Pharmaceutical

FDA yet to find link between suicidal risk and GLP-1RA use

In an update, the FDA reported that it is yet to find a definitive association b...

Obesity disease management needs to be revolutionised

Obesity has only recently been recognised as a disease as opposed to a behaviour...

Emergent wins $235.8m US defence contract for Anthrax v...

The US Department of Defense procurement contract for Emergent’s BioThrax is com...

Novartis reportedly decides to pass on Cytokinetics

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STAT+: Nonprofit health systems plug their strong cash ...

Nonprofit health systems plugged their strong cash reserves at JPM — a very diff...

STAT+: New congressional bill would thwart patent thick...

In the latest bid to lower the cost of medicines, a new bill was introduced in C...

STAT+: Fiery MedPAC meeting highlights massive overpaym...

Striking new data about Medicare Advantage overpayments led to an uncommon polit...

STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about GLP-1 drugs’ s...

A preliminary FDA evaluation did not find evidence that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic...

As she drives research on structural racism in health c...

As her research has gained prominence, health equity scholar Rachel Hardeman is ...

Opinion: The nursing staffing crisis has hit one role p...

The nursing staffing crisis has hit one role particularly hard: the nurse manager.

New York’s new doula plan will cover services for anyon...

More states are investing in the future of doula care. But relatively low reimbu...

STAT Virtual Event | 2024 JPM Recap, Live!

Get a full rundown of the deals, data, and scuttlebutt from #JPM24 from a crew o...

In partial reversal, Texas Medicaid greenlights first s...

“It opens the door, but at this point they’re giving only the bare minimum," sai...

The highs — and lows — of JPM 2024 you should pay atten...

In honor of JPM Week, you’re reading a special edition of our biotech newsletter...

Opinion: Pumping milk at JPM was a nightmare. It’s part...

Pumping milk at JPM was a nightmare. It’s part of a bigger problem in the industry.

STAT+: Rune Labs, which makes an app to track Parkinson...

Rune Labs today announced it raised $12 million in funding led by Nexus NeuroTec...