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Opinion: The Biden-Harris FDA should make friends with independent researchers
Support for open science — accessible, collaborative, and radically transparent research done outside of traditional science venues...
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Opinion: It’s time to be more open-minded to newcomers moving into health, even from tech
Silicon Valley types like to talk about disrupting things. But health care doesn’t want to be disrupted. I get it. Who wants to see their...
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‘But I never smoked’: A growing share of lung cancer cases is turning up in an unexpected population
Sharon Begley died of complications of lung cancer on Jan. 16, just five days after completing this article. She was a never-smoker. B...
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STAT+: European Ombudsman probes failure to disclose Covid-19 vaccine contracts
In response to concerns that key terms of Covid-19 vaccine deals remain hidden, the European Union’s ombudsman has opened an inquiry into...
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Merck halts development of Covid-19 vaccines; Moderna starts work on booster shot to combat variants
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was somehow relaxing and refreshing, despite the...
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Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine is less effective against one coronavirus variant
Moderna is studying adding booster doses to its vaccine regimen after finding its Covid-19 vaccine was less effective against a coronavirus...
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In a major setback, Merck to stop developing its two Covid-19 vaccines and focus on therapies
Merck said Monday it will stop developing both of the current formulations of the Covid-19 vaccines the company was working on, citing inadequate...
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Opinion: The number of Americans without health insurance has been trending up. Let’s turn it down again
In 2020, the United States entered its most severe public health crisis in a century with 13% of Americans under the age of 65 — more...
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Covid-19 vaccine basics: Why the rollout is so slow, who can get doses, and what about side effects
It seems like it’s all anyone wants to talk about these days: Covid vaccine. When can we get it? How can we find out? How well will the...
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Undercounting of Covid-19 deaths is greatest in pro-Trump areas, analysis shows
Tens of thousands of Covid-19 deaths are going unreported in the U.S., with far more missed in counties that strongly supported former President...
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‘I’m not looking to be vindicated,’ Deborah Birx says in televised interview
Not being publicly outspoken enough about issues with the Covid-19 response may have been Deborah Birx’s biggest mistake, the former White...
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STAT+: Aurinia secures FDA drug approval for autoimmune kidney disease, with label offering stronger patent protection
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday evening to market a new medicine for patients with lupus...
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Opinion: The stakes for choosing the right FDA commissioner couldn’t be higher
An independent, credible, science-led Food and Drug Administration has long been vital to America’s public, social, and economic health. It...
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A gout drug shows promise for Covid-19, but skeptics worry about trusting science by press release
A press release from a Canadian research group raised hopes that treating people recently diagnosed with Covid-19 with colchicine, a drug commonly...
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Opinion: The day we let Covid-19 spin out of control
Jan. 24 marks the one-year anniversary of a momentous but largely unnoticed event in the history of the Covid-19 pandemic: the first published...
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STAT+: PhRMA sues to block Trump administration 340B rule
WASHINGTON — The trade group for the pharmaceutical industry on Friday sued to block a new process, outlined by the Trump...
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CDC reports rare allergic reactions to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, like the one made by Pfizer and BioNTech, appears to induce rare anaphylactic reactions in a small number of people...
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer agrees to supply Covid-19 vaccine to WHO Covax program; FDA approves first injectable HIV medicine
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal to daydream...
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Opinion: Travel bans should be based on evidence, not politics or fear
The Trump White House on Monday released a presidential proclamation terminating travel bans on visitors from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil,...
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Opinion: The race to where? A primary care session during the pandemic
The green dots on the schedule screen in my primary care office light up in rapid succession. All of my patients are arriving....
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With painstaking effort, Black doctors’ group takes aim at Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy
In September, after the Food and Drug Administration authorized certain Covid-19 treatments based more on presidential puffery than on clinical...
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Listen: Remembering STAT’s Sharon Begley
How do monkeys and Microsoft Word explain CRISPR? What does it mean to be “the Meryl Streep of journalism”? And who had more jobs:...
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FDA approves first monthly injectable to treat HIV infection
In a move that could transform HIV treatment, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a monthly injectable medication, a regimen designed to...
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Covid-19 vaccine supply is running low. Here’s how Biden hopes to fix that
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is willing to consider almost anything to boost the nation’s dwindling supply of Covid-19...
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STAT+: Canada’s drug makers rattle their sabers over a government plan to control medicine spending
A majority of pharmaceutical executives in Canada say new regulations designed to cut prescription drug spending by the Canadian government are...