Policy

Health Lev Facher

STAT Plus: Upending Purdue Pharma’s settlement does little to help today’s opioid crisis, advocates say

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang and Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Biden and Trump spar over Medicare and abortion in a presidential debate filled with mistakes and falsehoods

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang, John Wilkerson, and Lizzy Lawrence

STAT Plus: House panel passes bills to expand Medicare obesity drug coverage, cancer screening

D.C. Diagnosis Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Key health care topics to watch out for at the Biden-Trump debate

Health Isabella Cueto and J. Emory Parker

By the numbers: America’s alcohol-related health problems are rising fast

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: House panel proposes new strategy for Medicare to cover weight loss drugs Wegovy, Zepbound

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Supreme Court rejects challenge to Biden’s use of bully pulpit to fight Covid misinformation

Politics Casey Ross and Bob Herman

Stop allowing MA plans to use AI to deny care without review, lawmakers urge CMS

D.C. Diagnosis Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Senators push Medicare for a PET scan pay bump

Hospitals Mohana Ravindranath

STAT Plus: HHS finalizes penalties for providers resorting to ‘information blocking’

The Readout Meghana Keshavan

STAT Plus: The findings from Alnylam’s highly anticipated readout  

Health tech Mohana Ravindranath

STAT Plus: Federal judge rules in favor of hospital lobby in privacy lawsuit

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA approval for Sarepta drug, MSF closing access campaign and more

D.C. Diagnosis Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: A new era for NIH

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: With sweeping NIH reform on the table, GOP previews new era of research scrutiny

A STAT Investigation Eric Boodman

This federal rule didn’t stop coercive sterilization — but it blocked contraceptive access. Can it be fixed?

The Readout Meghana Keshavan

STAT Plus: FDA offers new guidelines for Covid-19 vaccine

The Readout Elaine Chen

STAT Plus: J.P. Morgan has officially jumped into early stage biotech investing

D.C. Diagnosis Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Does Sanders have the votes to subpoena a Novo exec?

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Supreme Court unanimously rejects challenge to mailed abortion pills

Exclusive Rachel Cohrs Zhang

Biden and Trump are fighting to claim credit for $35 insulin. It was actually a pharma giant’s idea

Pharma Andrew Joseph

STAT Plus: Europe is set to shake up the way it assesses new medicines. Gene therapy makers are worried

The Readout Elaine Chen

STAT Plus: What do Parkinson’s and obesity have in common?

Business Casey Ross and Mohana Ravindranath

STAT Plus: Why Google and Microsoft can’t defuse U.S. health care’s ticking cybersecurity problem

D.C. Diagnosis Sarah Owermohle

FDA says it’s getting serious about illegal vapes. It’s still likely to get a tongue lashing.

Health tech Lizzy Lawrence

STAT Plus: Medical device trials still don’t enroll enough women, study finds

Health Isabella Cueto

‘Concern is real’ about long Covid’s impact on Americans and disability claims, report says

Health tech Mohana Ravindranath

STAT Plus: As Washington mulls new AI rules, startup leaders want a seat at the table

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Senators tussle over abortion policy against the backdrop of a presidential campaign