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New data show those who recovered from Covid-19 were less likely than vaccinated to get infected during Delta wave

By Andrew Joseph

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

New data show those who recovered from Covid-19 were less likely than vaccinated people to get infected during the Delta wave.

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After Omicron, we could use a break. We may just get it

By Helen Branswell

Gustavo Garello

Caveats abound, but many experts believe that Omicron will have produced so much immunity in populations that we might get a reprieve.

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STAT+: With $3 billion, Hal Barron and other biotech veterans launch a disease 'reversal' company

By Matthew Herper

NIH/National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Altos Therapeutics will bring together some of the biggest names in biotech and a vision for reprogramming the machinery of living cells.

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Can mailing free Covid-19 tests turn Biden's pandemic response around?

By Rachel Cohrs

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Biden just launched a massive, slapdash effort to distribute free Covid-19 tests by mail. Will it backfire?

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What types of mental health apps actually work? A sweeping new analysis finds the data is sparse

By Mario Aguilar

Adobe

A sweeping new analysis adds up the evidence on smartphone-based apps to treat behavioral health conditions.

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STAT+: Senate Finance chair investigates Bristol Myers over an allegedly abusive overseas tax shelter

By Ed Silverman

J. Scott Applewhite/AP

The query is part of an ongoing probe into tax practices by multi-national drug makers and how tax loopholes allow them to avoid U.S. taxes.

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Opinion: Pharmacies shouldn't be the only place to get Paxlovid, the new Covid pill

By Holly Fernandez Lynch and Keith Hamilton

Pfizer

Several states have decided to distribute the Covid-fighting drug Paxlovid to retail pharmacies rather than hospitals. That's a mistake.

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STAT+: A new RNA-based drug startup launches with Rutgers science and money connections

By Adam Feuerstein

Adobe

The young company’s technology is based on novel discoveries made by Sam Gunderson, a professor of molecular biology at Rutgers University.

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Opinion: Covid-19 is no longer the biggest issue facing hospitals. Staffing is

By Dan Michelson

Steven Senne/AP

Staffing and labor challenges were the No. 1 issue health system CEOs and CFOs shared at this year's J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference.

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

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