STAT+: New details emerge about a U.S. scientist’s obscured role in the ‘CRISPR babies’ scandal
More than three years after the now-infamous Chinese scientist He Jiankui sent shockwaves around the…
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STAT+: Moderna, Amgen among biotech heavyweights pulling out of JPM conference over Covid concerns
Some of the biggest names in biotechnology, including Amgen, Moderna, and Sarepta Therapeutics, have pulled…
STAT+: ‘A multi-decade journey’: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invests another $3.4 billion to advance scientific tools
As Mark Zuckerberg aims to build his social network empire into the foundation for a…
STAT+: Flagship to launch a new startup focused on neurodegenerative conditions, including Parkinson’s
Flagship Pioneering is gearing up to launch a new company that seems to be developing…
The Catholic hospital system Ascension is running a Wall Street-style private equity fund
WASHINGTON — America’s largest Catholic hospital system, Ascension, has quietly built out a strikingly unusual…
STAT+: In a sudden move, Al Sandrock, the man behind Biogen’s Aduhelm, to retire
Al Sandrock, Biogen’s top scientist and the face of its years-long campaign to develop a…
STAT+: Alphabet has a new drug discovery company building on DeepMind’s AI chops
Alphabet is plunging into the drug discovery business. Over the last year, the tech behemoth…
STAT+: Key Senate committee considers a carveout for small biotech companies in drug pricing reforms
WASHINGTON — A key Senate panel is seriously considering a new policy that would soften…
STAT+: Biogen’s Aduhelm sales slower than disclosed, forcing company to consider cost-cutting measures
Earlier this month, Biogen executives admitted publicly that the launch of Aduhelm, its treatment for…
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STAT+: Senate proposes expanding pharma penalties for hiking drug prices
WASHINGTON — A key Senate panel is expanding its plans to punish drug makers that…
STAT+: Senate considers pegging Medicare drug prices to deeply discounted Veterans Affairs rates
WASHINGTON — Senate lawmakers are actively considering pegging the prices Medicare pays for drugs to…
STAT+: Cityblock Health raises another mega-round of funding, tipping its valuation over $5 billion
Cityblock Health, a startup using technology to deliver well-rounded primary care to people covered by…
STAT+: ‘Change is messy’: Inside the tumultuous efforts to stabilize BIO, the biotech lobby
WASHINGTON — The Biotechnology Innovation Organization, the lobbying group that represents roughly 1,000 biotech companies,…
Inside Pfizer’s labs, ‘variant hunters’ race to stay ahead of the pandemic’s next twist
PEARL RIVER, N.Y. — Delta was tearing its way through India and, as the death…
STAT+: Sesen Bio trial of cancer drug marked by misconduct and worrisome side effects, documents show
The clinical trial of a cancer drug rejected by the Food and Drug Administration last…
Anti-aging foundation’s CEO left amid an investigation of co-founder Aubrey de Grey
The CEO of the SENS Research Foundation left his job and seat on the organization’s…
FDA, under pressure, plans ‘sprint’ to accelerate review of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for full approval
WASHINGTON — Under heavy pressure, the Food and Drug Administration center that reviews vaccines is…
STAT+: FDA’s expansive Alzheimer’s drug approval surprised even top agency officials
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration’s contentious decision to approve a new Alzheimer’s drug…
STAT+: In a new role at health tech startup Maven, Neel Shah wants to make sure pregnant people aren’t ‘lost’
When celebrated Boston OB-GYN Neel Shah first learned of the chance to help build a…
STAT+: Inside ‘Project Onyx’: How Biogen used an FDA back channel to win approval of its polarizing Alzheimer’s drug
It was perhaps the most contentious drug approval in decades, shocking drug company executives, insurance…
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+: Athira Pharma CEO placed on leave amid allegations of altered images in her research papers
The chief executive of Athira Pharma, a biotech developing treatments for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative…
STAT+: Lawmakers revive legislation to accelerate the development of new antibiotics
After months of anticipation, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is reintroducing bills in the…
FDA accuses company of distributing unapproved Covid test and using falsified data
The Food and Drug Administration announced a recall Thursday of a coronavirus rapid antigen test,…
FDA accuses company of distributing unapproved Covid test and using falsified data
The Food and Drug Administration announced a recall Thursday of a coronavirus rapid antigen test,…
STAT+: Onduo’s new exec on Google’s data skills, real-world evidence, and moving the needle on outcomes
After leading the charge at Duke University to free health care data from its silos,…
STAT+: Carbon Health dives into digital diabetes care with virtual clinic acquisition
As health care providers large and small prepare for a transition from virtual to in-person…
STAT+: Martin Shkreli’s longtime friend wants to undo his 4,000% price hike. But first he’ll have to finally oust the ‘pharma bro’
Martin Shkreli’s drug company has a lot of problems. Revenue was cut in half last…
STAT+: Boxed in: How a single Pfizer decision disrupted the Covid vaccine rollout while boosting profits
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines arrive in an insulated box, tightly packed with dry ice, roughly double…
STAT+: From two unusual organ donations, scientists garner a unique trove of single-cell genetic data
Late at night, in a California hospital, a brain-dead patient was being prepared to offer…
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…
STAT+: Key House Democrats’ push for a ‘bipartisan’ drug pricing bill could doom Pelosi’s signature legislation
WASHINGTON — A group of 10 moderate Democrats is urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to…
WHO’s Tedros plans to seek reelection, setting up referendum on his leadership
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, plans to run for a…
Six patients with dementia went to Mexico for an unproven gene therapy, a biotech CEO claims
Six patients with dementia traveled to Mexico last year to be injected with a gene…
STAT+: With $12 million in new funding, data-syncing platform Seqster takes aim at health records
If health tech challenges were mountains, patient medical records would be a kind of Everest,…
Top Senate Republican holds up Biden’s CMS nominee over Texas Medicaid waiver
WASHINGTON — A top Senate Republican is holding up the confirmation of President Biden’s nominee…
STAT+: Biden officials met privately with 3M, AmerisourceBergen, PhRMA and more to debate shoring up the national stockpile
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration met privately this month with some of the nation’s biggest…
PhRMA’s new message to Washington: Don’t take us for granted
WASHINGTON — Pharmaceutical companies have a frank new message for Washington: Don’t take us for…
STAT+: Digital pharmacy startup Thirty Madison taps former Lilly exec as president
After nearly three decades working at two of the world’s pharmaceutical giants, Michelle Carnahan is…
STAT+: Former Medicare leader Seema Verma joins board of health tech firm Lumeris
She was President Trump’s top Medicare official. Now, Seema Verma, the former Centers for Medicare…
STAT+: VC firm General Catalyst taps expertise of former Ancestry, Livongo, and Gilead executives
General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja realized he had created a unique playbook for health care startups…
The White House is set to unveil a wide-reaching, billion-dollar campaign aimed at convincing every American to get vaccinated
WASHINGTON — The White House this week will unveil a wide-reaching, $1.5 billion public relations…
STAT+: Amazon Care’s health provider has quietly filed paperwork to operate in 17 more states
The clinical provider for Amazon Care, the tech giant’s virtual-first medical platform, is quietly gearing…
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…
STAT-Harris Poll: 1 in 4 Americans were unable to get a Covid-19 test when they wanted one
As the U.S. struggles to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, nearly a quarter of Americans say…
Covid-19 vaccination rates follow the money in states with the biggest wealth gaps, analysis shows
The affluent town of Woodbridge, Conn., has less than half the population of neighboring Ansonia,…
STAT+: House Democrats slip drug-pricing proposal into Covid-19 relief bill
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are expected to insert a controversial Medicaid drug pricing policy into…
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…
Undercounting of Covid-19 deaths is greatest in pro-Trump areas, analysis shows
Tens of thousands of Covid-19 deaths are going unreported in the U.S., with far more…
STAT+: PhRMA sues to block Trump administration 340B rule
WASHINGTON — The trade group for the pharmaceutical industry on Friday sued to block a …