STAT+: Payments by drug and device makers to doctors remain widespread, but also vary considerably
The financial ties between drug and device makers and some physicians remains pervasive, despite concerns…
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STAT+: A contrarian view on Viking Therapeutics, biotech’s hottest obesity stock
This is the inaugural edition of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a new subscriber-only newsletter. STAT+ subscribers…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a GLP-1 side effect, U.K. clinical trial transparency, and more
Top of the morning to you and a fine one it is. Despite cloudy skies…
STAT+: U.K. becomes the first country to release detailed data on sponsors that fail to register clinical trials
The United Kingdom has released comprehensive data showing which institutions have failed to register their…
How GLP-1’s moved from research labs to national TV
Today is the inaugural publishing day for Adam’s Biotech Scorecard — a subscriber-only newsletter offering…
STAT+: Why the world’s most expensive drug might not be all that overpriced
The staff of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, or ICER, are known as…
Ozempic-like drugs linked to low, but increased risk of post-endoscopy pneumonia, study finds
Diabetes and obesity GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, which can delay stomach emptying, have introduced a…
Covid’s scientific silver lining: A chance to watch the human immune system respond in real time
While an increasingly anxious world watched a new coronavirus spread across the globe in early…
Who can sue the FDA? Answering Justice Alito’s question from the mifepristone arguments
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had a clear question at Tuesday’s arguments over…
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Opinion: Oprah kicked off a national conversation on obesity and GLP-1 drugs. Let’s have it
Oprah Winfrey, true to form, is forcing America to yet again grapple with a complex…
Does decaf coffee contain a harmful additive? Advocates want to ban a certain chemical in the brew
WASHINGTON — There’s a fight brewing over the future of decaf coffee. Consumer health advocates…
Gut bacteria could play role in kidney autoimmune disease, study shows
Right now, inside your digestive tract, there are trillions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses that…
Multiple sclerosis has distinct subtypes, study finds, pointing to different treatments
For years, researchers have been hopeful they could get under the hood of multiple sclerosis….
STAT+: Borrowing an idea from cancer immunotherapy, scientists make old-mice immune systems youthful again
One of the indignities of getting older is the way your body’s defenses against microbes…
The Food is Medicine movement originators are trying to standardize medically tailored meals
WASHINGTON — Food corporations, grocery stores, and even tech companies are claiming they are a…
Brazil’s plan for low-cost CAR-Ts
New biotech newsletter launching tomorrow. Don’t miss out. Good morning, everyone. Damian here with the…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about abortion pill arguments, a Merck drug approval, and more
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it this…
STAT+: AstraZeneca sues Arkansas over the role of pharmacies in a federal discount drug program
AstraZeneca filed a lawsuit seeking to block an Arkansas law that requires the company to…
Opinion: Primary care physicians should be at the heart of treating Alzheimer’s
When the results of President Biden’s annual physical were released last month, many wondered why…
STAT+: Steward Health Care has deal to sell doctor network to UnitedHealth
Troubled hospital operator Steward Health Care, grappling with a financial crisis that’s engulfed its eight…
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STAT+: FDA is still struggling to inspect clinical research sites, watchdog finds
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of clinical research in hospitals and clinics has…
STAT+: Some nonprofit hospitals spend less on charity care than they receive in tax breaks, new analysis shows
A new study of hospitals’ charity care spending suggests nonprofit hospitals really aren’t that different…
STAT+: Roche subsidiary Foundation Medicine opens new headquarters in Boston
Contemporary paintings by artists who have overcome homelessness or disabilities greet visitors in the lobby….
STAT+: European antitrust regulators probe Zoetis over pain drug for dogs
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to determine whether Zoetis, one of…
Supreme Court mifepristone arguments focus on physicians’ right to sue, not FDA judgment
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices on Tuesday seemed to question physician’s right to sue the…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Amgen suing Colorado over drug price caps, abortion pills, and more
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. How so? The evidence…
Merck’s next big thing is (probably) on the way
New biotech newsletter launching this Thursday. Don’t miss out. Hello, everyone. Damian here with a look…
STAT+: Amgen sues Colorado over its prescription drug affordability board
Amgen has filed a lawsuit accusing a Colorado state board of violating the U.S. Constitution…
STAT+: Viking Therapeutics to move its oral obesity drug into Phase 2 study after early success
Viking Therapeutics said Tuesday that its closely watched oral obesity drug had succeeded in an…
Opinion: Eliminate the waiting period for sterilization covered by Medicaid
It’s time to acknowledge when a law intended to right an egregious wrong has become…
How expanded methadone access helped Switzerland defuse its drug crisis
ZURICH — The lobby of this addiction clinic is unremarkable, really, except for the network…
STAT+: Merck drug for rare, deadly lung condition appears set for approval in U.S.
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve Merck’s drug to treat a rare…
STAT+: Chick-fil-A drops a ‘No Antibiotic Ever’ pledge on chicken over supply issues
Chick-fil-A, one of the largest fast-food restaurants in the U.S., is easing its commitment to…
STAT+: Vertex Pharmaceuticals is considering relocating its headquarters
When Vertex Pharmaceuticals moved from Cambridge to Boston’s Seaport a decade ago, it signaled that…
Disparities in donor acceptance rates point to need for more equitable heart transplant care
When a patient is going through end-stage heart failure, the best treatment is to get…
How will the Supreme Court’s mifepristone decision impact biopharma?
New biotech newsletter launching this Thursday. Don’t miss out. Hey there. Today, we discuss the…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Novo Nordisk deal, a Regeneron setback, and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: Novo Nordisk to acquire heart-disease focused Cardior Pharmaceuticals in deal worth $1.1 billion
LONDON — Novo Nordisk said Monday it would acquire the German firm Cardior Pharmaceuticals in…
STAT+: Medicare Advantage insurers pressure Biden administration for bigger payments
The public will soon find out whether the federal government is willing to meet the…
SCOTUS’ abortion pill mifepristone case is really about the FDA
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear opening arguments in an abortion medication…
Opinion: Methadone treatment has been reformed for the better. States shouldn’t go back to the old ways
Since the Food and Drug Administration approved methadone for treating opioid use disorder in 1972,…
STAT+: Patient advocates clash over wisdom of ‘approving drugs faster and faster’
NEW YORK — Over 30 years ago, Gregg Gonsalves and other AIDS activists persuaded Congress…
STAT+: Nvidia says generative AI will revolutionize health care. So did IBM, with Dr. Watson
The health care sector is a notorious laggard when it comes to technology. It was…
STAT+: During the pandemic, were great vaccines bad business? A company-by-company review
It’s been four years since Covid-19 emerged, igniting a pandemic that killed millions of people…
Opinion: What the public might learn from Kate Middleton, the latest ‘famous patient’
There was a time when the last thing a celebrity would do would be to…
Pregnancy increases biological age — but recovery and breastfeeding can undo the damage, study finds
Pregnancy is a known stressor on the body. But a new study published on Friday…
FDA approves new drug to protect immune compromised from Covid-19
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized a new antibody to protect immunocompromised individuals…
Abortion law emergency-exemption guidance proposed by Texas Medical Board
The Texas Medical Board, responding to pressure from the state Supreme Court and widespread uncertainty…
STAT+: How biotech investors spot opportunity when stocks are down — and up
Following a blockbuster year of dealmaking and a recent uptick in biotech stocks, top investors…
STAT+: How a for-profit health system’s push to expand ended in disappointment for a tiny island nation
Protesters in the tiny Mediterranean nation of Malta converged last October on the 18th-century Baroque palace…