The curse of the incidental illness: Seen as side effects to Covid vaccinations, ailments may have little to do with them
As Covid-19 vaccines go into broad use, some rare side effects of vaccination will almost…
Category: Medicine
Opinion: STAT+: ‘There are a lot of potential Modernas’: The ‘Massachusetts Miracle’ is alive and well
With the Moderna vaccine, Massachusetts is having a moment. Ours is a story not about…
Vaccine Plant Safety Checks: the FDA Has Its Hands Full
For most people across the globe, the wait for Covid-19 vaccination is approaching a finish…
Many US Health Experts Underestimated the Coronavirus … Until It Was Too Late
A year ago, while many Americans were finishing their holiday shopping and finalizing travel plans,…
It’s Christmas Eve: Please Mask up and Keep Your Distance
It’s official: Don’t rely on just your mask to protect you from coronavirus-contaminated droplets. You…
Is Gambling Addiction Hereditary
Gambling’s origins can be traced back centuries, contributing to the very fabric of countless civilisations…
Opinion: Routine testing is essential to combat Covid-19 surges
As the latest surge in Covid-19 cases pushes cases and deaths higher — nearly 18…
Opinion: My first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine got me thinking about time
I received my first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on a Wednesday, as soon…
Charting the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, through STAT headlines
At this point, the Covid-19 pandemic — and its impact on the world — needs…
STAT+: Federal judge places restraining order on Trump’s latest drug pricing rule
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order preventing one of…
For Pets This Holiday Season, the List of Dangers Has Grown
In a normal year, the holidays are a time for family and friends, festive good…
If I have allergies, should I get the coronavirus vaccine? An expert answers this and other questions
Should you get one of the new coronavirus vaccines if you have allergies? Here’s what…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Feds sue Walmart over opioid prescriptions; U.S. buys more Pfizer vaccine doses
Good morning, everyone. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman one last time as…
Opinion: Let’s put the straw man of pandemic denial out of his misery
Listen to the chorus and you’d come to think that our biggest problem in responding…
Opinion: Covid-19 vaccines are safe. But let’s be clear about what ‘safe’ means
Unprecedented collaborative efforts in vaccine development have culminated in multiple vaccines being tested in advanced…
STAT+: How 2020 became the year of the biotech SPAC
Over the past year, the humble blank-check IPO has risen from a disreputable relic of…
‘Every day is an emergency’: The pandemic is worsening psychiatric bed shortages nationwide
The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically cut the availability of inpatient psychiatric beds, with facilities across…
‘There’s no back to normal’: For people with terminal illnesses, time lost to Covid-19 can’t be made up
After Aaron Hoover found out he had glioblastoma in 2019, a new imperative imbued each…
The psychology of fairness: Why some Americans don’t believe the election results
Many conflicts, like the hotly-contested 2020 presidential race, revolve around fair results. Here’s the psychology…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: A conversation with Nobel laureate Charles Rice
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. …
STAT+: Pharmalittle: EU clears Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine; Americans are increasingly willing to get the shot
Good morning, everyone. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman once more in the…
A Covid Nose-Irrigation Primer
A small study found that a saline nose wash helped with Covid-19 symptoms, but not…
Watch: What to expect when you’re injected: Vaccine side effects explained
Vaccinations for Covid-19 are now underway in the U.S. Two vaccines – one from Pfizer…
Opinion: Let the ultra-rich and influential skip the line for Covid-19 vaccines? Hear me out
It’s one thing to talk about vaccinating the majority of people living in the United…
STAT+: The most impressive biotech VCs of 2020
Behind almost every biotech IPO, every merger, and every buyout are a set of venture…
STAT+: Health tech’s newest unicorn is running toward Medicaid patients long marginalized in medicine
It has become a business imperative in American medicine to marginalize patients on Medicaid. Their…
3 lessons from Stanford’s Covid-19 vaccine algorithm debacle
Stanford found itself in hot water last week after deploying a faulty Covid-19 vaccine distribution…
The looming questions scientists need to answer about the new variant of the coronavirus
A variant of the coronavirus that emerged in the United Kingdom has forced London to…
Opinion: Looking back and looking ahead: Vioxx, drug safety, and the legacy of Sen. Michael Enzi
The prescription painkiller originally known as Vioxx may be making a comeback after its maker,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine rolls out across the U.S.; FDA rejects Novartis cholesterol drug
Good morning, one and all. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman on this…
STAT+: Uniqure’s hemophilia B gene therapy program on hold due to cancer diagnosis in treated patient
UniQure, the Dutch gene therapy company, said Monday that it had temporarily halted the clinical…
STAT+: Agios sells cancer business to French drug maker for up to $2 billion, will now focus on inherited diseases
Agios Pharmaceuticals said Monday that it is selling its cancer business to the French drug…
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STAT’s most memorable photos of 2020
This year was one that no one could have imagined — 2020 has been marked…
STAT-Harris Poll: Most Americans would support Biden issuing a mask mandate
Most Americans believe the Biden administration should mandate several steps — such as requiring people…
STAT+: A former FDA chief, brimming with experience but lacking in niceties, surprises Washington by winning Biden’s trust
WASHINGTON — David Kessler is not the obvious choice for any role in the Biden…
A ‘duty to warn’: An ER doctor, shaped by war and hardship, chronicles the searing realities of Covid-19
As a Marine combat medic in Iraq’s Al-Anbar province, Cleavon Gilman saw bodies torn apart…
Adults over 75, frontline essential workers should be in second Covid-19 vaccine priority group, says CDC advisory panel
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Sunday that…
STAT+: Sacklers withdrew cash from Purdue over opioid lawsuit fears, documents show
In recent weeks, different members of the Sackler family that controls Purdue Pharma maintained they…
CDC advisory panel unanimously recommends use of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously on…
Operation Warp Speed leader takes sole responsibility for Covid-19 vaccine distribution confusion
The military leader of Operation Warp Speed, Gen. Gustave Perna, said Saturday that he takes…
A side-by-side comparison of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines
In an ideal world, a pandemic vaccine could be delivered in a single shot, so…
Moderna vaccine joins Pfizer’s with EUA approval
Only a week after the historic first approval of a Covid-19 vaccine in the US,…
Opinion: In the shadow of Covid-19 lurks the threat of a fearful measles outbreak
I grew up in the 1940s and 1950s. My mother had polio. I and all…
Opinion: As the pandemic rages, demoralization deflates health care workers
“There’s a surge in calls. We need more backup,” read the text I got last…
FDA grants authorization to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, the second in the U.S.
And now there are two. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued an emergency…
Zeroing in on How Children Contract Covid
Kids and Covid: Finding definitive answers for myriad questions — should schools stay open, are…
STAT+: World Health Organization says its Covid-19 vaccine program has secured 2 billion doses
After months of effort, a World Health Organization program has reached an agreement to obtain…
Listen: Moderna’s vaccine milestone, Warp Speed’s hurdles, and biotech in 2021
How long do Covid-19 vaccines last? Who should get them first? And when will we…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA panel endorses Moderna Covid-19 vaccine; Sacklers dodge blame for opioid crisis at hearing
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
STAT+: Kulkarni victorious in best biopharma CEO vote; Leschly tops worst list
The best and worst biopharma CEOs of 2020, selected by STAT+ readers, are Sam Kulkarni…