Pharmaceutical

Listen: Lilly’s obesity drug, the power of radiation, &...

Nov 9, 2023

This week on "The Readout LOUD" podcast: What's a radiopharmaceutical? What does...

Man receives the first eye transplant plus a new face. It’s a step toward one day restoring sight

Man receives the first eye transplant plus a new face. ...

Nov 9, 2023

Surgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye, an ...

Health disparities drive everything from school absenteeism to loneliness, say experts

Health disparities drive everything from school absente...

Nov 9, 2023

“Generations upon generations of systemic inequities” have harmed the health of ...

Apple and Anthem’s experimental asthma app shows early promise but its future is uncertain

Apple and Anthem’s experimental asthma app shows early ...

Nov 9, 2023

New preliminary data suggest an experimental asthma app from Apple and Anthem he...

Eli Lilly tries a rare tactic: competing on price

Eli Lilly tries a rare tactic: competing on price

Nov 9, 2023

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Lilly wins FDA approval for a weight-loss drug; AstraZeneca enters the race for an obesity pill

STAT+: Pharmalittle: Lilly wins FDA approval for a weig...

Nov 9, 2023

Eli Lilly’s blockbuster drug tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes, ...

To fight bias against people with addiction, White House calls for ‘recovery-friendly’ workplaces

To fight bias against people with addiction, White Hous...

Nov 9, 2023

The Biden administration on Thursday issued a call to action for the nation’s em...

Ambulance rides for just $100? Government advisers want major billing fixes

Ambulance rides for just $100? Government advisers want...

Nov 9, 2023

A panel of government advisers wants to cap on how much patients would have to p...

Opinion: Pulling probiotics from NICUs can put preemies at risk of necrotizing enterocolitis

Opinion: Pulling probiotics from NICUs can put preemies...

Nov 9, 2023

Probiotics are being removed from NICUs to protect preemies’ health. But it can ...

Cancun abortion clinic aims to serve Americans from restrictive states

Cancun abortion clinic aims to serve Americans from res...

Nov 9, 2023

Soon there's likely to be a new reason to visit Cancun other than its beaches: A...

Opinion: Digital health startups need more doctor CEOs

Opinion: Digital health startups need more doctor CEOs

Nov 9, 2023

There’s nothing that should inherently stop a doctor from becoming a startup CEO.

Senator floats new models to manage costs of weight loss drugs like Ozempic

Senator floats new models to manage costs of weight los...

Nov 9, 2023

A key senator suggested federal agencies could take the lead on researching ways...

Republicans divided over financial crisis in Medicare

Republicans divided over financial crisis in Medicare

Nov 9, 2023

Republican presidential hopefuls divided Wednesday night over whether to hew to ...

STAT+: Senate panel clears PBM reforms, safety-net hospital payments

STAT+: Senate panel clears PBM reforms, safety-net hosp...

Nov 9, 2023

A prominent Senate panel on passed a new package of health policy reforms that w...

Eli Lilly gets FDA approval to sell Mounjaro as obesity drug called Zepbound

Eli Lilly gets FDA approval to sell Mounjaro as obesity...

Nov 9, 2023

Eli Lilly won FDA approval to market its diabetes drug Mounjaro for obesity. Tha...

STAT+: Sanofi CEO defends company’s move to abandon profit guidance and boost research

STAT+: Sanofi CEO defends company’s move to abandon pro...

Nov 9, 2023

Sanofi CEO Paul Hudson defended his company’s recent moves to abandon future pro...