Can The FDA Keep Pandemic Fraudsters at Bay?
A year into the coronavirus pandemic, it’s harder than ever to know what products to…
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Listen: Peace among the pharma giants, the next phase of the pandemic, & a little Covid-19 optimism
Can pharma get along post-pandemic? How will we know when the Covid-19 crisis is over?…
No Confidence In These Dietary Supplements
A federal judge entered a permanent injunction order against dietary supplement maker Confidence USA Inc.,…
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Research Project Looking For Participants
Frank Tripi, a doctoral candidate at at The Michigan School of Psychology, has reached out…
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STAT+: Physician and patients may prefer brand-name drugs, but they cost Medicare Part D a lot of money
Generic drugs may remain lower-cost alternatives to brand-name medicines, but the Medicare Part D program…
STAT+: Amgen spends $1.9 billion on Five Prime, eyeing an expansion in Asia
Amgen said Thursday it will purchase Five Prime Therapeutics for $1.9 billion to obtain a…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Novartis to help make CureVac Covid-19 vaccine; U.K. to speed vaccine approvals for Covid-19 variants
Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus right…
STAT+: Kronos Bio speeds development of genetically targeted leukemia drug with unique trial design
Kronos Bio said Thursday that it had reached an agreement with the Food and Drug…
STAT+: Eli Lilly’s experimental diabetes drug reduced weight and blood sugar in clinical trial
Eli Lilly said Thursday that a study showed its experimental diabetes drug, tirzepatide, reduced patients’…
STAT+: FDA releases a new plan to bring its data skills up to speed
When Ram Iyer started his new job at the Food and Drug Administration in 2020,…
Opinion: For early testing of convalescent plasma, we were ‘building the plane while we were flying it’
During the Covid-19 pandemic, clinicians have seen many remarkable things. Among them is how a…
The short-term, middle-term, and long-term future of the coronavirus
When experts envision the future of the coronavirus, many predict that it will become a…
In Palm Beach, Covid-19 vaccines intended for rural Black communities are instead going to wealthy white Floridians
PAHOKEE, Fla. — The winds blew southwest the day of Pahokee’s Covid-19 vaccination drive, which…
Taking Cherries Out of the Pie, and the French Out of the Dressing
In a world where cherry pie could lose some filling and carrot cake donuts can…
STAT+: Health care industry scores lobbying wins in Senate on drug pricing, provider funds, insurance subsidies
WASHINGTON — Health care industry lobbying groups are poised to score big wins in the…
STAT+: South Africa official explains why world trade rules should be waived to fight Covid-19
Last fall, the governments of India and South Africa asked the World Trade Organization to…
Opinion: Listen: Haider Warraich on hospitals and their communities, yellow berets, and more
In this episode of STAT’s “First Opinion Podcast,” I talk with Haider Warraich, a physician,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: A race is on to find alternatives to syringes and needles for vaccines; FDA under pressure to inspect more plants
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
STAT+: Ovid sells off its lead drug to double down on neuro research
Ovid Therapeutics, months removed from a crushing clinical trial disappointment, said Wednesday that it is…
Beauty at the micro-scale: MIT’s 2021 images award winners
Much of the world’s focus has been on health care at a global scale this…
Opinion: The Biden administration’s pandemic agenda must not ignore superbugs
What if another devastating pandemic came on the heels of Covid-19? Unfortunately, that looks increasingly…
Freight pilots are flying Covid-19 vaccines around the world — and calling for their turn to be vaccinated
Thousands of UPS and FedEx pilots have flown around the globe for months to deliver…
STAT+: Apple Watch research plows ahead, revealing the device’s health potential
Apple has marketed its Watch for years as a tool to monitor and improve your…
Opinion: CRISPR rivals put patents aside to help in fight against Covid-19
In early January 2020, Feng Zhang, a gene-editing researcher at the Broad Institute of MIT…
STAT+: Amazon Care’s health provider has quietly filed paperwork to operate in 17 more states
The clinical provider for Amazon Care, the tech giant’s virtual-first medical platform, is quietly gearing…
When a Doctor Breaks His Hippocratic Oath, by Suicide
In the past 20 years, the suicide rate in the US among those 16 to…
Class I Recall: Medtronic HVAD Pump Implants
Manufacturer Medtronic is recalling HVAD Pump Implant Kits that may not be working as intended….
Biden promises enough Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate all adult Americans by the end of May
WASHINGTON — President Biden pledged Tuesday that the federal government will have enough doses of…
Substance use, suicide, and cardiometabolic conditions drive rise in working-age mortality, report finds
Increasing mortality rates among working-age Americans since 2010 have been mainly driven by drug- and…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: The hidden impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic
Editors note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Merck will help J&J make its Covid-19 vaccine; Trump used hospital funds to bankroll Warp Speed
Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because our…
Opinion: STAT+: Create a U.S. Institute of Health Technology Assessment to preserve innovation and control costs
The public outcry to “do something” about health care spending keeps growing, but fear about…
STAT+: 5 names to know: the key players steering Amazon’s sprawling push into health care
Its spinout Haven may have shuttered, but Amazon’s appetite for health care disruption has only…
Opinion: Using a collective ‘virtuous cycle’ to break the pandemic
Medical schools teach students a four-part “virtuous cycle” in which one step positively reinforces the…
The ‘other’ epidemic: Amid Covid-19, addiction experts fear Biden could back-burner the overdose crisis
WASHINGTON — There’s an epidemic sweeping the country, causing thousands of needless deaths each month…
The Trump administration quietly spent billions in hospital funds on Operation Warp Speed
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration quietly took around $10 billion from a fund meant to…
STAT+: A surprise FDA advisory panel imperils Fibrogen’s experimental anemia pill
Fibrogen was expecting the Food and Drug Administration to complete a review of its experimental…
STAT+: A nascent state effort would tax drug makers for not providing clinical evidence for price hikes
In a bid to control the cost of medicines, lawmakers in two states — Hawaii…
STAT+: New Mexico attorney general accuses Gilead of blocking competition to its HIV medicines
The New Mexico attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Gilead Sciences (GILD) and two…
New research finds evictions during pregnancy are tied to adverse birth outcomes
Babies born to people evicted during pregnancy are more likely to have lower birth weights…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: J&J Covid-19 vaccine supply will be uneven; pandemic ushers in a ‘golden age of vaccinology’
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite —…
STAT Madness has begun. Vote for the best innovations in biomedicine
The first round of voting begins Monday, March 1 at 6 a.m. EDT and is…
Opinion: Why drug prescriptions should include diagnoses
The Covid-19 pandemic is teaching us many tragic lessons along with some instructive ones, like…
STAT+: Janet Woodcock revolutionized the way the FDA reviews cancer drugs, inspiring her supporters and raising concerns for detractors
WASHINGTON — In 2000, the Food and Drug Administration approved just three cancer drugs. Last…
Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine to start shipping soon, but early supply could be uneven
WASHINGTON — Health care providers will begin receiving the first 3.9 million doses of Johnson…
Opinion: Remembering Bernard Lown: physician, activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner
I have long thought that there are three types of physician. The first is fascinated…
FDA authorizes Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday issued an emergency authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine…
Opinion: Superspreaders take note: 7 chances to keep up the good work before herd immunity sets in
Like so many other Americans, we were green with envy as we watched football fans…
J&J passes panel review, nears EUA
On Wednesday, the FDA announced that the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine was safe, more…
STAT+: Cigna’s Evernorth to acquire telehealth company MDLive
Riding a wave of pandemic-fueled momentum for virtual care, Cigna subsidiary Evernorth is acquiring telehealth…