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STAT+: Nectar bats are 'wonderful, majestic' and sugar-obsessed. This researcher wants to know how they stay healthy

By Justin Chen

Courtesy Stowers Institute

Nectar bats push biology to the limit — making them “wonderful, majestic flying superheroes,” says scientist Jasmin Camacho.

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Pfizer CEO says Covid vaccine will remain 'free for all Americans,' overlooking indirect costs

By Adam Feuerstein

STAT

Higher costs borne by insurers will be passed on in the form of higher premiums, as one critic of the drug industry noted.

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STAT+: Biosplice, once the most valuable biotech startup, sees a pair of osteoarthritis trials fail

By Jonathan Wosen

Biosplice

The results show that the small-molecule drug lorecivivint failed to significantly soothe the pain of osteoarthritis patients.

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STAT+: Sales of antibiotics for food-producing animals dropped by nearly half in Europe over the past decade

By Ed Silverman

JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images

Overall, the aggregated sales of antibiotic used by veterinarians in 2021 indicated a 4.9% decrease compared to 2020.

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Opinion: STAT+: Removing barriers to biosimilar adoption in the United States

By Thomas Newcomer

Adobe

Misperceptions of inferiority and the intricacies of the domestic market access are limiting biosimilar adoption in the U.S.

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mRNA drugs with a built-in 'copy machine' could lead to safer, more effective therapies

By Jonathan Wosen

Christine Kao / STAT

Some patients might need to produce high levels of a therapeutic protein for a prolonged period of time to benefit from an mRNA treatment.

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