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Did we take off our masks too soon? Can Democrats pass a drug pricing bill? And do pharma CEOs get weapons training? We cover all that and more this week …
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In the span of the Covid-19 pandemic, and thanks to the success of two of the currently available vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, messenger RNA, or mRNA, went from being an obscure …
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WASHINGTON — Acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Janet Woodcock acknowledged on Wednesday her agency may have misstepped in its handling of its polarizing approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug. …
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The head of the Food and Drug Administration has called for a wide-ranging federal investigation into the approval of Biogen’s treatment for Alzheimer’s disease just one month after a decision …
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WASHINGTON — Former health secretary Donna Shalala called for a federal investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s polarizing approval of a Biogen treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, citing STAT’s revelation …
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Chastened after a decisively negative review from outside advisers, the Food and Drug Administration convened a series of internal meetings in March and April where top officials hammered out a …
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Is 23andMe a tech company? Do we really need booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines? And what happens when mRNA goes wrong? We cover all that and more this week on …
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Editor’s note: A recording of the event is embedded below. As the biotechnology industry holds its biggest conference, BIO Digital 2021, STAT brings you a look at how Covid-19 has …
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Their phones are ringing off the hook and their email inboxes are filling up with questions without answers. Doctors who care for patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease — or people …
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