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By STAT - Jan 26, 2021
U.S. WILL HAVE ENOUGH COVID-19 VACCINES FOR 300 MILLION AMERICANS BY END OF SUMMER, BIDEN SAYS
WASHINGTON - President Biden plans to purchase another 200 million doses of coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, which should...
Vaccination, Plan, Breaking News, Politics, Coronavirus, public health, vaccines, White House -
By STAT - Jan 26, 2021
STAT+: THIS PROFESSOR WROTE A MANUAL FOR USING A LITTLE-KNOWN FEDERAL LAW FOR LOWERING DRUG PRICES
One of the priorities of the new Biden administration is to tackle the cost of prescription medicines, an elusive goal for many federal...
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By STAT - Jan 26, 2021
STAT+: FTC SUES DRUG MAKERS OVER ALLEGEDLY ILLEGAL DEAL OVER AN OPIOID PAINKILLER
For the second time, the Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit alleging Endo International and Impax Laboratories violated antitrust...
Food, Drugs, Pharma, Pharmalot, legal, opioids, STAT+ -
By STAT - Jan 26, 2021
STAT+: STAT+ CONVERSATIONS: A CONVERSATION WITH VACCINE EXPERT PAUL OFFIT
Editor's note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. Every week, STAT+ subscribers get access to exclusive...
Senior, Vaccination, Children, Exclusive, Health, Hospital, STAT+ Conversations, Coronavirus, STAT+, vaccines -
By STAT - Jan 26, 2021
STAT+: PHARMALITTLE: REGENERON SAYS ITS ANTIBODY PREVENTED COVID-19 IN A TRIAL; EU THREATENS TO IMPOSE VACCINE EXPORT CONTROLS
Rise and shine, folks, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because our short person is, once again, hunched over a laptop and...
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By STAT - Jan 26, 2021
REGENERON SAYS MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES PREVENT COVID-19 IN STUDY
Regeneron said Tuesday that its monoclonal antibody cocktail prevented Covid-19 in a clinical trial. The news, issued via a press release,...
Mirrors, Mirror, Health, Coronavirus -
By STAT - Jan 26, 2021
WATCH: COVID TESTS ARE COMPLICATED. A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING TYPES AND TRADE-OFFS
If you need a Covid-19 test, you have options. But what type of test is best? And what are the differences? Terms like molecular, antigen,...
Wellness, Health, Coronavirus, vaccines -
By STAT - Jan 26, 2021
‘BUT I NEVER SMOKED': A GROWING SHARE OF LUNG CANCER CASES IS TURNING UP IN AN UNEXPECTED POPULATION
Sharon Begley died of complications of lung cancer on Jan. 16, just five days after completing this article. She was a never-smoker. Breast...
Plan, Cancer, Breast, Breasts, Women, Health, cancer -
By STAT - Jan 26, 2021
OPINION: IT'S TIME TO BE MORE OPEN-MINDED TO NEWCOMERS MOVING INTO HEALTH, EVEN FROM TECH
Silicon Valley types like to talk about disrupting things. But health care doesn't want to be disrupted. I get it. Who wants to see...
Health, Care, First Opinion, Health IT, medical technology -
By STAT - Jan 26, 2021
OPINION: THE BIDEN-HARRIS FDA SHOULD MAKE FRIENDS WITH INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS
Support for open science - accessible, collaborative, and radically transparent research done outside of traditional science venues...
First Opinion, biotechnology, government agencies -
By STAT - Jan 25, 2021
STAT+: EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN PROBES FAILURE TO DISCLOSE COVID-19 VACCINE CONTRACTS
In response to concerns that key terms of Covid-19 vaccine deals remain hidden, the European Union's ombudsman has opened an inquiry...
Vaccination, Drugs, Pharma, Pharmalot, Europe, STAT+, vaccines -
By STAT - Jan 25, 2021
STAT+: PHARMALITTLE: MERCK HALTS DEVELOPMENT OF COVID-19 VACCINES; MODERNA STARTS WORK ON BOOSTER SHOT TO COMBAT VARIANTS
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was somehow relaxing and refreshing, despite...
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By STAT - Jan 25, 2021
THE MODERNA VACCINE IS LESS EFFECTIVE AGAINST ONE CORONAVIRUS VARIANTÂ
Moderna is studying whether booster doses could be necessary after finding its Covid-19 vaccine was less effective against a coronavirus...
Vaccination, Power, Health, Coronavirus, public health, vaccines -
By STAT - Jan 25, 2021
IN A MAJOR SETBACK, MERCK TO STOP DEVELOPING ITS TWO COVID-19 VACCINES AND FOCUS ON THERAPIES
Merck said Monday it will stop developing both of the current formulations of the Covid-19 vaccines the company was working on, citing...
AIDS, Vaccination, Breaking News, Exclusive, Health, Coronavirus, drug development, vaccines -
By STAT - Jan 25, 2021
COVID-19 VACCINE BASICS: WHY THE ROLLOUT IS SO SLOW, WHEN IT WILL PICK UP, AND WHO CAN GET IT
It seems like it's all anyone wants to talk about these days: Covid vaccine. When can we get it? How can we find out? How well will...
Wellness, Vaccination, Health, Coronavirus, vaccines -
By STAT - Jan 25, 2021
OPINION: THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE HAS BEEN TRENDING UP. LET'S TURN IT DOWN AGAIN
In 2020, the United States entered its most severe public health crisis in a century with 13% of Americans under the age of 65 - more...
Care, Plan, Aging, Premium, Health, First Opinion, insurance -
By STAT - Jan 24, 2021
STAT+: AURINIA SECURES FDA DRUG APPROVAL FOR AUTOIMMUNE KIDNEY DISEASE, WITH LABEL OFFERING STRONGER PATENT PROTECTION
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday evening to market a new medicine for patients...
Treatment, Drugs, Food, Biotech, biotechnology, STAT+
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Merck drops out of the Covid-19 vaccine race after subpar data
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