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With infections spiking in Europe and a variant on the rise, experts warn the U.S. could face a Covid resurgence

By Andrew Joseph

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Case spikes in Europe also raise fears that positive Covid trends in the U.S. may be slowing down or even headed for reversal.

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Ashish Jha to replace Jeff Zients as White House Covid response coordinator

By Nicholas Florko

Gretchen Ertl for STAT

Biden is replacing Covid response coordinator Jeff Zients with Ashish Jha, the White House announced Thursday morning.

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STAT+: Lawmakers face off about the future of the FDA's accelerated approval pathway

By Nicholas Florko

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Lawmakers have very different ideas about the future of the FDA’s accelerated approval pathway, and debate centers on Aduhelm.

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Medicare premiums could decrease 'soon,' after decision on Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm

By Rachel Cohrs

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Whether seniors get an unprecedented mid-year discount on Medicare premiums will hinge on a forthcoming decision about an Alzheimer's drug.

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STAT+: Alnylam sues Pfizer and Moderna for patent infringement in development of Covid-19 vaccines

By Ed Silverman

Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA/AP

Alnylam claims the companies used its lipid nanoparticles technology that carries and delivers RNA-based therapies or vaccines in the body.

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Listen: Doing biotech in Ukraine, drug pricing déjà vu, & Covid surges overseas

By Damian Garde and Meg Tirrell and Adam Feuerstein

This week, STAT's Isabella Cueto joins us to explain how war has affected the quietly vibrant Ukrainian biotech industry.

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Opinion: Health-related artificial intelligence needs rigorous evaluation and guardrails

By John D. Halamka and Suchi Saria and Nigam H. Shah

Standards, guardrails, and guidance are needed to enhance the reliability of clinical AI tools and earn public confidence in them.

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

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