Biden dissolves Covid-19 panel that advised his transition
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s coronavirus advisory board is disbanding, according to two of its members….
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Longtime Becerra aide and two health policy experts to be tapped for key posts
WASHINGTON — President-elect Biden and his top health deputies are expected to make a slew…
STAT+: In a last-minute, intra-agency scuffle, HHS overrules FDA pick for a key position
WASHINGTON — Health secretary Alex Azar suddenly appointed a new top lawyer at the Food…
STAT+: Tempus unveils prototype cube that talks back to oncologists
Tempus, a Chicago-based health technology company, wants oncologists to talk to the cube. The cube,…
Pfizer decision to turn off temperature sensors forced scramble to ensure Covid-19 vaccines kept ultra-cold
A last-minute snafu this fall threatened to disrupt the smooth rollout of the first Covid-19…
STAT+: BIO to file lawsuit today to block Trump international drug pricing policy
WASHINGTON — The Biotechnology Innovation Organization will file a lawsuit today to block implementation of…
CommonHealth, the Android answer to Apple health records, expands to 230 health systems
A cohort of researchers and developers announced Friday that the Android app CommonHealth — which…
White House to host Covid-19 vaccine summit, as Trump seeks to burnish record
The Trump administration has invited leading vaccine manufacturers, drug distributors, and government officials to a…
Divisions emerge among U.S. officials over when first Covid-19 vaccine doses will be available — and for whom
Divisions are emerging among top U.S. officials over when the country’s first Covid-19 vaccine will…
STAT+: Raging at the pandemic, a VC raises $800M for a company that aims to transform biotech manufacturing
In March, as waves of Covid-19 cases began surging across the U.S., biotech venture capitalist…
STAT Plus: An FDA safety program is failing to stem the opioid crisis — and manufacturers are mostly to blame
A mandated safety program regulators rely on to minimize opioid abuse and misuse is not…
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…
Top health official echoes Trump’s Covid-19 views, drawing accusations of politicizing U.S. mental health agency
Reopen the schools, diminish the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic, and the economy comes first….
Bill Gates slams ‘shocking’ U.S. response to Covid-19 pandemic
Philanthropist Bill Gates, who has long warned of the need to prepare for pandemics, is…
Covid-19 vaccine trial participant had serious neurological symptoms, but could be discharged today, AstraZeneca CEO says
The participant who triggered a global shutdown of AstraZeneca’s Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials was…
AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to suspected adverse reaction in participant in the U.K.
A large, Phase 3 study testing a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and 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…
The Trump administration haphazardly gave away millions of Covid-19 masks — to schools, broadcasters, and large corporations
Hundreds of millions of cloth face masks shipped to U.S. agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private…
STAT Plus: FDA’s reopening plan will keep biologics labs shuttered far longer than other government labs
WASHINGTON — The FDA is keeping its biologics labs shuttered far longer than other government…
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…
STAT Plus: Eyeing an IPO, Hims expands further into virtual mental health care
San Francisco startup Hims & Hers took a further step into the mental health realm…
Data show panic and disorganization dominate the study of Covid-19 drugs
In a gigantic feat of scientific ambition, researchers have designed a staggering 1,200 clinical trials…
STAT Plus: Pharma giants to unveil major $1 billion venture to push novel antibiotics
Amid escalating concerns over antibiotic resistance, several big drug makers are creating a new $1…
Two patients die in Audentes gene therapy study, heightening concerns over high-dose treatments
Two patients in a study of a high-dose gene therapy for a rare muscle disorder…
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Researcher involved in retracted Lancet study has faculty appointment terminated, as details in scandal emerge
The University of Utah has “mutually agreed” to terminate the faculty appointment of Amit Patel,…
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A secret experiment revealed: In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinson’s with a novel brain cell transplant
A month before the scheduled surgery, the four researchers were ready to chaperone the brain…
Inside the NIH’s controversial decision to stop its big remdesivir study
The drug maker Gilead Sciences released a bombshell two weeks ago: A study conducted by…
Doctors lambaste federal process for distributing Covid-19 drug remdesivir
Hospitals and physicians around the country are sharply criticizing the federal government for the uneven…
Many states are far short of Covid-19 testing levels needed for safe reopening, new analysis shows
More than half of U.S. states will have to significantly step up their Covid-19 testing…
Data on Gilead’s remdesivir, released by accident, show no benefit for coronavirus patients
The antiviral medicine remdesivir from Gilead Sciences failed to speed the improvement of patients with…
Early peek at data on Gilead coronavirus drug suggests patients are responding to treatment
A Chicago hospital treating severe Covid-19 patients with Gilead Sciences’ antiviral medicine remdesivir in a…
Rapid coronavirus test, commonly used in U.S., may miss infections in some situations
A rapid test for the novel coronavirus that was unveiled by President Trump on the…
STAT Plus: Contract offers unprecedented look at Google deal to obtain patient data from the University of California
SAN FRANCISCO — It was the fall of 2015 when researchers from Google and the…
STAT Plus: This VC firm once pledged to never invest in health care. Now it’s launching its third life sciences fund
Marc Andreessen, famous for proclaiming that software was “eating the world,” said in 2009 that…
Top WHO official says it’s not too late to stop the new coronavirus outbreak
There is still reason to believe the growing coronavirus outbreak in China can be contained,…
STAT Plus: Medical data startup Syapse cuts 10% of workforce as it prioritizes data analytics and insights
SAN FRANCISCO — Syapse, among the highest profile companies in a wave of startups seeking…
A forerunner in ‘smart pills’ adopts a new tack as key pharma partnership unravels
SAN FRANCISCO — It was supposed to be a showcase for the way in which…
The history of OxyContin, told through unsealed Purdue documents
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — STAT’s multiyear legal battle to unseal secret Purdue Pharma files in a…
Purdue’s Richard Sackler proposed plan to play down OxyContin risks, and wanted drug maker feared ‘like a tiger,’ files show
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — In the early days of OxyContin, Dr. Richard Sackler, a member of…