A fourth measles death is reported in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania officials have reported a fourth measles-associated death within the past month, the latest in an unvaccinated 18-year-old.
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STAT+: RFK Jr. returns to his roots
Kennedy will keynote a Children's Health Defense event, and hospitals are disappointed by GOP's rural health fund.
STAT•John Wilkerson14h ago
STAT+: Medicare to expand its pilot that pays for technology to manage chronic diseases
A recently-launched Medicare experiment that pays for technology to help people manage chronic conditions is expanding.
STAT•Mario Aguilar15h ago
STAT+: FDA takes applications for new program to shorten drug approval times
The FDA is opening applications for a pilot program designed to shorten drug approval timelines and help the U.S. compete with countries like China and Australia.
STAT•Margaret Manto15h ago
STAT+: Obesity drugmakers are testing in kids as young as 6
Vera seeks kidney drug approval, early data from Syntis Bio, and other biotech news from The Readout
STAT•Elaine Chen15h ago
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a GSK deal for a drug from China, job losses in the U.S., and more
GSK has continued its drive to bulk up its pipeline, taking global rights to a multiple myeloma treatment developed in China
STAT•Ed Silverman16h ago
STAT+: New documents reveal problems with Medicare’s prior-authorization pilot
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: The rushed launch of Medicare's AI prior-authorization pilot, policy hints from FDA, ONC officials, and more.
STAT•Mario Aguilar16h ago
Businesses can now apply for NIH funding
RFK Jr. to speak at Children's Health Defense conference, how to protect your heart in outer space, and more health news
STAT•Amanda Erickson, Anil Oza,and Elizabeth Cooney17h ago
STAT+: Vera kidney drug Trutakna shows strong final results in Phase 3 trial
The drug stabilized kidney function and reduced the risk of death and other complications in IgAN patients
STAT•Adam Feuerstein19h ago
Exercise — and echocardiograms — in space protected astronauts’ hearts in study
If humans journey to Mars in 2035, exercise will be critical to keeping their hearts strong in microgravity.
STAT•Elizabeth Cooney20h ago
STAT+: Medicare’s AI prior authorization pilot was rushed and full of problems, new documents reveal
The rushed launch of a Medicare pilot to use AI for prior authorization led to delayed care in some instances, new documents reveal.
STAT•Brittany Trang21h ago
Opinion: 3 lessons from the tobacco settlement on how states should use money from Meta
“Whether it’s nicotine or algorithms, the result is the same: reinforcing a behavior that is harmful to users,” writes Susan Morrisey.
STAT•Susan Morrisey21h ago
Judge blocks Trump administration plans to limit visa length for grad students, postdocs
A federal judge halted a Trump administration plan to place a four-year cap on the kinds of visas used by graduate students and postdocs
STAT•Jonathan Wosen and Anil Oza14 Sept
Abbott agrees to settlement over closure of largest baby formula plant in the U.S.
Abbott has agreed to a $385 million settlement over the closure of the largest baby formula plant in the U.S., which led to the supply shortages in 2022.
STAT•Associated Press14 Sept
Kennedy to deliver keynote for anti-vaccine group he once led
RFK Jr. worked to distance himself from Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group he once led. Now, he's delivering a keynote at CHD's conference.
STAT•Isabella Cueto14 Sept
STAT+: How $500 explains Republican health policy, and the GLP-1 Rx wave
The one health care policy Republicans agree on, and a look at how rural providers are approaching AI.
STAT•Bob Herman14 Sept
Pennsylvania officials report state’s third death involving measles
A Pennsylvania woman has died from complications associated with measles, the third death in the state this year involving the virus.
STAT•Associated Press14 Sept
STAT+: GSK touts lung cancer data from two drugs
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AstraZeneca disclosed that a breast cancer pill failed in a pivotal trial testing it as a first-line therapy in advanced tumors
STAT•Ed Silverman14 Sept
Pennsylvania records third measles-related death amid outbreak
RSV season approaches, a federal judge pauses AAP challenge of RFK J.r vaccine charges, and more health news
STAT•Helen Branswell and Anil Oza14 Sept