Pharmaceutical

Niacin has long been a public health darling. But an ex...

Before statins, niacin was seen as a way to increase good cholesterol and promot...

Opinion: The complicated connections between weight los...

There is still so much we don’t know about the psychiatric effects of GLP-1s.

STAT+: Alnylam thickened the plot

The results of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals’ Phase 3 cardiovascular study was already...

Opinion: STAT+: I’ve reported on the health of every pr...

The leading chronicler of presidents and health ponders the question: How old is...

Opioid cravings were reduced by anti-obesity drug in sm...

Early but promising results from the first randomized controlled trial to test a...

Opinion: STAT readers on what human health care can lea...

“Our primary care physician shortage requires veterinarian solutions,” writes on...

STAT+: Leading MD Anderson oncologist disputes junior s...

Padmanee Sharma, one of MD Anderson's most influential scientists, is disputing ...

STAT+: In ‘major milestone,’ FDA approves first cell th...

"We’ve seen huge success of cellular therapy for hematologic malignancies, and w...

STAT+: Banning surprise medical bills is raising costs ...

The new law banning surprise medical bills is protecting patients from massive b...

Key congressman blasts HHS for lack of cooperation on C...

A congressional committee investigating the Covid-19 pandemic could force HHS st...

STAT+: Flagship Pioneering startup lays off a third of ...

Sonata Therapeutics, a startup created two years ago through the merger of two F...

STAT+: Medicare Advantage enrollment races past 33 million

Roughly 33.4 million people were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan as the ca...

STAT+: Bipartisan group of lawmakers warns of a rising ...

Lawmakers called for strengthening U.S. life sciences companies and safeguarding...

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them...

Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. o...

STAT+: Louisiana, Oregon deals show health insurer acqu...

On Tuesday, two different proposed insurance plan acquisitions on different side...

STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about kids taking We...

A small but rapidly growing number of U.S. adolescents began treatment with Novo...