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Across 7 hearings, RFK Jr. talks a new, more moderate MAHA
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (223+ words) Good morning, we made it to Thursday. Thanks for reading." Drugmakers have long used coupons to lower the out-of-pocket costs patients pay for expensive"medications. And now, as links between pharmaceutical companies and telehealth providers grow, coupons are also cutting…...
Novartis picks up experimental breast cancer drug for $2 B
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (265+ words) LONDON " Novartis said Friday it was buying an experimental breast cancer drug from Delaware-based Synnovation Therapeutics for $2 billion upfront. The deal includes includes up to another $1 billion if the drug reaches certain milestones." The drug, an oral medicine called SNV4818, is…...
The question we need to ask about the maternal mortality crisis
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (624+ words) Weli is a public health advocate and cultural liaison based in Minnesota. Why now? I had three children without ever seeing a doctor. Why go looking for problems? That's what Fatima, a 38-year-old Somali mother, said when I encouraged her…...
At ESMO, Astra Zeneca and Gilead square off in triple-negative breast cancer
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (278+ words) Andrew is STAT's Europe correspondent, based in London. Before moving to the U. K. in 2023, he worked as a general assignment reporter in STAT's Boston headquarters, starting with its launch in 2015. He was part of the STAT team that was named a…...
Enhertu pushes into early breast cancer, as antibody-drug conjugates move up the line
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (246+ words) Andrew is STAT's Europe correspondent, based in London. Before moving to the U. K. in 2023, he worked as a general assignment reporter in STAT's Boston headquarters, starting with its launch in 2015. He was part of the STAT team that was named a…...
Roche, Celcuity detail successful advanced breast cancer studies
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (254+ words) Andrew is STAT's Europe correspondent, based in London. Before moving to the U. K. in 2023, he worked as a general assignment reporter in STAT's Boston headquarters, starting with its launch in 2015. He was part of the STAT team that was named a…...
New breast cancer screening trial may answer key AI question
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (323+ words) STAT is a media company focused on finding and telling compelling stories about health, medicine, and scientific discovery. We produce daily news, investigative articles, and narrative projects in addition to multimedia features, podcasts, and opinion pieces. We tell our stories…...
My mother refused treatment for her breast cancer. Her doctors should have respected her choice
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (501+ words) By Joy Lisi Rankin My mother died in January 2007. She told the family that she had breast cancer in 2002. We still don't know when she knew, or when she had been diagnosed. One thing we did know: She chose not…...