Opinion: Trump gave patients a ‘right to try.’ It hasn’t helped them
As Donald Trump seeks a second presidential term, front and center among the achievements he’s…
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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…
Opinion: President Biden must take a cognitive screening test. Voters deserve to know the results
In the aftermath of President Biden’s debate with former President Trump last week, many of…
Opinion: CNN debate moderators could provide the cognitive tests that Biden and Trump have been avoiding
The two primary contenders for the presidency of the United States — President Joe Biden…
Trump surrogates hint at how he could reshape U.S. health care policy
WASHINGTON — Seven months before the presidential election, Donald Trump’s health care priorities remain fuzzy…
STAT+: Trump demands the U.S. pay no more for drugs than other countries … again
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump is back to campaigning for tying Medicare drug prices to…
STAT+: Pfizer made Trump’s vaccine push harder than it needed to be, former Warp Speed official alleges in new book
WASHINGTON — Pfizer may have been the first company to deliver on the promises of…
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…
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…
More than two-thirds of Congress cashed a pharma campaign check in 2020, new STAT analysis shows
WASHINGTON — Seventy-two senators and 302 members of the House of Representatives cashed a check…
Pharma funded more than 2,400 state lawmaker campaigns in 2020, new STAT analysis finds
WASHINGTON — State lawmakers in Oregon have tried to lower high drug prices from nearly…
STAT+: Abandoned Trump order on the bioeconomy highlights a path forward for Biden — but with mixed reviews
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration came remarkably close to shoring up the scattershot way the…
Undocumented immigrants sought far less health care after Trump launched his campaign, new study shows
WASHINGTON — Undocumented immigrants were less likely to visit primary care physicians after former President…
The Trump administration quietly spent billions in hospital funds on Operation Warp Speed
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration quietly took around $10 billion from a fund meant to…
Trump officials actively lobbied to deny states money for vaccine rollout last fall
WASHINGTON — Top Trump officials actively lobbied Congress to deny state governments any extra funding…
STAT+: Biden is set to block dozens of Trump’s last-minute health regulations
WASHINGTON — President Biden is set to freeze a spate of last-minute Trump administration regulations…
Operation Warp Speed’s Moncef Slaoui will stay on as a consultant for Biden
WASHINGTON — Moncef Slaoui, the controversial head of Operation Warp Speed, will serve as a…
STAT+: Which pricey drugs will Trump’s international pricing policy target?
A version of this story first appeared in D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the…
Chelsea Clinton wants Trump, allies to build support for a Covid-19 vaccine
Chelsea Clinton wants President Trump and his allies to help encourage Americans to get Covid-19…
Eager for a Covid vaccine, Trump now trusts drug companies he previously vilified
Amid the chaos and rancor of the first presidential debate, President Trump gave a dramatic…
Trump’s debate highlights his hunger for a rushed, election-eve vaccine approval
WASHINGTON — President Trump spoke on Tuesday as if his campaign depends on a Covid-19…
Trump claims his policies made insulin ‘so cheap, it’s like water.’ But for most people, it costs just as much as before
WASHINGTON — Not only has he lowered drug prices, President Trump claimed in the first…
STAT Plus: The 8 most important leaders of Operation Warp Speed
Below are the eight most important people leading Operation Warp Speed. It is based on…
New document reveals scope and structure of Operation Warp Speed and underscores vast military involvement
WASHINGTON — When President Trump unveiled Operation Warp Speed in May, he declared that it…
Republicans blasted Obama’s use of an obscure Medicare law. Now Trump’s using it on $200 drug coupons — and the GOP is silent
WASHINGTON — The last time a president used an obscure law to spend billions of…
Trump promises seniors $200 prescription drug gift certificates, but questions abound
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday pledged to send $200 prescription drug coupons to 33…
Trump’s attacks highlight CDC’s stumbles on public health messaging
WASHINGTON — Robert Redfield’s statement was unambiguous: A Covid-19 vaccine, he said, might not be…
Trump’s last-ditch drug pricing moves could help him in November. But they likely won’t save Americans money
WASHINGTON — With 50 days to go before the 2020 election, President Trump is taking…
With election looming, Trump releases major, last-ditch drug pricing order
WASHINGTON — President Trump released an executive order Sunday that would drastically cut how much…
Public trust in CDC, Fauci, and other top health officials is evaporating, poll finds
WASHINGTON — A new poll paints a bleak picture of Americans’ views toward the coronavirus…
Amid broad mistrust of FDA and Trump administration, drug companies seek to reassure public about Covid-19 vaccine safety
WASHINGTON — A group of nine leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies pledged on Tuesday to…
Pharma drew a line in the sand over Covid-19 vaccine readiness — because someone had to
Talk about a rebuke. President Trump may want a Covid-19 vaccine to ship in time…
STAT Plus: How Trump could use a rare regulatory maneuver to lower drug prices before Election Day, and how it could backfire
WASHINGTON — The final two months before a presidential election don’t typically feature much policymaking,…
Conservative operative ousted as FDA spokeswoman after just 11 days
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration removed a top Food and Drug Administration communications official from…
STAT Plus: New poll shows wide support for several Trump drug pricing reforms, but not rebate changes
WASHINGTON — Voters in several battleground states overwhelmingly support several of President Trump’s recent proposals…
Trump pledges a Covid-19 vaccine by end of 2020 — without acknowledging the scientific uncertainty
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday pledged a Covid-19 vaccine would be available by the…
The FDA’s chaotic week, Trump’s effect on science, and Musk’s big reveal
Can the Food and Drug Administration survive Trump? Are drug reviewers in the deep state?…
CDC director attempts to clarify controversial Covid-19 testing guidelines
CDC Director Robert Redfield attempted Thursday to clarify a set of controversial changes to the…
Trump has launched an all-out attack on the FDA. Will its scientific integrity survive?
WASHINGTON — President Trump has instigated an all-out crusade against the Food and Drug Administration…
STAT Plus: Drug industry lobbyists circulate two drug pricing proposals in hopes of warding off a Trump executive order
WASHINGTON — The pharmaceutical industry is weighing two drug pricing policies that it could offer…
As Covid-19 pressures mount, political newcomer Stephen Hahn struggles to protect an FDA under siege
WASHINGTON — Stephen Hahn, a political novice who moved here in December to take over…
Opinion: We don’t know if convalescent plasma is effective against Covid-19. With the emergency authorization, we might never know
Convalescent plasma has been used to fight many infectious diseases, from scarlet fever in the…
PhRMA scrambles to respond to Trump’s drug pricing ultimatum, as Monday deadline looms
WASHINGTON — Drug makers and their lobbyists are struggling to agree on a strategy that…
‘No miracle is coming’: In acceptance speech, Biden rips Trump for Covid-19 mismanagement
WASHINGTON — Former vice president Joe Biden excoriated President Trump’s Covid-19 response as he accepted…
Ramped-up testing and daily briefings: Inside Biden’s plan to take over a tumultuous Covid-19 response
WASHINGTON — No president has ever inherited a pandemic. But if Joe Biden is elected…
‘A powerful shift’: Disability advocacy, once an afterthought in presidential races, gains new traction
For decades, the disability advocacy community has fought for a permanent — and prominent —…
Pharma is showering Congress with cash, even as drug makers race to fight the coronavirus
WASHINGTON — The world’s biggest drug makers and their trade groups have cut checks to…
Trump to order government to buy certain drugs solely from U.S. factories, setting up major shakeup for industry
WASHINGTON — President Trump will sign an executive later today directing the federal government to…
This tiny Texas company is running most of the drive-thru Covid-19 testing in the U.S.
On March 13, President Trump stood next to the CEOs of LabCorp, Quest Diagnostics, Walgreens,…
STAT Plus: The drug industry’s new tactic in Washington: calling Trump’s bluff
WASHINGTON — The pharmaceutical industry has sparred with President Trump for four years over drug…