Introducing the STATUS List; Malawi polio case causes alarm

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Sponsored by     Introducing the STATUS List, the definitive accounting of leaders in the life sciences By STAT The definitive list of authoritative leaders and influencers in health and life science. See the list. Read More Malawi polio case raises concerns the virus could reemerge in region By Helen Branswell YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images Disease investigators arrived in the East African nation to probe how it came to have its first wild polio case in three decades. Read More STAT+: California officials win an empty victory as they try to salvage a pay-to-delay law By Ed Silverman APStock "This (ruling) might have a limited effect,” Michael Carrier, a Rutgers University School of Law professor. Read More Sponsor content by Amgen How does a molecule go from discovery to development? Getting a medicine from the lab into the hands of patients doesn't come easily, as David Reese, executive vice president, Research and Development at Amgen, will tell you. "It takes more than a village — it takes an army that has worked for many years. That's why we're here, it's why I come to work every day." Hear from David, scientists, and researchers about what it takes to bring a molecule from discovery to development. STAT+: The WHO's chief scientist on Covid-19 vaccines, patent battles, and speeding up access in Africa By Ed Silverman FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images STAT spoke with WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan about its hub to share the resources needed to make Covid-19 vaccines. Read More State legislatures renew the push to roll back Covid-related public health measures By Nicholas Florko DAMIEN MEYER/AFP via Getty Images State legislators are mobilizing anew to roll back public health measures meant to contain the spread of Covid-19. Read More Opinion: Medical misinformation often isn't outright lies. It's more subtle than that By Faye Flam LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images Medical misinformation was once mostly pseudoscience. It's now comingled with politically motivated misinformation. Read More STAT+: Pfizer to halt controversial contracting with Dutch hospitals over anti-competitive concerns By Ed Silverman Illustration: Alex Hogan/STAT; Photo: Kim Raff for STAT Pfizer will halt a controversial practice of cutting discounts on Enbrel to Dutch hospitals that started ordering less of the drug. Read More Opinion: The FDA needs to take another look at laser-based 'vaginal rejuvenation' By Kristin E. Rojas GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP via Getty Images The use of lasers for so-called vaginal rejuvenation is not only ineffective but dangerous. The FDA needs to reclassify these devices. Read More Tuesday, February 22, 2022       1 Exchange Pl, Suite 201, Boston, MA 02109 ©2022, All Rights Reserved. I no longer wish to receive STAT emails Update Email Preferences | Contact Us | View In Browser