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More hospital pharmacists are rationing drugs due to shortages; TB outbreak underscores testing shortcomings

August 11, 2023
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STAT+ | More hospital pharmacists are rationing drugs due to increasing shortages

A growing number of hospital pharmacists are rationing drugs due to shortages of medications, including chemotherapies for cancer.

By Ed Silverman


STAT+ | White House drug shortages task force MIA with lawmakers while Congress works on fixes

A White House task force has yet to contact lawmakers writing legislation to stem drug shortages or offer a timeline for its recommendations.

By John Wilkerson


STAT+ | Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings

From new hires to departures, promotions, and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.

By Ed Silverman



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Tuberculosis outbreak tied to bone grafts underscores shortcomings of testing

One person has died and at least four have been sickened by tuberculosis in infected bone graft materials.

By Lizzy Lawrence


Opinion: Philanthropic endowments at universities can offer a way out of biotech's Valley of Death

Universities can apply the same innovative, out-of-the-box thinking they use in scientific labs to philanthropy.

By Roopa Ramamoorthi


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