
STAT+: FDA finds ‘potential systemic bias’ in Amgen’s KRAS drug trial ahead of advisory meeting
A follow-up study of a first-of-its-kind cancer treatment may reflect systemic biases, the Food and…

A follow-up study of a first-of-its-kind cancer treatment may reflect systemic biases, the Food and…

A couple billion here, a couple billion there, and pretty soon Eli Lilly hopes it…

LONDON — Three scientists whose work on electrons widened the world’s understanding of the particles’…

Syndax Pharmaceuticals’ treatment for a genetically defined form of advanced leukemia met its goal in…

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WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats alike want to stop drug shortages from happening. The vexing…

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WASHINGTON — Cities and states have been clamoring to play host to the Advanced Research…
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Cambridge has been chosen as one of three national hubs for a new federal health…

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LONDON — AstraZeneca said Friday an experimental drug tamped down the progression of a certain…

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Boston isn’t the only city slated for a new cancer center. Far from it. There’s…

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WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee took a first step today toward legislation to fix drug…

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have announced plans to build a…

WASHINGTON — A nonprofit formed by hospitals to deal with drug shortages is considering a…

WASHINGTON — The next chapter of President Biden’s moonshot to end cancer has landed. While…
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WASHINGTON — The White House says it’s working to end shortages of three key generic…

Some two years after splitting biotech company Bluebird Bio into two entities in a bid…

A large independent group of oncologists in Philadelphia is suing the area’s dominant hospital system,…

Ever since Medicare was given power to negotiate prices for certain medicines, the pharmaceutical industry…

A recent study prompted CNN to report, “Most cancer screenings don’t ultimately give someone extra…

Among the pharmaceutical companies’ many objections to the Biden administration’s drug pricing program is a…

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The problem with the plan was fratricide, among other wanton cellular murders. Saar Gill and…

On Target is a recurring feature from STAT that dives deep into the most promising…

Beet, or beetroot, supplements are gaining quite a following for a number of health benefits,…

• Diet and Dementia Risk. Adherence to the MIND (Mediterranean-DASH) diet is linked with lower…

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The heart and brain benefits of light to-moderate alcohol consumption are often debated, as various…

As you get older, you may find yourself becoming more relaxed and enjoying your grandchildren,…

Most people don’t give their colon a second thought until it’s time for a colonoscopy….

WASHINGTON — President Biden’s fledgling health agency, designed to accelerate under-funded research, just set its…

Two years ago, when an international team of scientists announced it had finally sequenced and…

The multibillion-dollar hunt for what many drugmakers hope will be the next big immunotherapy target…

It was Thanksgiving 2021, and Michael Young was at Target buying a turkey baster. “I’m…

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American medicine is a tragic paradox. An example: Cancer patients are likely dying as a…

Nearly every hospital pharmacy across the U.S. is experiencing shortages of prescription drugs. And the…