Medicine
STAT+: A bipartisan group of lawmakers urges the FDA to close a peptide loophole
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the FDA to plug a loophole used to import knockoff retatrutide, an investigational obesity drug made by Eli Lilly.
STAT+: Roche continues to look to China for new drugs
China's Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group has announced that it struck a massive deal with Roche to develop a portfolio of antibody-drug conjugates.
Why I wish you didn’t want to see Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary
A reporter who interviewed Elizabeth Holmes on why society confuses authenticity, honesty, and truth, and how she takes advantage.
Ban ‘intrusive’ cameras on mental health wards in England, say bereaved families
Lawyers tell inquiry ‘patients’ lives are at stake’ through improper use of Oxevision system for most vulnerableFamilies bereaved by the misuse of an “intrusive” camera monitoring…
STAT+: OpenEvidence’s JAMA paper leaves open questions
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: A new paper in JAMA offers a glimpse into clinicians's use of OpenEvidence, and a look at Isomorphic Labs.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about drug launch prices, an AstraZeneca AI deal, and more
The median net price for newly launched medicines, when adjusted for inflation and manufacturer discounts, rose by 35% from 2022 to 2025.
How voters feel about trans rights and abortion access will soon be put to the test
How do voters feel about trans students participating in school sports teams? Or abortion access? The U.S. is about to find out.
STAT+: Dana-Farber, Beth Israel to begin construction of new $1.68 billion cancer hospital
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Lahey Health are starting work on a $1.68 billion cancer hospital in Boston, marking a new phase in their competition with Mass Genera…
UK government failures led to Covid spreading ‘like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds
Inquiry chair says failure to advise care homes to isolate people discharged from hospital was ‘significant oversight’• UK politics live – latest updatesThe care sector was “an af…
STAT+: Launch prices for new medicines dipped slightly last year but remain high, analysis finds
The median net price for 202 newly launched medicines rose by 35%, to $257,000 last year from $173,000 in 2022.
Opinion: Resident physicians may lose some of their most important work hour protections
“It is important to create barriers between high intensity shifts with physical, intellectual, and emotional burden to avoid burnout” in residents, writes Arifeen Rahman.
STAT+: The key health care ballot measures we’re watching in the midterms
State fights over issues like transgender rights and Medicaid offer clues to where Americans stand on contentious health matters.
Public support for founding principles of NHS is falling across UK population
Rise in economic hardship and changes in attitudes towards migration could explain drop in support, experts sayPublic support for the NHS’s founding principles – that it is free t…
The Ebola crisis is far outpacing the response, Congo's IRC director says
Health workers battling the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo are hindered by lack of data, budget cuts and a fearful community.
New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests
System can estimate a person’s biological age and predict chances of cancer survival from a single photographDoctors have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can predic…
Trump orders creation of NIH division, task force on women’s health
Melania Trump says a new research and policy initiative will set “a new standard for women’s health.”
Opinion: I was a Theranos whistleblower. In ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes is still lying
A more accurate name would be “You Can See Everything That We Chose To Point The Camera At,”Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz writes.
Funding social care is a collective responsibility | Letters
Roger Steer says the solution is to adopt the NHS model, Janet Dubé suggests an audit, while Sally Byers says language that respects people living with dementia is crucialPolly To…
Jim Churm obituary
My father, Jim Churm, who has died aged 102, was a D-day veteran and former Royal Navy medic; he later enjoyed a long career in nursing and physiotherapy.Jim joined the navy as an…
STAT+: The umpires getting rich off surprise medical bills, and MLB job lock
We dig into trust, prices, and a bit of baseball in this week's Health Care Inc. newsletter.
STAT+: China moves to restrict foreign biotech acquisitions
China is proposing new restrictions on foreign acquisitions of critical biopharma technologies, as the country seeks to retain control over its burgeoning drug development industr…
Two former Republican lawmakers say the GOP’s vaccine position is a liability
The Republican party’s confusing messaging on vaccines is going to hurt candidates in the midterms, two former GOP congressmen argue.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Roche investments in Germany, a Gilead bowel disease drug, and more
Roche is reviewing all future investments in Germany over health care cost-cutting policies, with a top executive citing a loss of trust
STAT+: Gilead’s IBS drug eliminated symptoms for patients, mid-stage study finds
An oral treatment from Gilead Sciences eliminated the symptoms experienced by patients with a type of inflammatory bowel disease, according to mid-stage study results reported Mon…