Pfizer CEO says Covid vaccine will remain ‘free for all Americans,’ overlooking indirect costs
BOSTON — As Pfizer prepares to hike the price of its Covid-19 vaccines, the company’s…
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Listen: Roche’s failure, Eisai’s success, and a live AMA
How do Alzheimer’s drugs even work? Can biotech people bake? And do we even like…
STAT+: Vertex revolutionized cystic fibrosis treatment. Its executives say that’s just the start
BOSTON — Vertex Pharmaceuticals reshaped the way doctors treat cystic fibrosis, turning what was once…
Why doesn’t the U.S. have more Black doctors?
When LaShyra “Lash” Nolen was learning about how to recognize signs of Lyme disease in…
STAT+: Lilly CEO concedes Twitter flap over insulin costs shows there’s ‘more work to do’
After a tweet from a fake corporate account last week claimed Eli Lilly would give…
Cerebral’s CEO responds to concerns about prescribing pressures and telehealth safety
The three years since Cerebral’s launch have been a whirlwind. With a promise to expand…
The scientist behind Pfizer’s Covid vaccine says a flu pandemic is only a matter of time
BOSTON — Even after leading the charge combating the worst pandemic in a century, vaccine…
Chelsea Clinton on abortion care and the connection between democracy and women’s health
To pundits, the midterm election was supposed to be a referendum on inflation. They predicted…
STAT+: ‘If this works, it changes everything’: Altos Labs founders lay out plan to reverse disease
BOSTON — The executives behind Altos Labs would really, really like people to stop saying…
Perfection is too high a bar for CRISPR treatments, says STAT Biomedical Innovation Award winner David Liu
BOSTON — In science journalism, there’s a well-worn technique reporters reach for when they’re interviewing…
White House science adviser Alondra Nelson on the midterms, the cancer moonshot, and a book in the works
Science, according to President Joe Biden’s deputy science adviser Alondra Nelson, is more bipartisan than…
White House’s Jha isn’t predicting a holiday Covid surge this year
Ashish Jha, the White House Covid-19 coordinator, predicted Tuesday that the United States will not…