Opinion: Preparing schools for the H5N1 bird flu they’re likely to face
As Covid-19 swept across the United States, schools were among the most highly affected public…
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STAT+: Novo Nordisk’s weekly insulin rejected by FDA
The Food and Drug Administration rejected Novo Nordisk’s weekly insulin for the treatment of diabetes…
Opinion: Listen: Anthony Fauci on presidents, bird flu, and turning down a multimillion-dollar job
Anthony Fauci can’t pinpoint the most meaningful dinner he’s ever had — every time you…
STAT+: Mikael Dolsten, Pfizer CSO who could take on Covid but not Wall Street, to step down
Five years ago — before the pandemic — Pfizer’s head of research and development, Mikael…
STAT+: Eli Lilly to acquire Morphic for $3.2 billion
Eli Lilly said Monday it will acquire Morphic Holding, a biotech developing a treatment for…
Covid-19: Are we seeing a summer wave?
Is the UK seeing another covid wave?May and June saw a rise in the number…
STAT+: U.K. trade group scolds Novo, Novartis, Pfizer and Otsuka for violating industry codes
Four large drugmakers — Novartis, Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, and Otsuka Pharmaceutical — were scolded by…
‘Visionary’ study finds inflammation, evidence of Covid virus years after infection
Remember when we thought Covid was a two-week illness? So does Michael Peluso, assistant professor…
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STAT+: FDA approves Eli Lilly’s early Alzheimer’s treatment
Eli Lilly’s early Alzhiemer’s treatment was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday,…
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STAT+: The biotech scorecard for the third quarter: 19 stock-moving events to watch
Here is STAT’s biotech scorecard, our regular ledger of stock-moving biotech events, for the third…
Opinion: What readers have to say about long Covid, FDA and diversity, and more
First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and maybe even provocative articles about the…
CDC advisory panel opts for a go-slow approach on expanding usage of RSV vaccines
Makers of RSV vaccines for older adults saw their plans to try to expand usage…
STAT+: Experts split on whether Eli Lilly’s Zepbound will hamper CPAP sales
Continuous positive airway pressure “is here to stay,” sleep medicine doctor Atul Malhotra declared in…
Opinion: Readers respond to essays on long Covid, hypochondria, and more
First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and maybe even provocative articles about the…
Opinion: Listen: Why Long Covid can feel scarier than a gun to the head
Millions of people around the world are living with long Covid, a medically perplexing, and…
Opinion: Long Covid feels like a gun to my head
I have spent my career studying infectious diseases that fall under the heading of neglected…
Inside Anthony Fauci’s ‘On Call’: 9 health and science takeaways from the memoir of America’s most famous doctor
Anthony Fauci spent 40 years in the top echelons of government. It was no accident….
STAT+: Pfizer’s gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy fails in phase 3 trial
Pfizer said Wednesday afternoon that a closely watched gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy failed…
STAT+: FDA reviewers ask if approval of Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug should be restricted to a smaller group
Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration have two big questions about Eli Lilly’s experimental…
Opinion: A new initiative will help governors and local leaders fight the next pandemic
No one knows when the next pandemic will sweep across the United States. It could…
Opinion: 100,000 models show that not much was learned about stopping the Covid-19 pandemic
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, scientists and public health institutions made bold claims…
STAT+: Eli Lilly’s obesity drug Zepbound improved liver scarring in mid-stage MASH study
Eli Lilly’s blockbuster diabetes and obesity drug improved living scarring in a mid-stage study of…
Anthony Fauci, facing GOP accusers, says debate on Covid origins has been ‘seriously distorted’
WASHINGTON — Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease official and a longtime foil…
Low risk prostate cancer: active surveillance does not increase unfavourable outcomes, study finds
Active surveillance of men with prostate cancer with a low risk of metastasis is an…
Opinion: The Pandemic Treaty will succeed only with investment to build strong health systems
As the 77th World Health Assembly takes place this week, negotiations around the Pandemic Treaty…
NIH documents show how $1.6 billion long Covid initiative has failed so far to meet its goals
More than three years ago, the National Institutes of Health launched a $1 billion-plus initiative…
Doctor is struck off for trying to sell unproven treatments to patient with advanced cancer
A doctor in private practice who tried to sell unproven treatments to a patient with…
STAT+: Dark money group runs ads on China biotech bill
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Opinion: The world needs the new pandemic treaty
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, 25 heads of government issued an extraordinary call…
Fresh scrutiny of post-Covid spending reignites yearslong tension over emergency stockpiles
WASHINGTON — For four years, Democrats and Republicans have routinely clashed over funding to curb…
STAT+: New antiviral works against coronaviruses in mice, but human testing will have to wait
During the Covid-19 pandemic, vaccines were the main line of defense. Startlingly effective shots quickly…
STAT+: Bernie Sanders may have reached the limits of his pharma pressure campaign
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is figuring out just how far bullying drugmakers can take him….
STAT+: Lilly’s weekly insulin works as well as daily products, new studies show
Eli Lilly reported Thursday that its experimental weekly insulin worked as well as daily basal…
STAT+: CDC goes hard on military pets
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
STAT+: Young boy dies in trial for Pfizer Duchenne gene therapy
A young boy died in a trial for Pfizer’s experimental gene therapy for Duchenne muscular…
STAT+: 4 burning questions about Amgen’s obesity drug, a potential Wegovy and Zepbound competitor
Amgen’s comments Thursday that it’s “very encouraged” by interim Phase 2 data for its obesity…
Listen: Controversial brain tissue research, obesity drug sales, and Novartis’ M&A drama
The removal of small amounts of brain tissue from desperately ill patients, done as part…
STAT+: Eli Lilly raises earnings guidance as Zepbound sales beat expectations
Eli Lilly raised its full-year guidance on Tuesday while it reported strong first-quarter sales of…
Opinion: Déjà WTO: The WHO’s pandemic agreement shouldn’t water down intellectual property obligations
As countries resume final negotiations on Monday for a landmark pandemic agreement intended to help…
Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious…
Breast cancer: Inaction on inequalities has led to unequal progress, say experts
Despite tremendous advances in breast cancer research and treatment over the past three decades many…
$10 billion long Covid ‘moonshot’ is being floated by Bernie Sanders
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is pushing for a long Covid “moonshot.” He released a draft…
STAT+: Biden administration urged to license prostate cancer drug patents in a bid to lower its cost
In the latest gambit to lower the cost of a pricey medicine, three advocacy groups…
Cancer: Fast tracked drugs often do not improve clinical outcomes, say researchers
Most cancer drugs granted accelerated approval in the US did not demonstrate benefit in overall…
Covid cut life expectancy by 1.6 years globally, but the leading causes of death haven’t changed since 1990
The leading causes of death haven’t changed since 1990 — with one glaring, pandemic-sized exception. …
STAT+: The biotech scoreboard for the second quarter: 32 stock-moving events to watch
Here is STAT’s biotech scoreboard, our regular ledger of stock-moving biotech events, for the second…
People in Republican-voting states more likely to report Covid-19 vaccine side effects, study says
People in Republican-voting states were more likely to report adverse events after receiving a Covid-19…
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…
Covid-19: Pfizer vaccine to be available privately at pharmacy chain Boots from April
High street pharmacy chain Boots will start providing a private covid-19 vaccine service in England…
Global leaders call for negotiators to push through pandemic accord ahead of May deadline
More than 100 world leaders have come together to push negotiators to finalise a global…