Rollout of a new malaria vaccine kicks off in Africa
LONDON — Starting Monday, a new, highly effective malaria vaccine will be rolled out for…
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The highs — and lows — of JPM 2024 you should pay attention to
In honor of JPM Week, you’re reading a special edition of our biotech newsletter, The…
Opinion: Gaza, Ukraine, and other conflicts could be accelerating antibiotic resistance
In recent months, evidence suggests, the war in Ukraine and the ongoing conflict in Gaza have led to…
3 issues to watch in global health in 2024
As we enter the fifth year of this challenging decade, life finally appears to be…
Morning Rounds: Americans put faith in nurses as overall confidence in health care ebbs
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Opinion: The WHO recognizes noma after years of medical-dental disconnect
Fidel Strub was 3 years old when his face began rotting away. “It’s hell. It’s…
Morning Rounds: Americans’ health is trending downward, poll finds
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Morning Rounds: Teen pregnancies down, but remain higher in the U.S.
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Morning Rounds: For kids with high BMI, task force not ready to recommend weight loss drugs
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STAT Health News: Abortion ‘companion networks,’ NEJM’s racist past, and other stories you need to read
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‘Last roll of the dice’ for a near-term HIV vaccine fails
A study billed as the last chance to develop an HIV vaccine this decade has…
Morning Rounds: Couples share high blood pressure, and other health stories you should read today
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Why Cerevel Therapeutics has risen 50% in three days without changing anything
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STAT Morning Rounds: The health news you need to read today
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Opinion: PEPFAR has been a lifeline in Ukraine. Now it’s under threat
In Ukraine, a little bit of good news can go a long way, and the…
The surprising environmental cost of rapid testing, mosquito nets, and other lifesaving health products
Many commonly suggested ways to addressing climate change present few ethical challenges: Cut fossil fuels….
STAT+: Vertex pushes a donation program to widen access to cystic fibrosis treatments, but advocates say it’s not enough
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is being accused by a group of advocates and physicians of refusing to…
Pandemic-related immunity gap in kids explains surge of respiratory infections in children in China, says WHO
Reports this week that China is experiencing a surge in respiratory infections in young children…
Opinion: I grew up in one of Africa’s largest informal settlements. Now I’m helping heal it
I had only lived in Kibera for 15 minutes when I saw a police officer…
Surge of respiratory disease in China triggers anxiety, but experts see likely explanation
Reports of increased respiratory disease among children in China have put disease watchers elsewhere on…
Report: Measles cases and deaths increase worldwide, as childhood vaccinations rates decline
A dangerous decline in the rate of children vaccinated against measles is spurring a global…
Novo Nordisk has its sights on becoming a major player in heart disease
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The first vaccine for the increasingly prevalent chikungunya virus is here
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Your morning biotech news roundup
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Opinion: Listen: Why don’t the rules of war protect health care workers and facilities in Gaza?
In just two weeks, the brutality of the Israel-Hamas conflict has shocked the world. But…
WHO considers adding ‘noma,’ a rare childhood disease, to its list of neglected conditions
It’s a disease of children living in extreme poverty. Its cause is uncertain. So is…
Opinion: Insulin is increasingly affordable in the U.S. What about the rest of the world?
In March, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi — the world’s three largest insulin manufacturers…
Johnson & Johnson antiviral pill for dengue shows early efficacy
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Opinion: Why Gaza health care facilities and workers have suffered so much violence
In a mere week, the fifth major conflict in the past 15 years between Hamas…
Opinion: How kangaroo mother care can help millions of babies each year
More than one in 10 infants worldwide are born preterm, many with complications: Nearly 1…
Major biomedical research funder Wellcome Trust names Røttingen as its new CEO
LONDON — The Wellcome Trust — the world’s second largest private funder of biomedical research…
Want a biotech buyout? Target cancer
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Stroke deaths, despite advances in prevention, are set to near 10 million globally by 2050
The number of stroke deaths worldwide is set to climb 50% to nearly 10 million…
WHO recommends second malaria vaccine, hoping to address supply issues
Just two years after the World Health Organization’s historic recommendation of the first malaria vaccine,…
STAT+: J&J agrees not to enforce patents on a key tuberculosis drug in dozens of poor countries
In an unexpected turnabout, Johnson & Johnson announced it would not enforce any of its…
Opinion: Lessons from Ukraine on protecting mental health during conflict
In March 2022, one of us, Kristina, was in Ukraine, running a training on a…
STAT+: After a high-profile pressure campaign, Cepheid agrees to sell a TB test at cost
Following a high-profile pressure campaign, the company that makes a crucial tuberculosis test has agreed…
STAT+: South Africa investigates Johnson & Johnson over ‘excessive pricing’ for its TB drug
South African authorities are investigating Johnson & Johnson and its Janssen subsidiary over “excessive pricing”…
Polio transmission was supposed to end by 2023. A new report explains why it won’t.
The latest goal for the end of polio transmission will almost certainly not be met,…
Novelist John Green launches attack on Cepheid over the price of its TB test
John Green, a novelist and high-profile YouTuber, is once again leveraging his star power in…
Opinion: PEPFAR, one of the greatest public health inventions of our time, is at risk
In the clinic where I work, I met a patient the other day whom I…
Group behind ProMED fires three top moderators amid strike
The organization that runs the infectious diseases surveillance system ProMED terminated at least three of…
Three lessons from Covid that could help global leaders prevent the next pandemic
Everyone has things that, looking back, they would have done differently in the early days…
ProMED issues ultimatum to striking moderators, as questions about site’s future persist
Striking moderators of the infectious diseases surveillance website ProMED have been given an ultimatum: Signal…
ProMED sees offers of support, but its future remains unclear
With its future in doubt, ProMED, the financially strapped infectious diseases surveillance network, has seen…
STAT+: ViiV Healthcare and Doctors Without Borders tussle over contract terms for an HIV drug
A feud has erupted between ViiV Healthcare and Doctors Without Borders over a deal to…
STAT+: South Africa ordered to disclose contracts with Pfizer, J&J, and other Covid-19 vaccine makers
A South African court ruled the government must disclose contracts signed with pharmaceutical companies for…
Bird flu researchers turn to Finland’s mink farms, tracking a virus with pandemic potential
HELSINKI — It was the quiet that stood out to Tarja Sironen at the fur…
Meet the scientists trying to stop the next global pandemic from starting in Africa
Even experienced doctors could be fooled by this disease. A deadly hemorrhagic illness, it often…