2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine: Karikó, Weissman awarded prize for mRNA research
Two pioneers of mRNA research — the technology that helped the world tame the virus…
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Genetically altered pig heart transplanted into a human for the second time
In a new test of xenotransplantation, a medical team at the University of Maryland Medical…
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…
Appeals court upholds limits to abortion pill
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone…
STAT+: FDA approves Sage Therapeutics’ rapid-acting medication for postpartum depression but not major depression
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new, rapid-acting medicine made by Sage…
Infectious disease expert Jeanne Marrazzo assumes Fauci role at NIH
WASHINGTON – University of Alabama infectious disease director Jeanne Marrazzo will be the National Institutes…
Stanford president to resign after investigation finds he failed to ‘decisively and forthrightly’ correct research
In an abrupt turn, Stanford president and renowned neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced Wednesday that he…
STAT+: How a key Senate committee is planning to regulate pharmacy benefit managers
WASHINGTON — A key Senate health care panel has developed a plan to tackle reforms…
FDA approves first Alzheimer’s therapy shown to clearly slow cognitive decline
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted full approval to the first therapy for…
STAT+: Medicare details the structure of its new drug price negotiation program
WASHINGTON — Medicare on Friday released new details about how its new drug price negotiation…
FDA grants conditional approval to Sarepta’s gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
The Food and Drug Administration granted conditional approval Thursday to the first gene therapy for…
STAT+: Top federal lobbyist at PhRMA leaves
WASHINGTON — The top federal lobbyist for the brand drug lobby PhRMA is leaving, two…
Following board fight, Francis deSouza resigns as Illumina CEO
Just two weeks after surviving an activist investor’s attempt to oust him from Illumina’s board,…
‘Tantamount to extortion:’ Merck sues U.S. government over Medicare negotiation program
WASHINGTON — Merck on Tuesday sued to stop the federal government from implementing a new…
STAT+: Illumina shareholders elect one Icahn ally to board, as company holds off broader challenge
Shareholders in the DNA-sequencing firm Illumina on Thursday voted to replace the company’s chairman with…
WHO ends global health emergency over mpox
The World Health Organization ended the global health emergency for mpox on Thursday, saying that…
FDA panel votes in favor of the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill
In a highly significant move, a panel of independent experts on Wednesday voted unanimously that…
STAT+: Gilead defeats federal government in closely watched battle over patents for HIV prevention pills
A U.S. court jury handed a major win to Gilead Sciences on Tuesday in a…
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CDC Director Rochelle Walensky to step down
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, announced Friday that…
WHO declares end to Covid global health emergency
The World Health Organization ended the Covid-19 global health emergency on Friday, saying it was…
FDA approves first RSV vaccine, a long-sought scientific achievement
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday licensed the first-ever vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus,…
Supreme Court maintains access to abortion pill mifepristone, at least for now
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled 7-2 that a commonly used abortion…
Supreme Court delays ruling on abortion pill restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday extended a stay on limits to a federally approved…
Supreme Court pauses new limits on abortion pill, pending further review next week
Access to the abortion pill mifepristone will remain unchanged until next Wednesday, after a U.S….
Federal judge suspends FDA approval of abortion pill
In a case that could reshape pregnancy in America, a federal judge on Friday sided…
Digital health pioneer Pear Therapeutics files for bankruptcy
The road has run out for Pear Therapeutics: the pioneering digital therapeutics company filed for…
STAT+: FTC tells Illumina to divest Grail, boosting Icahn’s case
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday ordered DNA sequencing giant Illumina to divest Grail,…
STAT+: Once a Silicon Valley darling, Mindstrong sells its mental health technology for parts
SAN FRANCISCO — Mindstrong, a high-profile mental health tech startup, is selling off its assets…
STAT+: Veterans Health Administration will cover the newest Alzheimer’s drug
In an unexpected move, the Veterans Health Administration announced Monday that it will widely cover…
STAT+: Medicare Advantage insurers to repay billions under final federal audit rule
The federal government will audit Medicare Advantage insurers aggressively under a rule finalized Monday, which…
STAT+: After bullying allegations, Eric Lander will return to run a lab at the Broad Institute
After nearly a year of public silence and private speculation over Eric Lander’s next act,…
FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug shown to moderately slow cognitive decline in early stages of the disease
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new Alzheimer’s disease treatment that moderately…
Walgreens to pursue certification to provide abortion pills in pharmacies
Walgreens plans to seek certification to begin providing abortion pills under new Food and Drug…
FDA, Biogen, and an Alzheimer’s drug approval: 8 key takeaways from congressional investigation
Congressional investigators sorted through more than 500,000 pages of documents from the Food and Drug…
STAT+: ‘Rife with irregularities’: Congressional investigation reveals FDA’s approval of Aduhelm marked by secret discussions, breaches of protocol
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration’s review and approval of a controversial Alzheimer’s drug…
U.S. imposes Covid testing requirements on travelers from China
The United States will require all travelers from China to show a negative Covid-19 test…
New FDA guidance explains that Plan B is not an abortion pill
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday altered the language attached to emergency contraceptive pills…
Congress reaches major health policy deal on Medicare, Medicaid, and pandemic preparedness
WASHINGTON — Leaders in Congress have reached a sweeping deal to ease Medicare pay cuts to…
Amgen’s $27.8 billion Horizon merger is latest industry bet on pricey rare disease drugs
Amgen said Monday it would purchase Horizon Pharmaceuticals for $27.8 billion, marking the latest bet…
FDA authorizes updated Covid-19 boosters for youngest children
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it had amended the emergency use authorizations for…
Apple scores victory in dispute over heart monitoring technologies in Apple Watch
In a significant victory, Apple has successfully challenged patents at the center of a high-profile…
STAT+: AAM’s Dan Leonard, president of generic drug lobby, ousted
The generic drug industry’s lobbying group, the Association for Accessible Medicines, fired its president Dan…
Stanford is investigating its president over allegations of research misconduct
Stanford University has opened an investigation into its president, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, a renowned neuroscientist and…
STAT+: Biogen appoints former Sanofi executive Christopher Viehbacher as CEO
Biogen named Christopher Viehbacher, who formerly ran the French drug giant Sanofi, as its new…
Vermont establishes a constitutional right to an abortion
WASHINGTON — Vermont will make abortion a constitutional right after voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot…
California bans flavored tobacco products, including vapes
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Californians overwhelmingly voted to ban all flavored tobacco products in the…
Citing Ebola outbreak in Uganda, U.S. to screen all passengers arriving from there
The United States is going to direct travelers arriving from Uganda, where a fast-growing Ebola…
Three scientists win chemistry Nobel Prize for developing ‘click’ and ‘bioorthogonal’ chemistry
Carolyn Bertozzi of Stanford University, Morten Meldal of the University of Copenhagen, and K. Barry…
Nobel Prize in medicine awarded for research into the evolutionary history of humankind
A Swedish scientist won the 2022 Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology on Monday for…
Alzheimer’s treatment slowed cognitive decline in closely watched clinical trial
An investigational Alzheimer’s disease treatment from Biogen and Eisai slowed the rate of cognitive decline…