Novo Nordisk’s high-dose Wegovy approved in the U.S.
A high-dose version of Novo Nordisk’s injectable obesity drug Wegovy received U.S. approval.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
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Two doctors on the challenges of medicine today
In today's Morning Rounds newsletter, a Texas couple getting rich off out-of-network medical bills, two doctors on the challenges of medicine today, and more.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: Will the Jalisco cartel's new US-born leader complicate Trump's war on drugs?
Strategic angle: An analysis of the implications of the Jalisco cartel's leadership change on US drug policy.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: Activists deliver medical aid to crisis-hit Cuba as US energy blockade continues
Strategic angle: European activists provided crucial medical supplies to Cuba amidst a severe economic crisis exacerbated by a US energy blockade.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: HHS Watchdog Critiques Nursing Homes for Antipsychotic Drug Misuse
Strategic angle: Nursing homes misuse antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients, disguising the practice as schizophrenia treatment, a watchdog finds.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: Farage Calls for Release of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Strategic angle: Reform UK leader praises efforts to free imprisoned rapper and drug trafficker.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, hailed as an 'epochal figure,' dies at 93
Strategic angle: Ilia II was hospitalised on Tuesday morning in critical condition with "mass bleeding from the stomach," the director of the Caucasus Medical Centre said.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: FDA and NIH announce more initiatives to reduce animal testing in drug development
Strategic angle: The HHS has made reducing animal testing a priority over the past year.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Opinion: I was a surgeon. The hardest part of leaving medicine was believing that I could
Strategic angle: Leaving her career as a surgeon, Frances Mei Hardin writes, “was the beginning of a life I actually wanted.”
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Drug use report: Sharp drop of MDMA in European wastewaters; cocaine and ketamine rise
Strategic angle: A new study reveals significant changes in illicit drug use across Europe, highlighting a decrease in MDMA and increases in ketamine and cocaine.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Targeted alpha therapy: One compound holds promise for unified cancer care
Strategic angle: ORNL is a leader in developing advanced radiotherapies and providing essential radioisotopes.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Trump's Drug Pricing Moves and GSK Asthma Drug Insights
Strategic angle: The White House intensifies pressure on Congress for drug pricing legislation.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: High-resolution electron microscopy sheds light on the cellular responses to stress
Strategic angle: An international team led by researchers from the University Medical Center Göttingen has used advanced electron microscopy technologies to capture key cellular mechanisms of stress resistance.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: A new drug could be the beginning of the end for sleeping sickness
Strategic angle: The goal in the world of global health is to bring an end to this scourge by 2030. A new drug looks as if it could do the job.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Florida Man Sues Sheriff After Drug Test Decides IBS Meds Are Basically Fentanyl During Traffic Stop
Strategic angle: A Florida man is taking legal action against a sheriff's department after a roadside drug test misidentified his IBS medication as fentanyl.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Plastic bottles transformed into Parkinson's drug using bacteria
Strategic angle: A pioneering method converts waste plastic into a vital medication for Parkinson's disease.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Opinion: Congress must pass legislation to ensure Medicare covers breakthrough medical technologies
Strategic angle: Congress must pass bipartisan legislation to ensure Medicare coverage of breakthrough medical technologies, writes a physician and inventor.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Israeli strike kills 12 medics in a clinic in southern Lebanon
An overnight Israeli strike resulted in the deaths of a dozen medical staff in southern Lebanon, escalating tensions in the region.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: A lab mistake at Cambridge reveals a powerful new way to modify drug molecules
Strategic angle: Cambridge scientists have discovered a light-powered chemical reaction that allows for safer modifications of complex drug molecules.
Editorial Staff Mar 14
Briefing: How STAT would cover ‘The Fugitive’ if its pharma scandal were real
Strategic angle: It's Oscar season, so we're bringing you a special STATus report on how we'd cover the drug scandal in 'The Fugitive' if it were real.
Editorial Staff Mar 13