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Trump's secretive pharma deals may undermine 'most-favored nation' pricing, an analysis suggests
8+ hour, 25+ 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…...
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, 16+ 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…...
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…...
Five midterm races to watch that could be crucial for vaccine policy
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (244+ 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…...
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…...
Coroner releases details of infants who died amid growing Pennsylvania measles outbreak
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (232+ words) NEW YORK — The two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths, a Pennsylvania coroner confirmed Wednesday. Lancaster County’s coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, said he told the Centers for Disease Control…...
Hospitals pursue deals to ensure survival as Trump's Medicaid cuts loom
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (1142+ words) Payne spoke with hospital executives and M&A consultants for this story, part of STAT’s Unraveled series, which explores the consequences of President Trump’s unprecedented cuts to the health care safety net. BOGALUSA, La. — It was once Louisiana’s “magic city,…...
Reynolds is selling fruity new vapes unauthorized by FDA
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (380+ words) CLEVELAND — At a GetGo gas station close to a highway entrance in suburban Ohio, a brightly lit sign alerts customers to four new flavors of Vuse Pro vapes, now available in peach, berry, watermelon, and fresh mint. British American Tobacco,…...
The pediatricians who take in vaccine-skeptical parents others won't
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1371+ words) In his reporting on the fallout from federal messaging on vaccines, Boodman interviewed nine pediatricians in six states and spent a day shadowing Aaron Bornstein during a meet-and-greet with a vaccine-hesitant parent. LAKEVILLE, Mass. — She didn’t have any trouble with…...