Opinion: Add Covid-related myocarditis, mechanical ventilation, and death to this year’s football risks
Our fourth annual Football Injury Highlight Reel is taking a different tack this year. In…
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HHS Alters Plan for Vaccine Distribution
Distribution plans for the Covid-19 vaccine have shifted; many groups considered at-risk, once first in…
Study offers new clues for treating brain cancer in children
Brain tumors are among the most common — and the most deadly — cancers among…
Some Advice from the Online Dating-Tested
For those frustrated with online dating, a new rules of engagement plan could be in…
STAT+: House committee wants Purdue CEO and Sackler family members to testify at opioid crisis hearing
A congressional committee has asked the chief executive officer of Purdue Pharma and some members…
New to The Thanksgiving Menu: Cutting Yourself Slack
Instead of focusing on being “good” this holiday season, experts say focus on your needs….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Purdue pleads guilty to opioid charges; Chinese firm files for Covid-19 vaccine approval
Good morning, everyone. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman on the last work…
Opinion: What the biopharma industry is doing to build confidence in Covid-19 vaccines
Over the last few weeks, the United States has surpassed 100,000 Covid-19 cases a day…
Opinion: Beyond burnout: For health care workers, this surge of Covid-19 is bringing burnover
Covid-19 is roaring back for a third wave. The first two substantially increased feelings of…
STAT+: ‘The trend is irreversible’: How Covid-19 could drive a shift toward decentralized trials
Covid-19 started as a disaster for clinical research, halting or delaying 3 of every 4…
A ‘bad case of déjà vu’: New Jersey hospitals brace for Covid-19 surge, but hope this time will be different
The first round of treating Covid-19 patients in New Jersey was brutal. Victorine Long Njaka,…
Is Heart Failure Reversible? New Study Says, “Maybe”
University of Utah Health researchers say heart failure could be reversed with a new treatment….
Dealing with Diabetes
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STAT+: Alnylam wins FDA approval for first drug to treat rare kidney disease
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. scored its third approval from the US Food and Drug Administration in…
STAT+: Which pricey drugs will Trump’s international pricing policy target?
A version of this story first appeared in D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the…
Stay on Point, Says Dr. Fauci: Help Is Coming
With three drug companies on the verge of a breakthrough vaccine against Covid-19, vaccinations could…
Test for Deadly Brain Cancer Can Guide Crucial Decisions
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a new test to detect glioblastoma. Read Original…
Laughing is good for your mind and your body – here’s what the research shows
Amusement and pleasant surprises – and the laughter they can trigger – add texture to…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: EU plots a crackdown on delay of generic drugs; Russia says its Covid-19 vaccine is 95% effective
Good morning, one and all. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman in the…
In Online Dating Sea, Lots of Bait, Few Nibbles
Like so many single people these days, Jon H. entrusted his quest for love to…
Opinion: OSHA’s ‘absurd reinterpretation’ of a regulation regarding workers and Covid-19
Workplace exposures continue to be a major driver of the coronavirus pandemic, something that the…
Opinion: Now is the time to innovate for more than 1 billion people with neglected tropical diseases
With the first results of multiple Covid-19 vaccine candidates giving hope to billions of people…
As a kid, his factory work paid for his dad’s cancer care. As an oncologist, his research offers more than survival
No one knows when, exactly, Mutlay Sayan was born. His mother told him it was…
‘Essential workers’ likely to get earlier access to Covid-19 vaccine
Essential workers are likely to move ahead of adults 65 and older and people with…
Ready for a Covid-Impacted Holiday Season?
Coronavirus cases are spiking across the country, and local and state governments are trying to…
A Radiologist Who’s Leaving His Mark
Salah Qanadli comes to mind when talking about modern-day radiologists. Read Original Article: A Radiologist…
Opinion: CMS’s new rules on organ donation and transplantation ‘will bring chaos’
The United States had a once-in-a-generation opportunity to save countless additional lives each year by…
STAT+: A new startup wants to use natural killer cells to fight cancer
On a blustery day last December, five biotech entrepreneurs and scientists walked past the snow-draped…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: AstraZeneca says its vaccine cuts Covid-19 risk by 70%; U.S. shots will ‘hopefully’ start within three weeks
Good morning. I’m Elizabeth Cooney, filling in for Ed Silverman today as he prepares to…
STAT+: Merck to pay $425M for biotech to get Covid-19 drug, but says manufacturing will be a challenge
The drug giant Merck said Monday it would purchase Rockville, Md.-based OncoImmune for $425 million…
STAT+: Raging at the pandemic, a VC raises $800M for a company that aims to transform biotech manufacturing
In March, as waves of Covid-19 cases began surging across the U.S., biotech venture capitalist…
AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is 70% effective on average, early data show
AstraZeneca said Monday that its coronavirus vaccine reduced the risk of Covid-19 infection by an…
Opinion: Make list price the touchstone for drug pricing across the supply chain
In October, the House Oversight Committee turned a magnifying glass on the rising cost of…
Opinion: Glaring omission from Biden’s Covid-19 task force: mental health expertise
The unprecedented spike in depression and anxiety that has accompanied the coronavirus pandemic points to…
Data show hospitalized Covid-19 patients are surviving at higher rates, but surge in cases could roll back gains
Patients hospitalized with Covid-19 are surviving at higher rates than in the early days of…
Opinion: The National Cancer Institute needs to publish information about chemical exposure and cancer risk
Our government should take the steps it can to protect Americans from a public health…
As Vaccines Near the Possible-Approval Line, New Challenges Await
With some Covid vaccines in various stages of nearing the FDA-approval line, challenges for citizens,…
Let’s Savor a Little Clean Air, Courtesy of Covid-19
Covid-19 is bringing one silver lining: better air quality. Read Original Article: Let’s Savor a…
STAT+: NIH fails to disclose enough details about drug licensing, watchdog report finds
Amid increasing debate over the cost of prescription drugs, a federal watchdog agency found the…
Are You More Impulsive? Using Your Phone Tooooo Much?
Impulsive choice is driven by two factors – your self-control and the ability to imagine…
STAT+: Trump’s making last-minute drug pricing reforms — and surprisingly, Democrats want Biden to keep the biggest one
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has already pledged to dismantle a number of Trump-era policies…
STAT+: New research underscores the link between multiple sclerosis and the gut microbiome
Researchers have uncovered more evidence that there is a link between a person’s gut microbiome,…
Keeping Indoor Air Clean Can Reduce the Chance of Spreading Coronavirus
Small indoor gatherings are sources for coronavirus infection, the CDC says. Read Original Article: Keeping…
Online Pandemic Fretting Has a Public Health Upside
Public health officials, some advice: You can use social media as an effective way to…
STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share…
Leading genetics experts call for more racial representation in their industry
As the Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare the racial inequalities in the United States’ healthcare…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer asking today for emergency-use status for Covid-19 vaccine; Trump to release drug-pricing rules
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Pfizer, BioNTech to submit formal application to FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine
The drug maker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said they plan to apply Friday…
Opinion: Frameworks for medical rationing must be created of, for, and with the people
When a vaccine for Covid-19 becomes available — and the supply is sure to be…
Opinion: A shortage of physicians with experience treating hospitalized patients could threaten the next surge response
As Covid-19 cases reach a record high in the U.S., models project that this third…