STAT Pharma: The science and business of new drug development
WEBSTAT coverage and analysis of top pharmaceutical companies, from clinical trials to FDA approvals, from startups to Big Pharma mergers and acquisitions.
Comparing three Covid-19 vaccines: Pfizer, Moderna, J&J - STAT
WEBFeb 2, 2021 · This story was last updated on Jan. 31, 2022. S cientific teams around the world have developed successful Covid-19 vaccines in incredibly short order. In a feat that even a couple of years ago ...
Medical errors and accidents: an ongoing threat to health| STAT
WEBAug 4, 2021 · Accountability for medical errors paradoxically attaches to individual providers who cannot make changes to prevent them, while the managers who can make needed changes don't have the incentives ...
Health websites are notoriously misleading. So we rated their
WEBJul 26, 2019 · Websites peddling political conspiracies generate considerable attention. Data from NewsGuard indicate that websites promoting health misinformation are at least as alarming.
Life expectancy for men in U.S. falls to 73 years - STAT
WEBNov 13, 2023 · The picture is especially concerning for men, whose life expectancy is now 73.2 years, compared with women’s 79.1.This 5.9 year gap is the widest between the two genders since 1996. “Across ...
Two-thirds of Congress cashed a pharma campaign check in 2020
WEBJun 9, 2021 · Seventy-two senators and 302 members of the House of Representatives cashed a check from the pharmaceutical industry ahead of the 2020 election, according to a new STAT analysis.
Congress reaches major health policy deal on Medicare, Medicaid
WEBDec 19, 2022 · W ASHINGTON — Leaders in Congress have reached a sweeping deal to ease Medicare pay cuts to doctors, make major changes to post-pandemic Medicaid policy, and to help prepare for future pandemics
Experts: Trump speech patterns hint of potential cognitive decline
WEBAug 7, 2024 · Shifting from topic to topic, with few connections, is one of several disjointed and occasionally incoherent verbal habits that seem to have increased in Trump’s speech.
CVS is willing to dump 10% of its Medicare Advantage members
WEBMay 14, 2024 · CVS, through its Aetna subsidiary, is the third-largest Medicare Advantage insurer, with more than 4.2 million enrollees as of April, according to the latest federal data.
New guidelines on severe brain injury complicate already difficult ...
WEBJul 29, 2019 · Waiting at least 28 days before deciing to withdraw life support for someone with a catastrophic brain injury would severely strain families and ICUs.