STAT+: New startup to test psychedelic-like drug against Parkinson’s symptom
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STAT+: FDA has too few staffers to hire more staff
FDA's hiring bottleneck, Dems plan for health care oversight, and more from STAT's D.C. Diagnosis newsletter.
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Purer fentanyl won’t solve the U.S. overdose death crisis, study says
Cautious optimism in the Ebola outbreak, FDA still stymied by DOGE cuts, and other health updates from the Morning…
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STAT+: Zocdoc for chatbots and what’s new with Medicare’s ACCESS
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: Zocdoc enables appointment scheduling from chatbots and health plan websites, and…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA hiring delays, a new Bavarian Nordic CEO, and more
For all the talk of a hiring spree at the FDA after DOGE cuts last year, the reality is more complicated and filled…
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STAT+: A biotech hedge fund births a new immunology company
Why a biotech hedge fund decided to build from the ground up a new company to develop a better, long-acting antibody…
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STAT+: A Sellas immunotherapy study, long delayed, will end in failure
Why Sellas' experimental immunotherapy study is a blowup waiting to happen.
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STAT+: The FDA’s rebuilding effort is running into a new challenge
The FDA's plan to hire thousands of new workers is being slowed by an overwhelmed HR center.
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Opinion: What happened to oppositional defiant disorder?
Over the past 25 years, there’s been a dramatic change in how we understand children who don’t “listen,” writes…
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STAT+: England to cover AstraZeneca breast cancer drug, a result of U.K.-U.S. drug pricing deal
A breast cancer drug from AstraZeneca will now be available in England after a pricing deal was reached, in part a…
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New lawsuit argues NIH violated First Amendment rights of grant applicants
The lawsuit seeks to halt the process of searching grant applications for specific terms to determine if they should be…
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STAT+: GOP aims to change Medicare adviser’s math so it’s more favorable to health insurers
The GOP bill directs MedPAC to study the topic of overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans in a manner that’s more…
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STAT+: Senators highlight the power Chris Klomp wields at confirmation hearings
Chris Klomp has already played a major role in the Trump administration and its Make America Healthy Again agenda.
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WHO expresses cautious optimism about bid to control Ebola outbreak in DRC
There is reason to be cautiously optimistic about the trajectory of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic…
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STAT+: Scientists made mice with half a brain. Then they filled them with human organoids
Scientists have made mice with half a brain, then filled them with human organoids — possibly opening new avenues for…
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STAT+: Sen. Warren demands to see Trump drug-pricing pharma contracts, accuses RFK Jr. of hiding them
An FDA pilot program to speed up drug development, Democrats plan health care probes after midterms, and more biotech…
Read at source →STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about faster FDA approvals, access to experimental drugs in Montana, and more
The FDA is opening applications for a pilot program designed to shorten the time it takes for drugmakers to begin…
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U.S. reaches highest number of measles deaths in decades
How the midterms could change health care, the sedative contaminating the fentanyl black market, and other health news…
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STAT+: House Democrats may use oversight powers to plan for health care overhaul
Democrats are mapping out their post-election strategy, and see health care probes as a winning issue.
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Opinion: How my cancer diagnosis changed the way I train physicians
“The tumors, test results, and treatments I present to future physicians? Mine,” writes David Elkowitz, a professor of…
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Opinion: STAT+: Dementia should be a campaign issue — not an insult
STAT’s Neurotransmissions columnist Jason Karlawish asks: What are the harms of the way politicians talk about…
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A fourth measles death is reported in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania officials have reported a fourth measles-associated death within the past month, the latest in an…
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STAT+: RFK Jr. returns to his roots
Kennedy will keynote a Children's Health Defense event, and hospitals are disappointed by GOP's rural health fund.
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STAT+: Medicare to expand its pilot that pays for technology to manage chronic diseases
A recently launched Medicare experiment that pays for technology to help people manage chronic conditions is expanding.
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STAT+: FDA takes applications for new program to shorten drug approval times
The FDA is opening applications for a pilot program designed to shorten drug approval timelines and help the U.S.…
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STAT+: Obesity drugmakers are testing in kids as young as 6
Vera seeks kidney drug approval, early data from Syntis Bio, and other biotech news from The Readout
Read at source →STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a GSK deal for a drug from China, job losses in the U.S., and more
GSK has continued its drive to bulk up its pipeline, taking global rights to a multiple myeloma treatment developed in…
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STAT+: New documents reveal problems with Medicare’s prior-authorization pilot
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: The rushed launch of Medicare's AI prior-authorization pilot, policy hints from…
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Businesses can now apply for NIH funding
RFK Jr. to speak at Children's Health Defense conference, how to protect your heart in outer space, and more health news
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STAT+: Vera kidney drug Trutakna shows strong final results in Phase 3 trial
The drug stabilized kidney function and reduced the risk of death and other complications in IgAN patients
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Exercise — and echocardiograms — in space protected astronauts’ hearts in study
If humans journey to Mars in 2035, exercise will be critical to keeping their hearts strong in microgravity.
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STAT+: Medicare’s AI prior authorization pilot was rushed and full of problems, new documents reveal
The rushed launch of a Medicare pilot to use AI for prior authorization led to delayed care in some instances, new…
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Opinion: 3 lessons from the tobacco settlement on how states should use money from Meta
“Whether it’s nicotine or algorithms, the result is the same: reinforcing a behavior that is harmful to users,” writes…
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Judge blocks Trump administration plans to limit visa length for grad students, postdocs
A federal judge halted a Trump administration plan to place a four-year cap on the kinds of visas used by graduate…
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Abbott agrees to settlement over closure of largest baby formula plant in the U.S.
Abbott has agreed to a $385 million settlement over the closure of the largest baby formula plant in the U.S., which…
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Kennedy to deliver keynote for anti-vaccine group he once led
RFK Jr. worked to distance himself from Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group he once led. Now, he's…
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