Pharmaceutical

FDA approves Vertex’s gene-edited therapy for beta thal...

The US FDA has approved Vertex's CASGEVY, a gene-edited cell therapy, to treat t...

EC grants orphan drug designation for Precigen’s PRGN-2012

The EC has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) for Precigen's PRGN-2012 aimed ...

Bupa is leveraging its unique position to develop IoT a...

The British health insurance and coverage provider is well-placed to invest in n...

Coya stretches lead drug’s development to Parkinson’s a...

Coya plans to file investigational new drug applications for COYA 302 in amyotro...

STAT+: Dewpoint Therapeutics cuts 15% of staff, acknowl...

Dewpoint Therapeutics, the buzziest startup trying to tackle a new field of biol...

STAT+: FDA expands approval of CRISPR-based medicine to...

The FDA approved a CRISPR-based medicine to treat beta thalassemia, an inherited...

STAT+: Survey: Confusion over key requirements means cl...

More than half of those responsible for registering clinical trials and reportin...

The state of Medicare Advantage, in one chart

The federal government is overpaying Medicare Advantage plans more than ever, co...

Health care negotiations on Capitol Hill are clear as mud

As Congress hurtles toward another government funding deadline, lawmakers are st...

STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Wegovy shipmen...

Novo Nordisk resumed shipments of the 1.7-milligram dose of its Wegovy weight lo...

The four biotech stories you need to read this morning

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STAT+: The new NIH director is walking a tightrope on B...

NIH director Monica Bertagnolli is at the center of the drug pricing debate over...

Opinion: Cord blood banking sounds like a great idea — ...

Cord blood banking sounds like a great idea — until you realize what it costs ba...

The WHO and drug regulators want to reformulate the flu...

Can flu shots be reformulated in time for the 2024-25 flu season? Manufacturers ...

STAT+: Many doctors are in the dark about how FDA appro...

Only 17% of physicians surveyed felt they understood the FDA’s medical devices a...

STAT+: Could private equity be the future of private pr...

Some doctors see private equity as the only way for their practices to survive —...