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Key study of Grail’s cancer detection test fails in setback for company
5+ min ago (210+ words) Matthew Herper is a senior writer at STAT covering medicine, and oversees the editorial portion of STAT's events, including its industry-leading Summits. He has covered medical innovation " both its promise and its perils " for two decades, writing about medicines from…...
In first speech to her FDA staff, Høeg says she’ll scrutinize RSV shots and SSRIs in pregnancy
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (226+ words) Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT's coverage of the Food and Drug Administration. She was previously a medical devices reporter. Earlier in her career, she wrote about Silicon Valley workplaces and productivity tools for tech news site Protocol. Before that, she covered…...
Hims' Super Bowl fallout, and the FDA reverses course
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (123+ words) By Allison DeAngelis, Elaine Chen, and Adam Feuerstein Was Hims" Super Bowl ad the final straw for regulators? Is the bar being lowered for psychedelic medicines? And what"s happening behind-the-scenes with Moderna and the Food and Drug Administration? We…...
FDA taps AI executive to lead digital health center
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (289+ words) Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT's coverage of the Food and Drug Administration. She was previously a medical devices reporter. Earlier in her career, she wrote about Silicon Valley workplaces and productivity tools for tech news site Protocol. Before that, she covered…...
5 powerful people to know at HHS
5+ hour, 31+ min ago (165+ 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…...
AI-guided cancer treatments, telehealth usage, and other health tech news
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (129+ 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…...
Pharmalittle: We're reading about the FDA pushing OTC meds, its new trial standards, and much more
8+ hour, 36+ min ago (368+ words) Ed Silverman is a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, and has covered the pharmaceutical industry for three decades. Prior to joining STAT at its founding in 2015, he worked at The Wall Street Journal, The Star-Ledger of New Jersey,…...
Does the world need 'guy-necologists'?
9+ hour, 39+ min ago (499+ words) Good morning. Yesterday was another historic day for us because STAT " specifically the iconic Lizzy Lawrence, as well as some broader newsroom coverage of the Trump administration " won a Polk Award! It's STAT's fourth time winning the prestigious award over…...
The federal directory of doctors and hospitals is coming this year
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (212+ words) Bob Herman is a business of health care reporter at STAT. He covers hospitals, health insurance, and other corners of the industry " with a goal of explaining and shining light on the massive amount of money flowing through the system....
What to expect from Gossamer Bio's late-stage lung disease study
11+ hour, 14+ min ago (281+ words) Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist for STAT, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a cohost of STAT's weekly "The Readout LOUD" podcast and the author of the…...