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WorldPingAnalysts say private deals involve drugmakers agreeing to lower prices in Medicaid, where prices are low, in return for no price cuts in Medicare.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingFor the first time since they began, the Ig Nobel Prizes, a satirical version of the Nobel prizes, is being held overseas.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingThe new DSM, expected in 2030, should address the digital environments of eating disorders patients, experts write.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingNHS emergency departments are seeing more cases of self-harm, eating disorders and emotional distress in young people.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Health
WorldPingLucy Shepherd is one of 90 women to take part in a trial helping cancer survivors come off medication.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Health
WorldPingOne menopause specialist says she has seen women with up to 12 times the safe level of the hormone.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Health
Where you live in early adulthood may quietly shape your heart health for decades. Researchers found that adverse neighborhood conditions were linked to a higher risk of coronary artery calcification in midlife, an early warning sign of cardiovascular disease.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ScienceDaily
Obesity appears to leave a molecular imprint on key immune cells that may persist for 5 to 10 years after weight loss.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ScienceDaily
WorldPingHundreds of families say they have had to wait months or even years for a dementia diagnosis for a loved one.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Health
WorldPingThe NHS has been trialling the test and says the results so far are truly promising.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Health
WorldPingA review of findings from a five-person committee is being sent to the ADA board for action, STAT has learned, but it appears unlikely to quiet the controversy.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPing“This is not a moment our community can afford to spend fighting itself,” writes American Diabetes Association CEO Charles “Chuck” Henderson.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingDry eyes are a very common chronic eye condition among women in perimenopause and beyond. Here's why you shouldn't ignore it.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR Health
WorldPingThe House voted to pass a stopgap funding bill that, for now, blocks a White House proposal to give political appointees more control over research grants.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPing“The whole of my field has been flattened into a single lazy question: Did the health care system fail her?” writes Jennifer Okwerekwu.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingHere are some of the key questions about the agreements the Trump administration has reached with drugmakers on pricing.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingMore Trump drug pricing deals, GSK speeds up development of mRNA flu vaccine, and other biotech news…
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WorldPingNovartis and Bristol Myers Squibb have paused multiple cell therapy trials, while $480,000 has now become a routine price for a cancer drug.Read the latest pharma headlines in today's…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingIn this edition of STAT Health Tech: Stryker deploys Apple's VR headset Vision Pro for a surgical use case, chatbots for loneliness, and more.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingNew Trump drug pricing deals, weed edibles and driving research, and more health news from Morning Rounds…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingThe federal spending bill has an important provision for researchers, and Trump announced more MFN deals with pharma firms.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingThis year's jab has a few tweaks, including changes to better combat last year's Super-K strain.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Health
WorldPingChelsea McGillivray, from Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, fell into cardiac arrest during labour after what was believed to be a textbook pregnancy.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Health
WorldPingThis White House has become the paperwork administration, write Brandon Marshall and Abdullah Shihipar.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingA key aspect of the Make America Healthy Again agenda could be hampered by a shrinking and underpaid workforce of registered dietitians.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingAn NIH proposal to cap the number of research grants investigators can receive has drawn a mixed reception, the agency says.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
A once-nightly pill cut breathing interruptions by about 44% in a major phase 3 sleep apnea trial, while improving oxygen levels and disease severity.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ScienceDaily
WorldPingThe Lindsay Clancy trial has shed new light in the dark corners of postnatal maternal health. We talk with a psychiatrist about women's mental health issues following childbirth.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR Health
WorldPingThe highly regarded FEWS NET network run by the U.S. has stopped posting data on Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen -- three countries where an abrupt curtailment of U.S. aid has increased the risk of famine. Durrie Bouscaren, correspondent. Marc Silver, editor.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR Health
WorldPingThe highly regarded FEWS NET network stopped posting data on Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen -- then says it will start posting again in September. What's the reason for this back-and-forth?
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR Health
WorldPingAn investigation from NPR and Boston University finds that heat kills thousands of Americans every year. But official numbers radically undercount heat deaths.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR Health
WorldPing“There has been a wealth of new treatment available” for migraine prevention, said a co-author of new guidelines released Monday.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingPresident Trump on Monday announced the next round of pricing deals with drugmakers, with nine new companies making such agreements.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingA drug patent case involving Amgen is being closely watched given its potential implications for pharmaceutical patent deals broadly.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingAnother hospital system sues CVS Health, how Medicaid cuts will change everything, and more…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
Scientists have created an injectable gel that can remain inside arthritic joints for weeks, slowly releasing medication while also improving lubrication.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ScienceDaily
A simple waist measurement may be nearly as effective as more complicated methods for detecting unhealthy levels of body fat. Researchers also found that BMI alone missed many people with obesity, suggesting waist size could provide an important warning sign.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ScienceDaily
WorldPingIn today's Pharmalittle newsletter, drug pricing deals, a new cancer therapy approval, and more of the latest pharma headlines.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingCaution and survival in radiopharmaceuticals, mRNA skepticism, and more biotech news from The Readout…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingThe mental health system after Lindsay Clancy, pushing boundaries for new radiopharmaceuticals, and more health news from Morning Rounds…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
Alcohol-related liver disease may trap damaged liver cells in a regenerative limbo, preventing the organ from rebuilding itself even after drinking stops.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ScienceDaily
WorldPingDry eyes are a very common chronic eye condition among women in perimenopause and beyond. Here's why you shouldn't ignore it.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR Health
WorldPingDry eyes are a very common chronic eye condition among women in perimenopause and beyond. Here's why you shouldn't ignore it.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR Health
WorldPingResearchers believe radiopharmaceuticals have great promise as cancer treatments. But are they using them too timidly?
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingThe latest study on CTE in football players “quantifies but does not reveal a problem,” writes Emily Harrison, a historian who studies brain injury in football.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingWith clinical success on a personalized mRNA vaccine for melanoma, experts are hoping for a more stable future for the technology in other areas.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingMimrylo, from Takeda and Protagonist, is a new kind of treatment for the blood cancer polycythemia vera.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingAn AstraZeneca heart disease trial failure has put Alnylam under pressure. It's mounting a defense of its medicines.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
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