health, medicine,…
Opinion: If pediatrics board can’t lead with its maternity leave policy, it should at least follow
When my daughter started to reveal just how comfortable she was in utero, and wasn’t…
More than two-thirds of Congress cashed a pharma campaign check in 2020, new STAT analysis shows
WASHINGTON — Seventy-two senators and 302 members of the House of Representatives cashed a check…
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Pharma funded more than 2,400 state lawmaker campaigns in 2020, new STAT analysis finds
WASHINGTON — State lawmakers in Oregon have tried to lower high drug prices from nearly…
Can Schools Require COVID-19 Vaccines For Students Now That Pfizer’s Shot Is Authorized For Kids 12 And Up?
The Food and Drug Administration on May 10, 2021, granted the first emergency use authorization…
STAT+: Regeneron shareholders urged to boot board member over executive pay practices
Two prominent shareholder advisory firms are urging Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) shareholders to remove the board…
Member of FDA’s expert panel resigns over controversial Alzheimer’s therapy approval
Following the Food and Drug Administration’s polarizing authorization of the Alzheimer’s therapy Aduhelm on Monday,…
STAT+: Biogen, FDA at odds over timing of crucial confirmatory trial of Alzheimer’s drug
Biogen and the Food and Drug Administration are at odds over the timing of a…
Opinion: Bad medicine: aducanumab is a lackluster drug with a high price tag
Controversy has swirled around aducanumab, an experimental drug developed by Biogen, long before the FDA…
STAT+: Biogen isn’t worried about backlash to ‘bewildering’ price of Alzheimer’s drug
Amid a firestorm of controversy around its decision to charge $56,000 a year for an…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: Discussing Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug
Editors note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1:00pm ET. Every…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA rewrites rulebook in approving Alzheimer’s drug; Biogen’s price for the drug will strain Medicare
Top of the morning to you. And a steamy one, it is. In fact, there…