Former Theranos exec Ramesh Balwani convicted of fraud
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A jury on Thursday convicted former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani…
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‘A scary time’: Fear of prosecution forces doctors to choose between protecting themselves or their patients
Last Wednesday, a patient walked into Julie Rhee’s fertility clinic in St. Louis with pelvic…
Listen: Medical privacy post-Roe, fixing clinical trials, & the next Covid vaccines
How do you stop a Covid surge? Why are clinical trials so white? And what…
Opinion: How the Dobbs decision changed my research on reproductive health technology
If you are using technology to track your period, and abortion is even a remote…
STAT+: What we know — and what we may never know — about why the FDA banned Juul
WASHINGTON – Even some of the nation’s top tobacco experts were surprised by the Food…
Supreme Court rules that doctors need to knowingly misprescribe opioids for it to be a crime
The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that prosecutors need to prove that doctors knowingly…
STAT+: A ‘colossal financial fraud’: Gilead to get $33 million from a clinic for exploiting its HIV patient assistance program
After nearly two years of courtroom squabbling, Gilead Sciences reached a $33 million settlement with…
Court rules Juul can temporarily keep selling e-cigarettes while it prepares challenge to FDA ban
WASHINGTON – Juul’s e-cigarettes won’t be pulled off the shelves just yet. A federal court…
The Biden administration wants to get tough on states’ abortion pill restrictions. It won’t be easy
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland is hinting he’s ready to get tough on states…
To protect people with addiction from discrimination, the Justice Dept. turns to a long-overlooked tool: the ADA
It was at Massachusetts General Hospital that Bryan found the care he needed for his…
STAT+: European Commission investigates Vifor for ‘disparaging’ its only rival in iron deficiency market
The European Commission has opened an investigation into allegations that Vifor Pharma spread misleading information…
STAT+: A ‘veritable playground’: CVS whistleblower details how patients were charged higher drug prices
The conversation reflected frustration and disbelief. A woman had called SilverScript, which runs one of…
Opinion: IP nationalism: the unexamined issue underlying the controversial WTO vaccine proposal and beyond
Countries that are members of the World Trade Organization are currently considering a watered-down version of…
STAT+: The FTC says it’s getting tougher on hospital consolidation. Antitrust experts aren’t buying it
After the Federal Trade Commission’s flashy announcements last week that it was suing to block…
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STAT+: Florida hospital system sues religious sharing ministry over unpaid medical claims
Orlando Health is suing Liberty HealthShare, a Christian health care sharing ministry, alleging Liberty owes…
Opinion: Pursuit of profits is driving drug companies to break the 340B law
Seventeen drug companies, including some of the world’s largest, are flouting a 30-year-old federal program…
STAT+: Former Lilly manager files whistleblower lawsuit over manufacturing failures at production plant
A former Eli Lilly human resources officer sued the drug company after claiming she lost…
Opinion: In Depp v. Heard, forensic psychiatry took the stand. We weren’t impressed
Like millions of people around the world, we’ve found ourselves drawn to the Depp v….
STAT+: Justice Department says sweeping lab test fraud in Texas involved dozens of doctors and front companies
A new Justice Department lawsuit describes a sweeping fraud scheme in which dozens of Texas…
STAT+: Italian authorities fine drugmaker for ‘excessive’ pricing of a rare disease drug
Antitrust regulators in Italy have fined a drugmaker nearly $3.8 million for years of “excessive”…
STAT+: Former AstraZeneca executive charged with insider trading over Daiichi cancer drug deal
A former AstraZeneca communications executive was accused of insider trading in connection with a partnership…
STAT+: While a law designed to thwart counterfeit medicines lurches into full force, fake pills keep circulating
As far as Shane Jerominski was concerned, the many bottles of a widely used HIV…
STAT+: Employers sue Advocate Aurora Health over alleged anticompetitive hospital contracts
An employer in Wisconsin has filed a class-action lawsuit against Advocate Aurora Health, alleging the…
STAT+: Pfizer to refund $290,000 to consumers in four states over misleading copay couponds
Amid controversy over the use of patient coupons, Pfizer has agreed to refund $290,000 to…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Cancer coalition aims to boost access to meds in poor countries; Moderna’s vaccine patent defense poses shield for others
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. This is, as you…
Vague ‘medical emergency’ exceptions in abortion laws leave pregnant people in danger, doctors say
Kaitlyn was near the beginning of her second trimester last October when she boarded a…
STAT+: Pharma wins a court battle over an HHS rule that would have penalized them for offering copay coupons
In a notable win for the pharmaceutical industry, a federal court judge tossed a rule…
Psychedelic medicine group investigating a board member accused of financial elder abuse
A leading psychedelics organization has launched an investigation of one of its board members after…
STAT+: Greece plans to go to court to seek compensation from Novartis over a bribery scandal
The Greek health ministry plans to seek compensation from Novartis over a long-running bribery scandal…
STAT+: Advocate Aurora-Atrium’s mammoth merger: experts split on whether federal regulators will challenge the deal
The merger of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health, announced Wednesday, would create one of the…
STAT+: J&J sues a behind-the-scenes company for exploiting its patient assistance program
In the latest dust-up over prescription drug pricing, Johnson & Johnson filed a lawsuit accusing…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Investors reject proposals for Covid vaccine makers to share know-how; CMS head says Alzheimer’s drug decision is rare
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
The doctor who is trying to bring back surprise billing
If Daniel Haller gets his way, surprise medical bills will be back in full force….
Federal antitrust case against Sutter Health headed for appeal
The long-running federal antitrust lawsuit against Sutter Health is getting a second wind after attorneys…
STAT+: Usual and customary? Rite Aid ordered to pay Humana $123 million for inflating pharmacy claims
Rite Aid was ordered by an arbitrator to pay nearly $123 million to Humana, one…
Opinion: In mask mandate case, judge ruled on wordplay, not public health
When a Tampa-based federal judge voided the nationwide mandate on wearing masks in transportation venues…
A psychedelic therapist allegedly took millions from a Holocaust survivor, highlighting worries about elders taking hallucinogens
He made a new life for himself in California. After surviving the Holocaust and growing…
STAT+: Endo wins a reprieve in an opioid lawsuit in Tennessee as appeals court overturns sanctions
Endo International won a key battle over its role in the opioid crisis in Tennessee…
STAT+: Louisiana accuses UnitedHealth and its OptumRx PBM of inflating drug costs for its Medicaid program
In the latest bid to pull back the curtain on pharmacy benefit managers, the Louisiana…
STAT+: Bristol Myers agrees to settle lawsuit alleging anti-competitive deals involving HIV drugs
After three years of squabbling, Bristol Myers Squibb has agreed to pay up to $11…
The next battle in the never-ending war over Aduhelm
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the politics and…
STAT+: Will Biogen sue Medicare over its restrictions on the Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm? And other big legal questions about the decision
WASHINGTON — Biogen and other drugmakers have already hinted they might sue Medicare over its…
STAT+: Pharma companies face shareholder proposals to widen access to medicines, rework business plans
Over the next few weeks, several major pharmaceutical companies will face a fresh crop of…
STAT+: HHS seeks to penalize another drugmaker amid legal clash over drug discount program
The U.S. Health and Resources Administration is seeking to penalize Boehringer Ingelheim for curtailing discounts…
Opinion: Private equity, health care, and profits: It’s time to protect patients
In his State of the Union address, President Biden expressed concern with the growing —…
STAT+: Teva and Allergan reach $107 million deal with Rhode Island over opioid crisis
Just as a trial was getting underway, AbbVie and Teva Pharmaceutical reached a settlement worth…
STAT+: Dozens of towns and counties object to ‘hush money’ tied to Purdue opioid settlement
Ahead of a bankruptcy court hearing to approve a $6 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma…
STAT+: Mallinckrodt to pay $260 million to settle federal lawsuits over Medicaid rebates and kickbacks
After years of squabbling, Mallinckrodt agreed to pay $260 million to settle accusations that it…
Opinion: The U.S. must fix its innovation engine: the patent system
If your car starts to smoke and sputter, you’d take it to an auto repair…
Opinion: Sunsetting medical license reciprocity would return medicine to the dark ages
Like many other 3-year-old boys, Braxton Davis is lively and at times playfully mischievous. But…