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'Something is off here': Black biotech entrepreneurs still struggle for funding as the industry pledges to diversify

By Jonathan Wosen

Ashley Waters for STAT

Black entrepreneurs cite everything from unconscious bias by investors and colleagues to limited access to helpful networks and resources.

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White House transparency disputes imperil funds to buy Covid therapeutics

By Rachel Cohrs

Pfizer

Disputes over the White House's lack of transparency are imperling its efforts to get more Covid-19 relief money.

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STAT+: Microsoft closes $16B acquisition of Nuance, launching a bold experiment in health AI

By Casey Ross

JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images

Microsoft plans to package its cloud computing with Nuance’s software products to more seamlessly deliver AI tools to providers and payers.

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The pandemic: a series of failures, a few miracles — and a lesson for next time, global health experts say

By Isabella Cueto

Screen grab via YouTube

For the third year in a row, global experts assessed the pandemic at a Harvard panel, this year faulting the Biden Administration for missteps.

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STAT+: ViiV causes an outcry by declining to pursue voluntary licensing for its HIV prevention shot

By Ed Silverman

NIAID

The decision not to pursue voluntary licenses for the HIV prevention shot is a “disgraceful change in practice," advocacy groups said.

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Opinion: Health care workers don unnecessary protective gear. The CDC and WHO need to update their PPE guidance

By Bruce Farber and Aradhana Khameraj

JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images

Outdated guidelines on health care workers' use of personal protective equipment are contributing to a huge waste disposal problem.

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STAT+: An international treaty is needed to prevent countries from banning exports of medical products, experts urge

By Ed Silverman

Adobe

A treaty was one of seven recommendations made by a National Academies of Sciences committee to improve the supply chain.

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Opinion: Finding cures faster: Bring the FDA into the 21st century with advanced testing

By Gary Michelson and Aysha Akhtar

Adobe

The 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which requires that every drug be tested on animals, needs a 21st century update.

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