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Enanta secures FDA fast track designation for EDP-323 to treat RSV

Enanta secures FDA fast track designation for EDP-323 t...

Apr 8, 2023

EDP-323 showed reduction in RSV replication with potency in primary human bronch...

Moderna’s mRNA vaccine along with Keytruda obtains PRIME designation

Moderna’s mRNA vaccine along with Keytruda obtains PRIM...

Apr 8, 2023

The PRIME regulatory mechanism provides support for the development of medicines...

UK’s NICE recommends AstraZeneca’s olaparib to treat cancer types

UK’s NICE recommends AstraZeneca’s olaparib to treat ca...

Apr 8, 2023

The latest decision by NICE reverses its earlier draft decision not to recommend...

Abbott glucose monitor readers could catch fire, FDA warns in recall notice

Abbott glucose monitor readers could catch fire, FDA wa...

Apr 7, 2023

Abbott has recalled millions of readers for its FreeStyle Libre glucose monitors...

Telehealth’s new weight loss drug pitch, a crackdown on AI to deny care, and Boston Scientific enters obesity treatment area

Telehealth’s new weight loss drug pitch, a crackdown on...

Apr 7, 2023

In the latest edition of STAT's Health Tech newsletter: telehealth's new weight ...

Genentech review of Tessier-Lavigne paper finds no evidence of fraud — but hints at a different misconduct case

Genentech review of Tessier-Lavigne paper finds no evid...

Apr 7, 2023

A Genentech internal review of misconduct allegations concerning a landmark pape...

STAT+: Brazilian government advisory committee says a Vertex cystic fibrosis drug is not cost-effective and should not be reimbursed

STAT+: Brazilian government advisory committee says a V...

Apr 7, 2023

A Brazilian government advisory committee recommended that the health ministry n...

Listen: Illumina’s boardroom intrigue, the next big Alz...

Apr 7, 2023

Is Illumina the Disney of biotech? Does the Texas two-step work after all? And c...

STAT+: FDA withdraws approval of controversial drug to prevent preterm births

STAT+: FDA withdraws approval of controversial drug to ...

Apr 7, 2023

After a years-long controversy, the FDA has ordered the immediate withdrawal of ...

STAT+: To make immunotherapy safe for brain tumors, researchers will have to tackle new risks

STAT+: To make immunotherapy safe for brain tumors, res...

Apr 7, 2023

CAR-T immunotherapy has been looked to as a possible breakthrough for brain canc...

STAT+: Pharmalittle: Weight-loss drug ads pose new oversight challenge; will the new Bayer CEO split the company?

STAT+: Pharmalittle: Weight-loss drug ads pose new over...

Apr 7, 2023

Splashy ads promoting the Wegovy and Ozempic weight-loss treatments risk exploit...

STAT+: With Apollo Endosurgery acquisition, Boston Scientific dives into the obesity treatment market

STAT+: With Apollo Endosurgery acquisition, Boston Scie...

Apr 7, 2023

Boston Scientific will have a significant learning curve as it looks to become a...

Where is the White House’s new pandemic response office?

Where is the White House’s new pandemic response office?

Apr 7, 2023

Congress told the White House in December to create a new, permanent office to c...

Opinion: In a world of synthetic biology, publishing virus DNA sequences may mean perishing

Opinion: In a world of synthetic biology, publishing vi...

Apr 7, 2023

It is hard to imagine that a species that could figure out how to write, print a...

STAT+: With weight loss drug ads, telehealth companies wade into a regulatory gray area

STAT+: With weight loss drug ads, telehealth companies ...

Apr 7, 2023

“In the old days, drug companies advertised prescription drugs, doctors prescrib...

Retinal microvasculature is a potential biomarker for acute mountain sickness

Retinal microvasculature is a potential biomarker for a...

Apr 7, 2023

This study is led by Dr.Ningli Wang and Dr.Yuan Xie (Beijing Tongren Hospital, C...