STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.S. pharma layoffs continue to climb; senators push insulin makers for details of low-cost programs
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Blue skies and…
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STAT+: As pharmaceutical companies bemoan Medicare’s drug negotiations, hospitals and doctors stay mum
The pharmaceutical industry has been up in arms over Medicare’s first list of 10 prescription…
A big insurer decides to cover naloxone for overdose; will others follow?
At long last, naloxone is available over the counter. But now comes a moment of…
Opinion: It’s long past time for a more comprehensive Covid treatment approach
Because Covid cases and hospitalizations are no longer front-page news, many Americans might be surprised…
No longer brushed off: A Minnesota clinic tries to rewrite medicine’s approach to miscarriage
WOODBURY, Minn. — By the time Taylor Teske came to be sitting on an exam table…
STAT+: Unicorn down: Following layoffs, Biofourmis CEO quietly departs
A month after conducting significant layoffs, Biofourmis is out a CEO: Kuldeep Singh Rajput, one…
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Medicaid rebukes states for mistakenly disenrolling children
Medicaid warned states Wednesday that they could be mistakenly removing children from government insurance programs…
STAT+: J&J cuts the price of its life-saving TB pill by more than half for many low and middle-income countries
Amid controversy over access to a life-saving tuberculosis pill, a new contracting effort is expected…
Surgical outcomes, who does better — male vs female surgeons?
Want to ensure that patients will get better outcomes after surgery? It’s easy, just do…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Winners and losers from Medicare drug-negotiation list; Novo strikes deal to keep lead in weight-loss drugs
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
STAT+: Workforce, capacity constraints slow ramp-up of new Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi
The first Alzheimer’s therapy to clearly slow cognitive decline, approved in the United States last…
Emotional dry cleaning: A writer helps doctors share their stories — and their pain
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Where Laurel Braitman is sitting is rather apt. Braitman, whose first…
STAT+: KRAS, the ideal cancer drug target that became ‘undruggable,’ takes on a new glow
On Target is a recurring feature from STAT that dives deep into the most promising…
Opinion: How learning the truth about chaos theory has helped me as an inpatient child psychologist
In inpatient child psychology, we treat children in crisis deemed at imminent risk of harm…
STAT+: Winners and losers from Medicare’s list of drugs subject to price negotiation
On Tuesday morning, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled its long-awaited list…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.S. selects first 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiations; Pfizer may soon restart tornado-hit plant
Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus right…
Here are the 10 drugs that will be up first for Medicare price negotiation
WASHINGTON — Medicare on Tuesday announced the first 10 drugs selected for a new drug…
Opinion: Every senator should fill out a legislative advance directive
Advance directives were born in the Senate. Now they can help preserve the dignity of…
STAT+: As competition looms, Insulet sues a rival for allegedly stealing trade secrets on diabetes tech
Insulet filed a lawsuit this month against its rival EOFlow, accusing it of stealing trade…
Opinion: How the twin crises of climate change and poor public housing are harming people’s health
Climate change is an existential problem for human health. As climate change intensifies, the frequency…
A broad genetic test saved one newborn’s life. Research suggests it could help millions of others
CINCINNATI — Brynn Schulte nearly died twice when she was a baby, at one point…
STAT+: FDA delays enforcement of a pharmaceutical supply chain law to stop counterfeit drugs
In response to growing complaints, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has postponed its plans…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FTC suspends challenge to Amgen deal for Horizon; AstraZeneca is latest to challenge Medicare drug negotiations
Good morning, everyone, and nice to see you again after a week-long respite, during which…
What do new weight loss drugs mean for the future of bariatric surgery?
Over the past year, weight loss drugs have captured the public’s imagination but also raised…
ProMED issues ultimatum to striking moderators, as questions about site’s future persist
Striking moderators of the infectious diseases surveillance website ProMED have been given an ultimatum: Signal…
Opinion: Psychiatrists like us cannot keep up with their inboxes
When you’re a psychiatrist, there’s no such thing as a typical day. But if you’re…
STAT+: Feds fine Medicare Advantage plans for overcharging their members
The federal government has started penalizing Medicare Advantage insurers that have one common, glaring problem:…
Listen: Housing is health care
Long Island is in the midst of a housing crisis. Just like in many other…
STAT+: Neuroscience startup Neumora files for IPO
Neumora, a neuroscience startup founded by VC Arch Venture Partners, hopes to become one of…
An effort to diversify genetic research finds new variant for Parkinson’s disease in African populations
A group of Nigerian, British, and U.S. doctors have discovered a genetic variant that increases…
STAT+: AstraZeneca sues to immediately stop Medicare drug price negotiation program
WASHINGTON — AstraZeneca is the sixth drug maker to pile on a legal challenge to…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: This fall’s COVID booster rollout; approval for Pfizer’s RSV vaccine
Good morning Pharmalittle students. This is Allison DeAngelis, filling in for Ed Silverman while he’s…
STAT+: Weight loss drug Wegovy improves function in people with common type of heart failure
Just weeks after Novo Nordisk announced that its obesity drug Wegovy cut the risk of…
U.S. health officials lay out plans to cope with respiratory virus season
With last fall’s chaotic early start to the respiratory virus season still fresh in the…
Opinion: Surfing, camping, and deciding when to stop: Australia’s human-centric approach to dialysis
In 1972, as Congress promised dialysis and rehabilitation for all kidney failure patients in America,…
STAT+: NYU launched private ChatGPT for its health data, and set its staff loose to experiment
NEW YORK — A fourth-year medical student, a music therapist, a child psychiatrist, and a…
Opinion: Current large language models will not fix health care. Here’s what could
Advancements in LLMs such as ChatGPT and GPT-4 have generated substantial excitement. Many see these…
What a review of gender-affirming care research by a top pediatrics group actually means
When the American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming care earlier this month,…
Listen: Vivek’s star turn, leaky drug data, & biotech as family business
Does biotech prepare you for the presidency? Who really wants to gut the FDA? And…
Abortion policy in the spotlight, DeSantis’ importation showdown, and new price hike analysis
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Mid-year price hikes for U.S. drugs reaches new heights; onetime biotech CEO Vivek Ramaswamy sparks debate at GOP debate
Good morning, Pharmalittle readers. Reporter Andrew Joseph here filling in for Ed from STAT’s London…
STAT+: Drug makers already bet big on mRNA for cancer. Why is Biden going in, too?
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s fledgling health agency, designed to accelerate under-funded research, just set its…
Krystal Cascetta, Lindsay Clancy, and the impossibility of being a mom in American medicine
In Igbo-Nigerian culture, new moms receive exquisite care from their own mothers, mothers-in-law, or surrogate…
Mid-year drug price hikes are back despite Inflation Reduction Act
It’s almost a tradition. At the start and halfway points of each year, many pharmaceutical…
Opinion: How to save the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings
U.S. News & World Report recently issued its 2023-24 Best Hospitals ratings. The ratings come at…
STAT+: What past blockbusters can tell us about future of Wegovy and other weight loss medicines
The news that the weight loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of heart attacks and…
Vivek Ramaswamy’s brashness made waves in the Republican debate. He did the same in biotech
The youngest candidate on Wednesday night’s debate stage didn’t make any friends among his fellow…
Republican presidential candidates spar over abortion bans
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidates sparred Wednesday over a question that has haunted the party…
STAT+: FDA panel votes against high blood pressure device from Medtronic, but lends support to ReCor Medical’s
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration delivered a split decision on a…
New study suggests people who tested negative for Covid-19 can still develop long Covid
Of the 103 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the U.S., an estimated one-third have…