STAT+: 7 key people who could shape Trump’s health care policy
WASHINGTON — A second Trump administration would bring a new wave of health policy officials…
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STAT+: Picking apart health care lobbying, from Grindr to Lipton Tea
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
STAT+: How to tell if Biden drove a hard bargain on drug prices
WASHINGTON — The deadline for announcing how much Medicare lowered drug prices in the first…
Dating app Grindr hires Tom Daschle’s firm to lobby on HIV prevention, IVF
WASHINGTON — LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr is tapping into the Washington lobbying world amid legislative…
STAT+: Disruptions loom for telehealth providers and patients as Congress inches closer to deadline
Around November, Kivo Health, a telehealth provider of pulmonary rehabilitation services, will need to start…
Morning Rounds: Three new bird flu cases in humans brings total to 13 in U.S.
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How Kamala Harris’ views on health care were shaped by her mother, cancer researcher Shyamala Gopalan
As Vice President Kamala Harris emerges as the likely Democratic candidate in the U.S. presidential…
Listen: UnitedHealth’s doctor empire, an FDA departure, and Viking’s obesity moves
What makes UnitedHealth similar to Standard Oil? Is Viking Therapeutics an attractive acquisition target? And…
STAT+: Powerful Senate committee demands testimony from CEO of bankrupt Steward hospital chain
Federal lawmakers investigating the Steward Health Care bankruptcy moved on Thursday to compel testimony from…
STAT+: The state pharma’s targeting this election cycle
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
A neurological disorder stole her voice. Jennifer Wexton takes it back on the House floor
When Jennifer Wexton rises Thursday to speak on the House floor, something she has done…
Key disability civil rights law will get a big refresh under Sen. Bob Casey’s new bill
A key piece of disability civil rights law could get a much-needed refresh. Sen. Bob…
STAT+: House hearing keeps pressure on PBM practices while Congress considers reforms
The House Oversight Committee kept pressure on drug middlemen at a hearing today that focused…
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STAT+: Medical groups are divided over Biden plan to loosen DEA restrictions on marijuana
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s proposal to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana is dividing some…
Harris health care agenda swiftly hailed by progressives and reproductive rights groups
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s announcement Sunday that he would be dropping out of the presidential…
Kamala Harris, endorsed by Biden to replace him, is left of the president on health care
WASHINGTON — President Biden is ending his bid for a second term in office and…
Where 3 Democrats who could replace Biden atop the ticket stand on health care
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race has left the…
Trump campaign provides new details on his ear wound and treatment
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is doing well and required no stitches after a…
Trump rallies his base on bolstering health care, avoiding thorny questions about health rights
WASHINGTON — In a far-ranging, free-wheeling 90-minute acceptance speech for the Republican nomination to the…
STAT+: FDA investigators have not spoken with patients and others alleging misconduct in MDMA trials
At a contentious advisory committee meeting in June, the Food and Drug Administration announced it…
Listen: JD Vance’s biotech ties, Cassava resignations, and insulin shortages
What relation does JD Vance have with Vivek Ramaswamy? Do pharma companies have a moral…
‘Legal’ psychedelic mushrooms actually contain illegal hallucinogens, study shows
WASHINGTON – A new study published Thursday finds that several mushroom candies, which are widely…
JD Vance’s rhetoric, and record, on the opioid epidemic
JD Vance says he’s grown all too accustomed to hearing a certain phrase when his…
STAT+: Q&A: The new CEO of biotech’s top trade group on China, vaccines, and Trump
WASHINGTON — BIO’s new CEO John Crowley is making changes. He’s pivoting the biotechnology industry’s…
Sen. Menendez’s conviction may cost pharma a key ally in Congress
A New York jury on Tuesday found Sen. Bob Menendez guilty on 16 counts for…
Roche looks to have a competitive GLP-1 drug
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What to know about Trump VP pick J.D. Vance’s health care views and investments
WASHINGTON — Sen. J.D. Vance, who was tapped to be former President Trump’s running mate…
What are the odds we get an heir to Paxlovid?
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STAT+: The effort to reform physician pay is set to pit primary care docs against highly paid specialists
WASHINGTON — There’s been a long lull in fighting between primary care and specialty doctors…
STAT+: Top FDA officials weighing regulation of ultra-processed foods, internal documents show
WASHINGTON – Top Food and Drug Administration officials met multiple times earlier this year to…
Element Biosciences raises another massive round
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Can you get satiety with GLP-1s without the nausea?
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Elmo and his friends are helping little kids (and grown-ups) with their ‘big feelings’ amid a mental health crisis
WASHINGTON — When Elmo asked “How is everybody doing?” back in January, he was not…
STAT+: Biden administration ignores calls to bolster hospital price transparency
The federal government will not modify regulations that dictate how hospitals publish their prices for…
uniQure shares soar on Huntington’s data
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STAT+: The pharmaceutical industry keeps losing Washington friends
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Lilly’s obesity drug looks more potent than Novo’s in observational study
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STAT+: Drugmakers are losing crucial friends on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez is the poster child for a pharmaceutical industry ally. He…
Trump’s 2024 platform abandons calls to cut Medicare, broadly restrict abortion
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump says he “will not cut one penny” from Medicare and…
The biotech news you missed this week
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STAT+: Judge rules against Boehringer Ingelheim in pharma’s latest legal loss on Medicare negotiation
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled against Boehringer Ingelheim’s challenge to the new Medicare drug…
New federal rule proposed to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in…
Opinion: Can the National Institutes of Health navigate multiple storms and rebuild its bipartisan support?
Few federal agencies have enjoyed a more sterling reputation on Capitol Hill over the past…
Making sense of the debate’s health care debate
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Supreme Court to weigh whether the FDA was heavy-handed with flavored e-cigarette products
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took up an e-cigarette case Tuesday, weighing whether the Food…
STAT+: Supreme Court’s gutting of Chevron doctrine could mean headaches for drug industry
The Food and Drug Administration’s power to make important regulatory decisions is in question after…
STAT+: Vape makers see Supreme Court ruling as a weapon in fighting FDA
WASHINGTON — Vape manufacturers are taking a victory lap over a Supreme Court decision that…
How U.S. responses to public health emergencies could be hamstrung by the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The U.S. response to the pandemic got politically messy. A Friday Supreme Court…
Supreme Court undercuts regulators’ authority across government
Federal agencies’ longtime authority to regulate industries was significantly weakened by a Supreme Court decision…
Will Medicare finally begin covering weight loss drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy?
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