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Trump's secretive pharma deals may undermine 'most-favored nation' pricing, an analysis suggests
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (270+ words) Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for more than three decades. His stories explore prescription drug pricing, affordability and access, as well issues surrounding patents, litigation and legislation. He is…...
Boycott launched against American Diabetes Association includes journal
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (743+ words) By Chelsea Cirruzzo, Helen Branswell, and Elizabeth Cooney Good morning. Chelsea Cirruzzo here. Today we remember 25 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. While I was too young to have many recollections of the attack, I did grow up in New York…...
Platinum-based chemotherapy in childhood causes mutations that age the liver
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (293+ words) Platinum-based chemotherapy — in particular cisplatin and carboplatin — are a lifeline for children with certain cancers. These treatments, for instance, transformed the prognosis of hepatoblastoma, a rare cancer of the liver that is the most commonly diagnosed in childhood, from a…...
The gifts from pharma companies that keep on giving
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (218+ words) Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for more than three decades. His stories explore prescription drug pricing, affordability and access, as well issues surrounding patents, litigation and legislation. He is…...
Can AI save rural health care?
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (144+ words) STAT is a media company focused on finding and telling compelling stories about health, medicine, and scientific discovery. We produce daily news, investigative articles, and narrative projects in addition to multimedia features, podcasts, and opinion pieces. We tell our stories…...
FDA expands Bayer lung cancer drug approval
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (183+ words) Today, we look at how regulators are trying to keep pace with agentic medical AI, see the FDA launch a project to examine why pregnancy registries struggle with enrollment, and more. Someone out there cure asthma, eh? It sucks. John…...
Oz says ‘AI-based avatars’ can help rural communities. Some leaders disagree
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (616+ words) OK, here’s the news, including three AI-related items. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services head Mehmet Oz and other Trump administration officials are touting artificial intelligence as a game-changing force for rural health. But some rural hospitals are skeptical the…...
Trump officials say AI will help save rural health care. Some leaders in the field don’t believe it
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (1351+ words) Payne traveled to Maine and Louisiana to report on rural health systems and interviewed health AI experts and vendors for this story. It is the fourth installment in STAT’s Unraveled series, which explores the consequences of President Trump’s unprecedented cuts…...
ARPA-H to invest $62 million to develop FDA-authorized AI to help treat heart failure
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (211+ words) STAT ARPA-H to invest $62 million to develop FDA-authorized AI to help treat heart failure Program aims to create ‘autonomous prescribing cardiologists’ that plug gaps in care Mario covers technology in health care, including FDA regulation of artificial intelligence; how Medicare…...
Kura cancer drug discovery spurs launch of a diabetes biotech
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (195+ words) Leukemia drug data suggested a different way to treat diabetes. A new biotech will test that idea STAT Leukemia drug data suggested a different way to treat diabetes. A new biotech will test that idea Kura Oncology turns experimental therapy…...