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By STAT - Oct 25, 2020
STAT PLUS: MIRATI STUDY RESULTS SET NEW RESPONSE BAR FOR KRAS-BLOCKING LUNG CANCER DRUGS
A pill from Mirati Therapeutics designed to block the cancer protein called KRAS shrank tumors in 45% of patients with advanced lung...
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By STAT - Oct 23, 2020
STAT PLUS: HEALTH CANADA RELEASES FINAL VERSION OF CONTROVERSIAL REGULATIONS FOR CONTROLLING DRUG PRICES
After months of delay, Health Canada has released a final version of new regulations that are designed to cut prescription drug spending...
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By STAT - Oct 23, 2020
COVID-19 VACCINE TRIALS FROM ASTRAZENECA, JOHNSON & JOHNSON TO RESTART
Two major studies of vaccines against Covid-19, both paused because of potential safety concerns, are set to restart, the companies...
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By STAT - Oct 23, 2020
STAT PLUS: STAT VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE: HOW CAN DIGITAL HEALTH OVERCOME ITS NEXT HURDLES?
On October 22, 2020, STAT convened several leaders across the health tech industry for a virtual roundtable discussion on digital health...
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By STAT - Oct 23, 2020
STAT PLUS: FOGHORN THERAPEUTICS RAISES $120 MILLION IN IPO
Stock in Foghorn Therapeutics Inc. was up about 14 percent Friday morning in its first day of trading on the Nasdaq exchange, after...
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By STAT - Oct 23, 2020
STAT PLUS: WHY THE APPROVAL OF REMDESIVIR TO TREAT COVID-19 OBSCURES BIGGER SCIENTIFIC FAILURES
Late Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration gave full approval to remdesivir, Gilead Sciences' treatment for Covid-19. The news...
Treatment, Senior, Wellness, Health, Base, Bases, Food, Drugs, Biotech, biotechnology, STAT Plus -
By STAT - Oct 23, 2020
UNIVERSAL MASK USE COULD SAVE 130,000 U.S. LIVES BY THE END OF FEBRUARY, NEW STUDY ESTIMATES
Back in April, President Trump picked out a single computer model of coronavirus spread as his oracle of choice. Unsurprisingly, that...
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By STAT - Oct 23, 2020
STAT PLUS: PHARMALITTLE: STUDY SAYS BLOOD PLASMA DID NOT HELP COVID-19 PATIENTS; FDA GIVES OFFICIAL BLESSING TO REMDESIVIR
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal to...
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By STAT - Oct 23, 2020
FDA SHOWS SIGNS OF COLD FEET OVER EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION OF COVID-19 VACCINES
There are serious signs the Food and Drug Administration is getting cold feet over the notion of issuing emergency use authorizations...
Vaccination, Drugs, Food, Cold, Health, Coronavirus -
By STAT - Oct 23, 2020
STAT PLUS: FDA PUSHES DRUG COMPANIES TO INCLUDE YOUNGER PEOPLE IN BREAST CANCER DRUG TRIALS
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is pushing drug companies to include younger people in drug trials for breast cancer...
Women, Treatment, Menopause, Aging, Breasts, Cancer, Drugs, Breast, Food, Pharma, cancer, clinical trials, reproductive health, STAT Plus -
By STAT - Oct 23, 2020
OPINION: I'M A BLACK PSYCHIATRIST. I'M NEVER PREPARED FOR THE EMPTINESS AND GRIEF I FEEL WHEN POLICE SHOOT A BLACK PERSON
“It's a beautiful dream, stopping the wheel. You're not the first person who's ever dreamt it.” “I'm not going to stop the wheel. I'm...
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By STAT - Oct 23, 2020
OPINION: SCIENCE JOURNAL EDITORS SHOULDN'T CONTRIBUTE TO POLITICIZING SCIENCE
When the editors of some of the world's leading science journals agree on something, it is generally safe to assume that they are correct....
Correction, First Opinion, Coronavirus, public health -
By STAT - Oct 23, 2020
AS TRUMP MISLEADINGLY BOASTS OF ‘ROUNDING THE TURN' ON COVID-19, BIDEN WARNS OF ‘DARK WINTER'
WASHINGTON - President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden presented starkly different visions for the country's recovery from...
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By STAT - Oct 22, 2020
BLOOD PLASMA SHOWED NO BENEFIT IN COVID-19 PATIENTS IN TRIAL - A FINDING THAT COULD RE-ENERGIZE DEBATE
Infusing hospitalized Covid-19 patients with blood plasma from people who recovered from the disease had no effect on whether patients...
Treatment, Hospital, Food, Drugs, Arm, Breaking News, Health, Coronavirus -
By STAT - Oct 22, 2020
LISTEN: HOW THE FDA THINKS ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINES, BIOTECH'S SPAC FASCINATION, & BIOGEN'S CASE IN ALZHEIMER'S
Who's voice rings loudest at the FDA? Is it wise to give hedge funds a blank check? And how will the Biogen saga end? We discuss all...
Vaccination, Treatment, Health, Alzheimer, The Readout LOUD, biotechnology, Coronavirus, dementia, pharmaceuticals, vaccines -
By STAT - Oct 22, 2020
STAT PLUS: ‘A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH': WHY A BRAZILIAN LAWMAKER WANTS COMPULSORY LICENSING FOR COVID-19 PRODUCTS
This spring, Alexandre Padilha was one of several Brazilian lawmakers who introduced a bill to permit the government to temporarily...
Vaccination, Drugs, Health, Wellness, Pharma, Pharmalot, drug development, STAT Plus, vaccines -
By STAT - Oct 22, 2020
OPINION: DOCTORS NEED TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE AT THE VOTING BOOTH, NOT JUST IN MEDICINE
As the needle moves past 220,000 deaths from Covid-19 and the Supreme Court prepares to hear California v. Texas, which threatens to...
Health, Care, First Opinion, physicians
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This Video Of Adele's ‘Saturday Night Live' Monologue Is All About Her 2020
Adele made her inaugural Saturday Night Live hosting gig a memorable one as she made jokes about her new look and how far she'd come since first appearing on the series as a...
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October 26, 2020 Will Be The Best Week For These Zodiac Signs
You might think of Scorpio season as a dark and dreary time marked by heavy emotions and obsessive thoughts. While it's true that Scorpio season can crank the volume on the...
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10 Halloween Nail Looks to Inspire Your Next Manicure
Halloween will look different this year, there's no doubt about that, but just because we can't dress up in elaborate costumes and hit the town with our friends doesn't mean we...
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Are Josephine Langford & Hero Fiennes Tiffin Dating? Here's The Deal
After way too long of a wait, After We Collided is finally here, and unsurprisingly, the chemistry between Tessa Young and Hardin Scott is as hot as ever. But here's what fans...
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Demand rises for single-use surgical technologies in the era of Covid-19
There is a surging demand for pre-sterilized surgical technologies at healthcare facilities because of the desire to both curb risk factors associated with Covid-19 at...
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The Simple Reason Why a New Season Makes You Want to Change Your Hair
The transition from summer to fall is fun for a lot of reasons. Take how delicious this year's fall hair color trends sound, which makes an autumnal hair change sound even more...
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As A Young, Disabled Voter, My Life Is On The Ballot - Why Is It So Hard For...
On Election Day 2018, I was lying on my bed in my New York City apartment, in pain and wondering how I was going to vote. I had applied for a mail-in ballot, but it never...
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What Is 'After We Fell' About? The Third Book Is As Dramatic As The First 2
If you've already devoured the newly released movie After We Collided , you're probably wondering what's next for Tessa and Hardin. Well, the good news is that there's...
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Miley Cyrus' 'Plastic Hearts' Album Release Date, Song Titles, & More
Miley Cyrus is ready to share her story with the world through new music. After months and months of teasing her upcoming album, Cyrus announced on Friday, Oct. 23, that she...
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Billie Eilish's ‘Where Do We Go?' Livestream Was A Dazzling Mix Of Music &...
On Saturday, Oct. 24, Billie Eilish gave fans a performance to remember with an immersive virtual concert airing from Los Angeles. While the Grammy award winner was forced to...