The FDA on Friday authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid vaccines for use in children as young as 6 months of age. Sponsored by FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers By Matthew Herper Joe Raedle/Getty Images The decision comes less than two days after a panel advising the FDA voted unanimously to recommend authorizing the vaccines. Read More U.S. Covid test makers anticipate layoffs after government reallocates funds By Akila Muthukumar STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Demand had already been falling, but test makers and health officials warn that a surge could leave the U.S. short. Read More STAT+: HCA, Steward abandon hospital deal in another win for FTC By Bob Herman Alex Brandon/AP For-profit hospital chains HCA Healthcare and Steward Health Care have terminated their proposed hospital sales. Read More Sponsor content by CVS Health Standing with America's pharmacists Our pharmacies have been on the frontlines and played a key role in our public health system for decades, and the scale of the pandemic response from our pharmacists and their teams was made possible by temporary federal authority. Now it's time to permanently advance and codify those policies in Congress. Congress: Our pharmacists and their teams stood ready to support us during the pandemic. Let's now support them in their continued mission to deliver increased access to care. STAT+: WTO reaches a deal on Covid vaccine patent waivers, but industry and advocates remain unhappy By Ed Silverman Adobe The pharmaceutical industry and advocacy groups warned the deal set worrisome precedents for future pandemics. Read More A CDC study seeks to provide clues to seeming surge of hepatitis cases in kids By Helen Branswell CDC The CDC study suggests there has not been an increase in cases of pediatric hepatitis of unknown origin, at least in the United States. Read More Life expectancy for Native Americans has stagnated — even long before Covid By Usha Lee McFarling MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images Native Americans and Alaska Natives were the only groups to see no increase in life expectancy in the two decades before the pandemic. Read More STAT+: A longtime investor talks interest rates, biotech, and why luxury cars are a warning sign By Adam Feuerstein and Meg Tirrell and Damian Garde Andrew Burton/Getty Images A health care portfolio manager discusses how interest rate hikes may affect an already wonky biotech market. Read More Opinion: Medical schools need to be part of the solution to preventing gun violence By David Velasquez and Jesper Ke Adam Berry/Getty Images By integrating gun-related safety into their curricula, medical schools could help doctors better understand, and even prevent, gun violence. Read More Three burning questions about the first brain reference charts By Kasra Zarei Adobe Scientists have created the first reference charts for the human brain over time. How should they be used? Read More Friday, June 17, 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
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