Covid-19 kept families and caregivers out of hospitals. Some doctors think that shouldn’t happen again
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States are sitting on millions of surplus Covid-19 vaccine doses as expiration dates approach
Millions of unused Covid-19 vaccines are set to go to waste as demand dwindles across…
Messenger RNA vaccine pioneer Katalin Karikó shares her long journey to Covid-19 vaccines
In the span of the Covid-19 pandemic, and thanks to the success of two of…
How Delta is pushing the U.S. into a new phase of the Covid-19 pandemic
For the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, hospitalizations and deaths followed infection patterns by…
Opinion: Since the CDC’s mid-May guidance on wearing masks, we’re no longer all in this together
Before there were magnificently effective Covid-19 vaccines, “We’re all in this together” was a crucial…
Listen: The FDA’s future, Biden’s tight ship, & the latest Aduhelm twist
Who’s going to run the FDA? Why isn’t the Biden administration leakier? And what if…
Opinion: Vaxxed or axed: To protect patients, every health care worker must be vaccinated
Masks are off. Theaters and indoor dining are back. Life seems to be returning to…
The world will not exit Covid-19 pandemic without booster shots, vaccine developer says
The world will not get the Covid-19 pandemic under control without using booster shots for…
Biden to nominate Atul Gawande for global health position
President Biden will nominate noted surgeon and writer Atul Gawande for a global health position…
Biden wants a drug pricing plan in 45 days. Who’s going to write it?
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When and how will we know if we need Covid-19 booster shots?
There’s a lot we don’t yet know about the data behind Pfizer and BioNTech’s renewed…
J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine may trigger neurological condition in rare cases, FDA says
Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine may trigger a rare neurological condition in a small number…
WHO director-general slams notion of Covid-19 vaccine booster doses given global health needs
The director-general of the World Health Organization on Monday issued a stinging rebuke to Pfizer…
WHO director-general slams notion of Covid-19 vaccine booster doses given global health needs
The director-general of the World Health Organization on Monday issued a stinging rebuke to Pfizer…
Opinion: The decline in Covid-19 preceded vaccines. But we need jabs to finish the job
As coronavirus infections decline in the U.S., it seems appropriate to celebrate the triumph of…
Experts warn full Covid-19 vaccine approval is no quick fix for hesitancy
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration issuing full approval for two Covid-19 vaccines might…
Pfizer to discuss vaccine booster with U.S. officials Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday…
Recent rulings may embolden hospital employees to speak publicly about safety issues
Karen Jo Young wrote a letter to her local newspaper criticizing executives at the hospital…
Pfizer to seek FDA authorization for third, booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine
Pfizer is about to seek U.S. authorization for a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine,…
Listen: Aduhelm’s latest twist, how Covid variants are shaping the summer, & a digital health boom
How worrying is the Delta variant? Is there a digital health bubble? And what is…
Gene hunters turn up new clues to help explain why Covid-19 hits some people so hard
On March 16, 2020, five days after the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global…
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Can we stretch existing Covid vaccines to inoculate more people? Experts are divided
With the global supply of Covid-19 vaccine still woefully inadequate, vaccine makers are scouring the…
Organ donations held almost steady during the pandemic, as the U.S. transplant system scrambled to keep going
This is not a pandemic “silver lining” story. This is a could-have-been-far-worse story about how…
Could editing the genomes of bats prevent future coronavirus pandemics? Two scientists think it’s worth a try
Amid the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, two researchers are proposing a drastic way to stop future…
Opinion: Something to celebrate: delivering vaccines to essential workers
Covid-19 vaccines are cause for celebration. Family members are reuniting, people are traveling and returning…
12 lessons Covid-19 taught us about developing vaccines during a pandemic
The extraordinary drive to develop Covid-19 vaccines was like a moonshot — and like that fabled…
Opinion: If Covid-19 vaccines can cause heart inflammation, caution should be warranted in those at risk
The remarkable development and rollout of Covid-19 vaccines will be hailed as a triumph of…
Operation Warp Speed — now, the ‘CAG’— is here to stay
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Opinion: Florence Nightingale in the age of Covid-19
Last May marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. That her bicentennial…
Opinion: India’s doctors — at home and abroad — face Covid’s unrelenting toll
Ravaged by Covid-19, India is desperately trying to contain a pandemic that has infected nearly…
Perna set to retire from Warp Speed later this summer
WASHINGTON — Gus Perna, the four-star Army general responsible for coordinating the U.S. coronavirus vaccine…
Opinion: For now, stem cells for Covid-19 are mostly a shot in the dark
The uncertainty over how to effectively treat Covid-19 is proving to be an opportunity for…
After racing to help the world understand Covid-19, scientists grapple with how to pick up the research they put on hold
In the earliest days of the pandemic, it was the small, long-underfunded coterie of dedicated…
Opinion: Next steps for wastewater testing to help end this pandemic — and prevent the next one
Essential data can be found in the most unexpected places, including the wastewater flowing freely…
Opinion: Breaths, deaths, and missed breaks: How counting defined my days as a pandemic nurse
I woke myself up the other morning counting out loud. Twenty-seven. Twenty-eight. Twenty-nine. Thirty. Rhythmic,…
Officials note ‘likely association’ between Covid-19 vaccines and rare heart condition in young people
U.S. scientists said Wednesday that there was a “likely association” between mRNA Covid-19 vaccines and…
Opinion: The quest for thermostable vaccines and other innovations during Covid-19
The unprecedented rapid development and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines worldwide has brought new visibility to…
How the pandemic has reshaped collaboration — and competition — in science
For as long as people have pointed telescopes at the night sky and slipped drops…
The lonely quest to create a commission to investigate Covid-19
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biogen isn’t the only company to make big bucks from its Alzheimer’s drug; EU extends Covid-19 vax export block
Hello, everyone, and how are you this morning? Some puffy clouds are hovering over the…
Listen: The Covid vaccine booster debate, 23andMe hits Wall Street, & biotech’s call of the decade
Is 23andMe a tech company? Do we really need booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines? And…
Opinion: A surprising pandemic side effect: People are more engaged with their health
About a month ago, one of our patients, a man in his mid-40s, came to…
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Sewage sleuths helped an Arizona town beat back Covid-19. For wastewater epidemiology, that’s just the start
GUADALUPE, Ariz. — Valerie Molina anxiously searched the desert sky, scanning the horizon for any…
Regeneron antibody saves lives in some hospitalized Covid patients, study finds
A monoclonal antibody treatment for Covid-19 developed by Regeneron saved lives among hospitalized patients who…
STAT+: Former FDA chief Hahn defends his jump to Flagship Pioneering, the firm behind Moderna
When biotech investor Flagship Pioneering announced that it had hired former Food and Drug Administration…
STAT+: Amazon has made its Covid-19 test available online, alongside a diagnostics portal for consumers
Amazon has made its FDA-cleared Covid-19 test available to consumers online, alongside a consumer diagnostics…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: How Covid changed health misinformation online
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Opinion: A resilience prescription for Covid-19 and other traumatic events
One morning almost five years ago, a disgruntled former employee tried to kill me with…
Extra Covid vaccine may help protect transplant patients
A small study offers the first hint that an extra dose of Covid-19 vaccines just…
Novavax Covid-19 vaccine highly effective in late-stage trial, long-awaited results show
Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine was highly effective in preventing symptomatic infections, hospitalizations, and severe illnesses, long-awaited…