CDC advisory panel backs updated Covid-19 boosters
An expert committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy…
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STAT+: Illumina wins case against FTC in bid to hold onto early cancer detection company Grail
SAN DIEGO — Sequencing behemoth Illumina on Thursday won its case against the Federal Trade…
FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna Covid boosters targeted against Omicron strains
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized new Covid booster shots from Moderna and…
Amazon to shut down telehealth venture Amazon Care by end of year
Amazon announced Wednesday it will shut down its medical venture Amazon Care at the end…
Anthony Fauci to step down as nation’s top infectious disease official
Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious diseases official for decades and a leading researcher on…
STAT+: Bluebird wins U.S. approval for a gene therapy to treat patients with a rare blood disorder
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new treatment that delivers a potentially…
In a momentous vote for Pelosi, House sends drug pricing reforms to President Biden’s desk
WASHINGTON — Fifteen years later, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is fulfilling one of her first campaign…
Democrats will have to limit their drug pricing reforms to Medicare to comply with Senate rules
WASHINGTON — Democrats will likely have to axe two provisions from their drug pricing plan…
U.S. declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
The Biden administration declared the ongoing monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency on Thursday, a…
WHO declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the unprecedented monkeypox outbreak that has spread around…
STAT+: Amazon to acquire One Medical for $3.9 billion in a bold bet on primary care
Retail giant Amazon announced plans Thurday to acquire primary care company One Medical in a…
As overdose deaths exploded during the pandemic, racial disparities widened, CDC report shows
As U.S. overdose deaths soared to devastating new heights in the first year of the…
Supreme Court rules that doctors need to knowingly misprescribe opioids for it to be a crime
The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that prosecutors need to prove that doctors knowingly…
WHO: Monkeypox outbreak not yet a global public health emergency
The World Health Organization on Saturday declined to declare the unprecedented monkeypox outbreak that has…
FDA orders Juul e-cigarettes off the market in the U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has ordered all vaping products made by the…
CDC advisers endorse Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines for children under 5
A expert panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously Saturday to…
FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines for…
Genetic data indicate at least two separate monkeypox outbreaks underway, suggesting wider spread
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that new genetic sequencing data indicate…
STAT+: ‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli released from prison
Martin Shkreli, the infamous ‘pharma bro’ who was sentenced to prison for securities fraud, was…
STAT+: Biogen to replace CEO as it ‘substantially’ curbs spending on its Alzheimer’s drug
Biogen is replacing CEO Michel Vounatsos, the company said Tuesday, ending a five-year tenure in…
After accusations of structural racism at JAMA, a Black health-equity advocate is named the journal’s editor
A year after the prestigious medical journal JAMA was embroiled in controversy over a podcast…
Medicare finalizes its restrictions on new Alzheimer’s drug, despite pressure from drugmakers
WASHINGTON — Medicare on Thursday finalized its plan to restrict coverage for the controversial, pricey…
U.S. approves second Covid-19 booster for people 50 and older
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized second Covid-19 boosters for people 50 years…
STAT+: UC Berkeley loses CRISPR patent case, invalidating licenses it granted gene-editing companies
Ending the latest chapter in a years-long legal battle over who invented CRISPR, the U.S….
CDC advisers recommend teens 12 to 17 should receive a Covid-19 booster shot
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines voted…
Jury finds Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of fraud
Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos CEO who promised to revolutionize medicine but whose company collapsed…
FDA authorizes Merck’s Covid-19 pill, but stresses its use should be limited
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted emergency authorization to Merck’s molnupiravir, an antiviral…
FDA authorizes Pfizer pill to treat Covid-19 in patients as young as 12
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized Paxlovid, a pill developed and made by…
STAT+: Oracle to buy electronic health records giant Cerner for $28.3 billion
In what will be the year’s largest deal in health tech, software giant Oracle has…
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STAT+: Judge reverses $4.5 billion Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement
A federal court judge has reversed the hotly contested Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan after deciding…
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Bowing to pressure, J.P. Morgan says its health care conference will be virtual
The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, biotech’s biggest annual conference, will be virtual, the bank said…
Pfizer’s Covid pill remains 89% effective in final analysis, company says
Paxlovid, Pfizer’s pill to treat Covid-19, retained its 89% efficacy at preventing hospitalization and death…
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 shot loses power against Omicron variant, but booster restores protection
People who have received two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine are likely susceptible to…
A first, small study suggests Omicron is a larger threat to Covid-19 immunity than other variants
A small, preliminary study has found a significant drop in how well vaccine-elicited antibodies target…
Second U.S. case of Omicron variant indicates domestic transmission
Health officials on Thursday reported the country’s second Covid-19 infection from the Omicron variant in…
First case of Omicron coronavirus variant identified in the U.S.
U.S. health officials on Wednesday reported the country’s first case of the Omicron variant of…
FDA panel narrowly recommends authorization of Merck Covid pill after day of tense discussion
A panel of experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration voted by a slim…
CDC advisory committee votes to broaden Covid-19 vaccine booster eligibility
An expert committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines voted…
Democrats’ major drug pricing reforms clear a hurdle in the House
WASHINGTON — House Democrats Friday broke a monthslong logjam and advanced prescription drug pricing reform…
FDA expands emergency authorization for Covid-19 booster shots to all adults
The Food and Drug Administration expanded the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer and Moderna…
STAT+: European regulators signal Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s therapy is unlikely to win approval
A panel of European drug reviewers notified Biogen that its Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm is unlikely…
Biden taps Califf to helm FDA — an agency where he has plenty of unfinished business
WASHINGTON — Robert Califf, President Biden’s new pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration,…
CDC advisers endorse Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for kids 5-11
Children aged 5 to 11 can begin to be vaccinated against Covid-19 within the next…
FDA authorizes Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11
The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization to the Covid-19 vaccine developed by…
STAT+: Biden abandons his push to lower drug prices
WASHINGTON — The White House is abandoning every single policy idea aimed at lowering prescription…
FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine be authorized for children
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted in favor of authorizing the…
CDC advisory panel backs mix-and-match approach to Covid-19 vaccine boosters
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy…
FDA authorizes booster shots of Moderna, Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines
Many Americans who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will soon be able to choose which…
Atea’s antiviral pill fails to clear Covid-19, forcing a re-think
Atea Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday that its antiviral pill for Covid-19 failed to combat the virus…
FDA advisory panel unanimously endorses Moderna’s Covid vaccine booster for some groups
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously Thursday in favor of authorizing booster…