STAT

AUGUST 8, 2023

The FX/Hulu show “The Bear” transports viewers inside the tense world of restaurants. 

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Hospitals 98

STAT

MAY 3, 2023

Inventing treatments and vaccines is only part of the battle in an epidemic and pandemic, according to Priti Krishtel, the co-founder of the Initiative for Medicines, Access, and Knowledge (I-MAK). Once invented, we must find a way to get those products to everyone.

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Vaccines 89

STAT

AUGUST 21, 2023

As a health care economist who studies innovation, and as a management consultant who helps health systems and insurers adopt new technologies, we have had a ringside seat to a frustrating phenomenon: The large private sector of the U.S.

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The FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

We know, for example, the use of viral vectors results in antibody production that could inhibit future administration of gene therapies using the same or similar viruses, which will inform treatment decisions by patients with their doctors. That brings us to the product’s approval.

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STAT

AUGUST 24, 2023

The news that the weight loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of heart attacks and strokes in overweight volunteers opens up the door to vastly expanded use of the drug and medicines like it, known as GLP-1 inhibitors.

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STAT

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

When a patient sees an ad or visits a manufacturer’s website today, many will find buttons to “talk to a doctor now” about their symptoms.

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Drug Topics

APRIL 26, 2024

US health officials are growing increasingly worried about rising syphilis cases and have begun creating framework to slow down the spread.

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The People's Pharmacy

APRIL 20, 2023

Generalizing broadly, study volunteers have two important pieces of advice for the rest of us: 1. Take care of your relationships and remember that the community depends upon each of us. Take care of your body as if you’ll need it for 100 years. Are We in Control of our Own Happiness?

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Medical Schools Hospitals 73

STAT

MARCH 3, 2023

You’d think an irradiated wasteland would be a poor place to make a home, but some animals beg to differ.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The mystery started with some skin samples. Anura Rambukkana was a Ph.D. student in Amsterdam, analyzing biopsies from migrants with Hansen’s disease, or leprosy. The illness could be painful and disfiguring, but in the lab, the infected cells didn’t look sickly. To Rambukkana’s eye, they seemed to be doing great.

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APRIL 18, 2023

Over the past five years, digital mental health has risen from a niche topic to a global health priority. Patients, researchers, regulators, and investors alike are thrilled by the potential of ubiquitous mobile technology like smartphones to help diagnose problems, monitor health, and even deliver evidence-based therapies.

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FDA 95

STAT

APRIL 23, 2024

“Something you’re not telling us?” The jokes — about how I was secretly working for America’s international spy service — wrote themselves. My chief resident gave me a strange look when I arrived for another day of work at the Mayo Clinic one morning. I laughed along.

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Mayo Clinic 112

PhRMA

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Since the 1980s, October has been recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month — an opportunity for us to unite as a community to honor those who have had breast cancer and raise awareness about progress biopharmaceutical researchers have made towards treating the disease.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

What can machines teach us about medicine? First, STAT’s Casey Ross joins us to explain his reporting on how researchers and pharmaceutical firms are using the technology to find new drug targets, design therapies, and improve clinical trials. Has AI really solved biology? And what’s a digital twin?

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IDStewardship

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

One example is each year in November during US Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW) and World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW). Beyond just hopefully being eye-catching, this can also be a way to help people learn about microbial pathogens. Candida auris (candy-duh or angutan-us). Aspergillus terreus (asp-E-R-gill-US teary-US).

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PhRMA

OCTOBER 13, 2022

I recently had the chance to connect with David Ross, Vice President, Commercial Operations, North America, CSL Seqirus about how the industry is working to fight the annual flu and what lessons learned during COVID-19 are allowing us to better respond to influenza.

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Vaccines 228

Drug Topics

JANUARY 23, 2023

There may not be a diagnosis for ‘New Year Depression,’ but about 10% to 20% of individuals in the US may get a milder form of these winter blues.

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STAT

MARCH 25, 2024

  “We’re approving drugs faster and faster — [the FDA is] one of the fastest regulatory agencies in the world — we know less and less about them, and we pay more and more for them,” said Gonsalves, now a professor at Yale, at STAT Breakthrough Summit East on Thursday.

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FDA 129

STAT

APRIL 4, 2024

Today, we see how the GLP-1s might be harnessed for Parkinson’s, we learn about species de-extinction efforts, and BIO’s CEO tells us why the U.S.   Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hey, it’s Meghana. needs to stay on top in biotech. Read the rest…

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STAT

MARCH 8, 2024

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ announcement Friday that its drug, marketed as Relyvrio, failed to beat placebo in a pivotal study marks “a sad day for us, but we have to believe the data,” said Mary Catherine Collet, an ALS advocate. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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FDA 143

OctariusRx

MARCH 25, 2024

You may hear about them on the evening news or get a notice from a drug company/distributor, or even see it posted on social media. Do you know what a drug recall is and what to do about it? If you’d like more details, or have a specific question about FDA drug recalls, reach out to us. Contact us for assistance.

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FDA 75

The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

APRIL 5, 2024

Testing of 40 types of bandages found 65% had alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in adhesive flaps and pads that touch wounds Many popular US bandage brands contain alarming levels of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, new research suggests , raising questions about the products’ safety.

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STAT

OCTOBER 3, 2023

As theorists from Samuel Coleridge to Kenneth Burke have noted, language often does our thinking for us. In health care, all too often, that leads to problems. Read the rest…

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STAT

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Our minds have a weird and wondrous way of transporting us to other places and times. You might find yourself, for instance, immersed in the vivid world of a novel, or reminiscing about a potluck with close friends. These reveries can feel magical, but they’re the result of complex electric signals zipping through the brain.

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PhRMA

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Since the 1980s, October has been recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month — an opportunity for us to unite as a community to honor those who have had breast cancer and raise awareness about progress biopharmaceutical researchers have made towards treating the disease.

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Pharmacy Times

MAY 9, 2023

With or without US federal regulation, CBD companies should provide consumers with more transparent information about their products.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

We are doing just fine, thank you, especially since the middle of the week is upon us. Meanwhile, you might want to mark your calendar for an upcoming chat about biosimilars. About 3,800 patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s have signed up on multiple registries to receive the drug, called Leqembi, as of last month, he added.

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

Members of this year’s list (and a few past honorees) spoke about what issues in their fields — ranging from investment to clinical research to bedside treatment — need to be prioritized in order to improve health care across the U.S. and the rest of the world.

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Medical Schools Hospitals 116

STAT

APRIL 5, 2024

When Francis Collins, then-director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, testified before Congress in 2003 about the significance of sequencing the human genome that year, he introduced personalized medicine as a new concept.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The deal, done in part so that Novo can rapidly ramp up its ability to manufacture Wegovy, is a massive statement of optimism about the sales potential of that medication and weight loss drugs like it, known as GLP-1s.

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Vaccines 120

STAT

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

One of us, Jeffrey M., It is midafternoon, and a patient leaves a message with our answering service — she is concerned about her mother’s respiratory symptoms. is on weekend call for our office-based internal medicine practice. So, Jeffrey interrupts his late lunch and rings her back.

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Hospitals 113

STAT

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

“We have a very early think tank on: what would it take us, from a technology point of view and from an ecosystem point of view, to make long-lasting GLP-1 molecules?” ” Marcus Schindler, Novo’s chief scientific officer, said in an interview with STAT Wednesday.

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Vaccines 142

The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

MARCH 25, 2024

The medical industry watches with trepidation as mifepristone case could have huge consequences for drug regulation Explainer: the mifepristone case Tell us: have you used an abortion pill in the US? A supreme court case about one little pill – mifepristone – has the medical and pharmaceutical world on edge.

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FDA 69

European Pharmaceutical Review

MARCH 20, 2024

At present, the Genentech Vacaville facility in the US has a total bioreactor capacity of around 330,000 litres. More about the deal Upon closing of the deal, the US Vacaville site will be integrated into Lonza’s Biologics division.

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STAT

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Over the past few years, researchers have started using AI to capture signals from our voices in hopes of quickly diagnosing diseases. Academics and startup founders in the nascent field talked about the potential benefits, as well as the privacy implications, of this technology at the Milken Institute Future of Health Summit on Tuesday.

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STAT

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

But when we think about climate work, we tend to imagine only a small number of activities, like integrating renewables into the grid or planning cities to be resilient against flooding and fires. That makes sense, since the vast majority of biotech products we hear about are drugs, like mRNA vaccines, gene therapies, or insulin.

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Vaccines 140

STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

He will “just convey what our experience has been at Cost Plus and, if they ask, [make] suggestions on what we think can make things better,” he told us when asked about his expectations for the meeting. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Insurance 144