STAT+: At ASCO, pharma leaders explain how ‘smart bomb’ drugs became useful against more cancers
CHICAGO — The ways clinicians can treat cancers effectively are expanding, partly because technologies today…
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STAT+: ASCO 2024: FDA oncology head wants clinical trials to range beyond China alone
CHICAGO — The Food and Drug Administration’s top oncologist reiterated that the agency doesn’t want drugmakers…
STAT+: With expectations rising, Corbus reveals new data on its ADC bladder cancer treatment
CHICAGO — Corbus Pharmaceuticals is the second best-performing biotech stock this year, thanks to investor…
How can hospitals boost cancer screening rates? Researchers report that an AI helped
CHICAGO — People can be mightily reluctant to get a colonoscopy for reasons like cost,…
Opinion: Readers respond to essays on young caregivers, digital health, and more
To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised in First Opinion, STAT publishes selected Letters…
A greener, more effective way to kill termites
Scientists have discovered a highly effective, nontoxic, and less expensive way to lure hungry termites…
Martian meteorites deliver a trove of information on Red Planet’s structure
Mars has a distinct structure in its mantle and crust with discernible reservoirs, and this…
STAT+: HHS: Change Healthcare can make data breach notifications in lieu of hospitals
Change Healthcare can notify patients whose sensitive health information has been exposed as a result…
UN human rights chief sounds alarm over rising violence in Burkina Faso
The UN’s top human rights official on Friday voiced serious concern over the dramatic deterioration…
Children’s visual experience may hold key to better computer vision training
A novel, human-inspired approach to training artificial intelligence (AI) systems to identify objects and navigate…
Glimpses of a volcanic world: New telescope images of Jupiter’s moon Io rival those from spacecraft
Combining a new imaging instrument with the powerful adaptive optics capabilities of the Large Binocular…
What to watch for in the crucial FDA meeting on MDMA therapy for PTSD
In less than three months, the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to approve…
Woman is back on dialysis after doctors remove transplanted pig kidney
WASHINGTON — A woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis just 47…
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When I use a word . . . The languages of medicines—trade names, proprietary names, or brand-names
Naming medicinesAs I have previously outlined,1 a medicine can have up to four types of…
FDA approves Moderna’s RSV vaccine, its second licensed product
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Moderna’s vaccine to protect older adults against…
Gaza: Just one working hospital remains in Rafah, as healthcare worker death toll reaches 500
Civilians in Rafah, in southern Gaza, are “once again in search of safety that doesn’t…
Bird flu: US confirms first case with respiratory symptoms
The US has recorded the first person with H5N1 flu to have respiratory symptoms, in…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about docs paid for endorsements, Novartis suing Maryland, and lots more
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
The surprising outperformance of a new drug against existing competitors, and other biotech updates
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STAT+: Ionis drug prevents swelling attacks caused by rare genetic disease in late-stage trials
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, a California company that pioneered a whole class of RNA-targeted medicines, reported on…
Private clinics are told not to prescribe puberty blockers
The government has introduced an emergency ban on private clinics’ prescribing and supplying of puberty…
Drug treatment that insists on abstinence? Federal agencies are just saying no
For as long as the federal government has worked to support substance use treatment, it…
Opinion: The Pandemic Treaty will succeed only with investment to build strong health systems
As the 77th World Health Assembly takes place this week, negotiations around the Pandemic Treaty…
Opinion: Mothers in treatment for opioid use disorder shouldn’t also have to fight child protective services
Pregnant people and new mothers who are being treated for opioid addiction often have to…
NIH documents show how $1.6 billion long Covid initiative has failed so far to meet its goals
More than three years ago, the National Institutes of Health launched a $1 billion-plus initiative…
AI for Good Summit: Digital and technological divide is no longer acceptable
With robots greeting delegates at the entrance to the venue, the AI for Good Global…
‘Ugly’ fossil places extinct saber-toothed cat on Texas coast
This fossil looks like a lumpy, rounded rock with a couple of exposed teeth that…
Medium and mighty: Intermediate-mass black holes can survive in globular clusters
New research demonstrated a possible formation mechanism of intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters, star…
People are altering decomposition rates in waterways
Humans may be accelerating the rate at which organic matter decomposes in rivers and streams…
Historic iceberg surges offer insights on modern climate change
A great armada entered the North Atlantic, launched from the cold shores of North America….
Scientists develop visual tool to help people group foods based on their levels of processing
Scientists studying ultra-processed foods have created a new tool for assessing the rewarding and reinforcing…
Alternative Medicine and Workers’ Comp Coverage: A Puzzle. – Legal Talk Network
Alternative Medicine and Workers’ Comp Coverage: A Puzzle. Legal Talk Network Read Original Article: Alternative Medicine…
Can coptic salt help those living with type 2 diabetes? – Medical News Today
Can coptic salt help those living with type 2 diabetes? Medical News Today Read Original Article:…
Human rights experts highlight threats to journalists covering Iran
UN independent human rights experts on Thursday condemned violence, threats and intimidation against Persian language…
STAT+: Novartis sues Maryland over the role of contract pharmacies in a U.S. drug discount program
Novartis has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a Maryland law that requires the company…
STAT+: Ultragenyx gene therapy for rare liver ailment succeeds in late-stage trial
Ultragenyx said Thursday afternoon that its gene therapy for a rare liver ailment, glycogen disease…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope finds most distant known galaxy
Over the last two years, scientists have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to explore…
Musankwa sanyatiensis, a new dinosaur from Zimbabwe
Fossils found on the shoreline of Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe represent a completely new dinosaur…
First hints of memory problems associated with changes in the brain
People who report early memory problems and whose partners also suspect they have memory problems…
Listen: An ASCO preview & another Duchenne trial failure
Which presentations are worth catching at ASCO this weekend? What is exon-skipping? And how do…
A third U.S. farm worker infected with bird flu is the first to experience respiratory symptoms
A third human case of H5 bird flu tied to the ongoing U.S. outbreak in…
STAT+: Many docs who tweeted product endorsements also took money from manufacturers, analysis shows
Most physicians who endorsed a prescription drug or medical device on X — formerly known…
India heatwave: Delhi records its highest ever temperature
New Delhi recorded a temperature of over 50°C on 26 May—its highest ever—with 37 cities…
Medical institutions must treat the Cass review as a significant event and act upon it
Publication of the Cass review in April 2024 was a seminal moment in contemporary medicine….
STAT+: Did Sarepta Therapeutics earn $4 billion from exon-skipping drugs that don’t work?
This is the online edition of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a subscriber-only newsletter. STAT+ subscribers can…
Biohaven’s autoimmune drug disappoints, and other biotech news updates from the week
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a deal for a Moderna bird flu shot, NIH trial shortcomings, and more
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because…
Promises to shift care from hospitals to community have not been matched by transfer of spending, analysis finds
Repeated promises by successive governments to move more care and health resources from hospitals to…
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Pandemic treaty: panel calls for “reset” to talks as negotiators miss deadline
Negotiations of a World Health Organization (WHO) global pandemic accord need a “reset” after member…
Doctor is struck off for trying to sell unproven treatments to patient with advanced cancer
A doctor in private practice who tried to sell unproven treatments to a patient with…