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A promising sickle cell pill and a new way to treat myelofibrosis

CNRI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. ...

Tracy Beth Høeg will lead FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

WASHINGTON — Tracy Beth Høeg, a top lieutenant to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, will be the next leader of the ...

Medicare’s experiment to fix kidney failure to end early

Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of death and disability: chronic diseases. Her focus includes autoimmune conditions and diseases of the lungs, kidneys, ...

States might not get better drug discounts in Trump pilot program

WASHINGTON — When President Trump announced the administration’s deal to cut prices for weight-loss drugs, he proclaimed that “you will pay the lowest price ...

UnitedHealth pays Optum physicians 17% more than outside providers

Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70.UnitedHealth Group pays its own physician practices much more ...

Novartis to acquire RNA-focused Avidity Biosciences for B

Novartis to acquire RNA-focused Avidity Biosciences for $12B

Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.45.LONDON — Novartis said Sunday ...

Moderna’s key study of CMV vaccine, expected to be next big win, failed

Moderna said Wednesday afternoon that its experimental vaccine for cytomegalovirus, a cause of disability in newborns, failed in a Phase 3 trial, a ...

Enhertu shows promise as treatment for early breast cancer at ESMO 2025

Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.45.BERLIN — Enhertu has become ...

FDA approves another generic of abortion pill mifepristone| STAT

WASHINGTON — Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians ...

Anthony Letai a top candidate to be National Cancer Institute director

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health ...

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