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NIH's identity crisis: The pandemic and the search for a new leader leave the agency at a crossroads

By Lev Facher

Mike Reddy for STAT

Francis Collins' popularity masked a debate raging in university labs and biotech boardrooms over whether the NIH is living up to its mission

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STAT+: As Google looks to get struggling health efforts back on track, it turns to a safe bet with search tools

By Mario Aguilar

Google

Google is launching a new search feature that will allow users to see available appointments with health care providers.

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STAT+: A hospital lobbying juggernaut makes an unlikely pivot into venture capital

By Tara Bannow

Adobe

The AHA lobbies on behalf of its thousands of hospitals. Now, though, it’s dipping its toes into a very different arena: venture capital.

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Listen: Helen Branswell on the evolving pandemic, plus the next FDA debate and the perks of being a CEO

By Damian Garde and Meg Tirrell and Adam Feuerstein

This week, STAT's Helen Branswell joins us to discuss the latest twists in the pandemic, including rising case counts and next-gen vaccines.

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Opinion: Private equity, health care, and profits: It's time to protect patients

By Jeanne A. Markey and Raymond M. Sarola

Adobe

The profit-making goals of private equity can be at odds with the needs of patients and the rules of government-financed health care.

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STAT+: Despite competition, U.S. cancer drug prices rose even as they fell in Germany and Switzerland

By Ed Silverman

Adobe

A new analysis finds that cancer drug prices fell in Germany and Switzerland, but rose in the same time frame in the U.S.

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STAT+: Sun Pharmaceuticals to pay $485 million to settle claims its Ranbaxy unit caused customers to overpay for generics

By Ed Silverman

Adobe

The lawsuits stemmed from a scandal that erupted because the company's Ranbaxy unit falsified data and made drugs that failed safety tests.

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

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