STAT+: Biden cybersecurity plan for hospitals entails carrots first, then sticks, health official says
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s plan to improve cybersecurity at hospitals starts off with incentives,…
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STAT+: Federal judge rules against two drugmakers challenging Medicare drug price negotiation program
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in New Jersey on Monday dealt a blow to two…
STAT+: FDA finalizes plan to regulate some lab-developed tests
The Food and Drug Administration will start actively regulating tests developed in laboratories, with some…
Biden administration punts menthol cigarette rule indefinitely
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is walking away from a plan to permanently bar menthol cigarettes,…
STAT+: Momentum builds for House bill cracking down on Chinese biotechs
WASHINGTON — A House committee plans to mark up next month legislation that would restrict…
STAT+: Takeda is fourth big company to leave BIO since December
WASHINGTON — Takeda Pharmaceuticals has left the biotechnology industry’s main lobbying group, the fourth departure…
Chocolate milk will stay on school lunch menus, as USDA reverses course
WASHINGTON – Chocolate milk in schools is here to stay. The Department of Agriculture announced…
STAT+: FTC’s noncompete ban would force sweeping changes in health care, if it survives legal battle
The Federal Trade Commission approved a far-reaching noncompete ban Tuesday that could force sweeping changes…
STAT+: Health care lobbying giants spent big as little got done in Congress
WASHINGTON — Congress did nothing this spring to rein in how pharmacy benefit managers operate,…
Trump surrogates hint at how he could reshape U.S. health care policy
WASHINGTON — Seven months before the presidential election, Donald Trump’s health care priorities remain fuzzy…
Biden administration finalizes abortion privacy protections
WASHINGTON — Biden officials are still pressing to shore up abortion protections amid an onslaught…
VP Harris announces final rules mandating minimum standards for nursing home staffing
The federal government is for the first time requiring nursing homes to have minimum staffing…
STAT+: How BIO CEO’s cozy relationship with WuXi soured
WASHINGTON — In the photo, the two men are grinning widely: the CEO of WuXi Biologics…
STAT+: UnitedHealth skips hearing in the wake of Change cyberattack, triggering call for subpoena
In the first federal hearing focused on the massive cyberattack on Change Healthcare, lawmakers had…
Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious…
STAT+: Chuck Schumer’s broken promise on affordable insulin
WASHINGTON — In February 2022, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stood alongside constituents in Buffalo,…
STAT+: Grocers are pushing legislation they claim would enhance food safety. Advocates say it would gut FDA rules
WASHINGTON – In the last decade, Americans have been sickened by salmonella from cucumbers, listeria…
$10 billion long Covid ‘moonshot’ is being floated by Bernie Sanders
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is pushing for a long Covid “moonshot.” He released a draft…
STAT+: BIO’s top lobbyist exits, signaling reorganization
WASHINGTON — The biotech industry’s largest trade group has parted ways with its top lobbyist,…
AskBio CSO steps down, has new project in stealth mode
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NCI director expresses optimism about next era of cancer research, despite shrinking budget and brain drain
SAN DIEGO — Kimryn Rathmell, director of the National Cancer Institute, gestured toward the screen…
Pfizer’s plot to win the RSV vaccine race
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The latest updates on cancer research from the weekend
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STAT+: About half of cancer drugs given accelerated approval don’t improve survival or quality of life
SAN DIEGO — For decades, the Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval pathway has helped…
Sanofi resolves most Zantac litigation
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STAT+: Nuclear Regulatory Commission advisers beset by conflicts of interest, report finds
The oversight division of a U.S. government agency tasked with ensuring the safe use of…
How resurrecting extinct species might impact medicine
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STAT+: DNA test that predicts opioid addiction should be pulled off the market, critics urge the FDA
In the next 24 hours, more than 130 people will die from opioid-related drug overdoses….
STAT+: Mass. senators assail Steward Health Care during hearing on firm’s struggling hospitals
Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday slammed Steward Health Care and its embattled…
New data on liquid biopsy for colorectal cancer detection still underwhelms
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STAT+: The White House has a plan to stem drug shortages
WASHINGTON — The White House at long last published a plan to stem drug shortages,…
Lawmakers want to add more Chinese biotechs to defense list
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STAT+: Watch: Medicare billing forms are running out of space for growing health care prices
WASHINGTON — Health care costs are getting so high that prices are literally running off…
STAT+: Biden administration sticks with slight cuts to 2025 Medicare Advantage payments
Over the past few weeks, Medicare Advantage insurers demanded that the Biden administration give them…
Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week ban on most abortions, paving way for 6-week ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state’s ban on most…
People in Republican-voting states more likely to report Covid-19 vaccine side effects, study says
People in Republican-voting states were more likely to report adverse events after receiving a Covid-19…
What’s Congress going to do with WuXi?
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How GLP-1’s moved from research labs to national TV
Today is the inaugural publishing day for Adam’s Biotech Scorecard — a subscriber-only newsletter offering…
Who can sue the FDA? Answering Justice Alito’s question from the mifepristone arguments
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had a clear question at Tuesday’s arguments over…
Does decaf coffee contain a harmful additive? Advocates want to ban a certain chemical in the brew
WASHINGTON — There’s a fight brewing over the future of decaf coffee. Consumer health advocates…
Brazil’s plan for low-cost CAR-Ts
New biotech newsletter launching tomorrow. Don’t miss out. Good morning, everyone. Damian here with the…
Supreme Court mifepristone arguments focus on physicians’ right to sue, not FDA judgment
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices on Tuesday seemed to question physician’s right to sue the…
Merck’s next big thing is (probably) on the way
New biotech newsletter launching this Thursday. Don’t miss out. Hello, everyone. Damian here with a look…
How will the Supreme Court’s mifepristone decision impact biopharma?
New biotech newsletter launching this Thursday. Don’t miss out. Hey there. Today, we discuss the…
SCOTUS’ abortion pill mifepristone case is really about the FDA
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear opening arguments in an abortion medication…
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EU adviser says Illumina merger was not problematic
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BioNTech is having its Pfizer moment
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STAT+: Medicare expected to negotiate obesity drug prices soon, new analysis predicts
WASHINGTON — Medicare will likely choose the obesity drug semaglutide for price negotiation “within the…
Novo is building a really big computer
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Fetal tissue research gains in importance as roadblocks multiply
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have spent years trying to unravel the details of…