STAT+: After AI protein folding, David Baker’s lab identifies millions of smaller drug candidates
University of Washington professor David Baker has made a name for himself by borrowing computer…
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STAT investigative series ‘Denied by AI’ wins major journalism prizes
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Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest U.S. bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread
Andrew Bowman, a veterinary epidemiologist at Ohio State University had a hunch. He had been…
STAT+: Bernie Sanders targets ‘outrageously high price’ of Ozempic
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STAT+: Washington kicks into gear on H5N1
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Senate probe into Novo pricing, a new UTI antibiotic, and more
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STAT+: Profiting from ‘legal’ insider trading isn’t always easy
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STAT+: Amid layoffs and a hit to earnings, Bristol’s new CEO shares his vision for the future
Christopher Boerner, 53, took over as the chief executive officer of Bristol Myers Squibb last…
Opinion: Shortages of generic drugs can’t be blamed solely on group purchasing organizations
The Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984, which gave rise to the modern generic drug market, was…
STAT+: Generative AI is supposed to save doctors from burnout. New data show it needs more training
After stratospheric levels of hype, early evidence may be bringing generative artificial intelligence down to…
Opinion: The grim reality of relocating to get access to gender-affirming care
In my work as a pediatric psychologist, I’ve been seeing a surge in the number…
STAT+: Why a British hospital, and not a drugmaker, is trying to get a rare disease therapy approved
LONDON — Claire Booth, a gene therapy researcher in London, had hoped that a biotech…
STAT+: Equity, technology, and costs top of mind for life science’s leaders
Physicians, researchers, CEOs, reporters, and more gathered in downtown Boston Wednesday night to celebrate STAT’s…
STAT+: Colombia issues a compulsory license for an HIV medicine and ‘plants a flag for global health equity’
After months of deliberation, the Colombian government has issued a compulsory license for an HIV…
STAT+: FTC’s noncompete ban immediately challenged in Texas district lawsuit
Vindication came swiftly on Wednesday for those who predicted legal challenges to the Federal Trade…
STAT+: Takeda is fourth big company to leave BIO since December
WASHINGTON — Takeda Pharmaceuticals has left the biotechnology industry’s main lobbying group, the fourth departure…
Supreme Court judges wrestle with abortion access in emergency cases
WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, justices are…
Watch: What we know about traces of H5N1 bird flu found in pasteurized milk
Genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus was found in grocery store milk in the United…
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She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump
NEW YORK — Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who…
USDA orders H5N1 testing of some dairy cows to limit spread of bird flu
The U.S. Department of Agriculture moved to try to limit spread of the H5N1 bird…
STAT+: Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug launch on ‘steady pace’ as logistical hurdles recede
Biogen on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations largely on reduced expenses….
Decline in heart failure deaths has been undone, led by people under 45
Heart failure mortality rates are moving in the wrong direction, a new analysis reports, reversing…
STAT+: A spending frenzy on obesity drugs
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about GLP-1 spending, biosimilar patient costs, and more
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it this…
Chocolate milk will stay on school lunch menus, as USDA reverses course
WASHINGTON – Chocolate milk in schools is here to stay. The Department of Agriculture announced…
STAT+: Biosimilars haven’t always yielded lower out-of-pocket costs for patients, study finds
Two years after biosimilars became available in the U.S., a higher proportion of patients using…
STAT+: New studies suggest GLP-1 health care costs have only begun to climb
Spending on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy ballooned last year and they’re set to…
Massive amounts of H5N1 vaccine would be needed if there’s a bird flu pandemic. Can we make enough?
The unsettling reality of H5N1 bird flu circulating in dairy cow herds in multiple parts…
Opinion: Balancing hope and reality: The promise and peril of blood-based colorectal cancer screening
As a gastroenterologist and cancer researcher, my mission is to help my patients live longer,…
STAT+: HCA to expand the use of AI tool to automate clinical documentation in ER
HCA Healthcare, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States, is planning to expand…
STAT+: Novo Nordisk’s move to discontinue an insulin leaves patients to ‘pick up the pieces’
A year ago, when Novo Nordisk announced it would cut the price of multiple insulin…
STAT+: Anticompetitive hospital mergers skate by due to FTC’s shallow resources
Over the past two decades, hundreds of hospital mergers have escaped federal antitrust scrutiny and…
STAT+: FTC’s noncompete ban would force sweeping changes in health care, if it survives legal battle
The Federal Trade Commission approved a far-reaching noncompete ban Tuesday that could force sweeping changes…
Genetic analysis reveals H5N1 flu virus outbreak in cows likely started earlier than thought
The H5N1 bird flu outbreak in dairy cows in the United States has likely been…
H5N1 bird flu virus particles found in pasteurized milk but FDA says commercial milk supply appears safe
WASHINGTON — Testing conducted by the Food and Drug Administration on pasteurized commercially purchased milk…
STAT+: NIH postdocs will get a raise next year — but not as much as they hoped
The National Institutes of Health will raise the minimum salary for postdoctoral researchers to $61,008…
STAT+: Health care lobbying giants spent big as little got done in Congress
WASHINGTON — Congress did nothing this spring to rein in how pharmacy benefit managers operate,…
STAT+: Day One drug for common childhood brain tumor approved by FDA
Day One Biopharmaceuticals said Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration approved its pill for one…
Opinion: EMTALA, a vital health law you’ve never heard of, is in danger
Anyone who has gone to a hospital’s emergency room expecting to receive medical care —…
STAT+: The evidence grows: Prices spike after mergers between far-flung hospitals
The trend is clear: When hospitals in the same community merge, prices spike. The government…
Opinion: Bashing accelerated approval isn’t supported by the data
The Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval program aims to speed “approval of drugs that…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Lilly buying a plant, a Pfizer antibiotic, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. There is nothing…
STAT+: Looking for signs of growth in Biogen’s earnings
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STAT+: Telehealth startups see an opportunity in long-ignored, complex chronic diseases
If her neurologist moved to China, Lauren Stiles says she’d follow him there. “There’s so…
Opinion: Lessons to psychiatrists-in-training from the CIA’s mind-control projects
My chief resident gave me a strange look when I arrived for another day of…
Trump surrogates hint at how he could reshape U.S. health care policy
WASHINGTON — Seven months before the presidential election, Donald Trump’s health care priorities remain fuzzy…
STAT+: Accreditation agencies take on telehealth with new virtual care standards
In the early days of the pandemic, as social distancing forced patients out of doctors’…
Opinion: STAT+: Use evidence to support early coverage of gene therapy after accelerated approval
Gene editing and therapy to replace missing or defective genes is one of the most…
STAT+: In a scientific first, researchers use CRISPR base editing to treat liver disease in fetal monkeys
The ambitious idea of using CRISPR to cure genetic diseases before birth is one step…