Bernie Sanders keeps the heat on Novo’s high prices
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Year-long fallout over retracted trans youth paper highlights new research era
Last year, a Springer Nature journal published a study surveying 1,700 parents of adolescents and…
FDA formalizes protocol for international cancer trials
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The essential biotech updates of the day
Morning! Today, we talk about bioethics, catch up on some reports from ESMO, and wonder aloud…
STAT+: Genentech, a biotech with a storied past, confronts new turbulence in the present
For decades, the biotech company Genentech has carved out a reputation in the industry as…
Opinion: End the ‘forced swim test’ on mice for antidepressant research
In 2022, more than 22 million Americans had serious thoughts of suicide or had made…
Can GLP-1 drugs help with type 1 diabetes?
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Moderna cuts spending, and Sarepta’s ‘curse’ on Califf
Good morning. If you’re following the European Society for Medical Oncology meeting that starts tomorrow,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Moderna R&D cuts, Lilly plant investments and more
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. However, this is also…
STAT+: A rare disease program, portrayed as both lifeline and pharma handout, is set to expire
After his son Michael was diagnosed with a devastating, ultra-rare disease in 2019, Terry Pirovolakis…
Blood cell counts have unfairly kept Black and Middle Eastern people from clinical trials, study says
One of the most important measurements for cancer patients is the neutrophil count. Certain cancer…
Eli Lilly releases new data on weekly insulin
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Five biotech news stories you need to read today
Morning! Today, we’ll keep riding the bispecific wave, and tell you what Verily and FDA…
STAT+: Former Verily executives hatch plan to invest millions in high-tech medical data
Two former Verily executives say that they are starting a new initiative, Highlander Health, to…
Terns’ GLP-1 pill leads to weight loss in early study
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Medicine struggles to define chronic Lyme. Long Covid has only made it harder
Going to the doctor is already tricky enough for people with chronic symptoms of Lyme…
How Paralympic athletes are helping science learn more about neuropathic pain
Elite athletes train and compete under a watchful eye. Fans and coaches track and measure…
Transparent mice and using zip codes to predict heart risk
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In a first, living mice are made transparent
When a dye called tartrazine is added to food, it creates a bright yellow hue…
Lilly has more positive data on its weekly insulin
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Depression: How brain scans helped predict long-term treatment outcomes
Depression has many faces. Some people can’t sleep, while others struggle to get out of…
Study of gender-affirming care reveals immune system sex differences
Researchers have long known that, in general, women are more susceptible to autoimmune disorders than…
BioMarin’s big day today
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Opinion: Letting funding for the All of Us research program lapse will cost the U.S. far more than it saves
I was in high school when I first encountered the ruthlessness of the number one…
Switching asthma inhalers could reduce carbon emissions, says study
Concerns over health care’s carbon footprint typically revolve around issues like overly-air-conditioned hospitals and single-use…
Genentech is shedding even more employees
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Hims takes a blow from Lilly’s vial news
Good morning. As a treat for Labor Day weekend, we’re running a deal for STAT+…
Our investigation of UnitedHealth, explainer on Oropouche and news on maternal health
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NIH launches $270 million anti-overdose research program for, and led by, Native Americans
Fatal drug overdoses shot up during the peak of Covid-19 in 2020. And as the…
Pfizer and Lilly want to sell you drugs directly
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A virus bodega, DNC takeaways, and free Covid tests
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A Galapagos investor signals impatience with its turnaround efforts
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STAT+: Biden administration’s $3.2 billion antiviral pandemic plan is fizzling out
NEW YORK — Sixteen floors above Central Park, Kris White keeps his gentler pathogens behind…
Columbia medical school gets $400 million gift to fund risky basic research
Columbia University announced Thursday that its medical school has received $400 million to fund a…
Opinion: In drug development, diversity must be extended to preclinical research
The pharmaceutical industry has long operated on a one-size-fits-all model, developing drugs primarily tested on,…
Long Covid symptoms in kids aren’t one-size-fits-all, study shows
Rachel Gross wants to clear up misconceptions about children and Covid-19. A pediatrician and population…
There’s a knowledge gap about miscarriages in the U.S., and researchers hope to close it
Megan Hanson was eight weeks pregnant in 2019 when she experienced a miscarriage — her…
Opinion: Doing more cancer screening won’t reduce Black-white health disparities
For years, Black Americans have been more likely to die of cancer than white Americans….
STAT+: Congressional probe questions clinical trials run in China, citing Army involvement
A House committee is investigating whether brand drug companies are collaborating with the Chinese military…
Does Ozempic increase the risk of suicidal thoughts? A new study muddles the picture
A new observational study found that people taking Ozempic and Wegovy appeared to experience suicidal…
Teamwork is good for science — but maybe not for young researchers’ careers
Science is a team sport, and those teams are getting larger. While that expansion might…
More than 70 babies have been born from uterus transplants: ‘It’s a complete new world’
The first modern attempt at transferring a uterus from one human to another occurred at…
‘Zoobiquity’: How animals have figured out disease better than humans
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Is pharma still fearful of the Inflation Reduction Act?
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We have mpox vaccines now. But how will they be distributed?
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Syros shares battered after it stops leukemia trial
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Opinion: Better safety studies could restore America’s confidence in vaccines
In February 2021, I received my second Covid-19 shot — the newly developed vaccine that…
Illumina lays out plan to boost growth by helping scientists interpret sequencing data
SAN DIEGO — The unwinding of Illumina’s ill-fated acquisition of Grail earlier this year left…
The politics of mifepristone in the 2024 election
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Morning Rounds: The billionaire who wants you angry about the food supply
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