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First Opinion Steve Brozak

STAT Plus: Another Theranos crime: Loss of trust in real-time diagnostics

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Zantac lawsuits are tossed out as judge lambasts lack of evidence showing links to cancer

Health Tech Mario Aguilar

STAT Plus: ‘Who is the real pioneer?’: Apple and AliveCor go head-to-head over crucial heart monitoring tech for smartwatches

Business Tara Bannow

Medical malpractice lawsuits, delayed by the pandemic, are hitting hospitals harder than expected

Health Care Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: UPMC, Advocate Aurora, Duke fighting lawsuits over use of Meta’s tracking tool

Health Tech Associated Press

STAT Plus: Holmes gets more than 11 years in prison for Theranos scam

A STAT Investigation Jared Whitlock

Nursing home chain’s tangled corporate structure and bankruptcy threats stymied litigation

First Opinion Jeanne A. Markey and Raymond M. Sarola

Private equity, health care, and profits: It’s time to protect patients

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In the Lab Allison DeAngelis

STAT Plus: Former MIT professor tried to influence investigation of harassment at lab, report states

A STAT Investigation Nicholas Florko

Legal and medical experts say denying hepatitis C care is cruel and unusual punishment, but the courts are still catching up

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A STAT Investigation Nicholas Florko

Hundreds of incarcerated people are dying of hep C — even though we have a simple cure

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Cambodia halts exports of non-human primates, threatening drug discovery efforts

Health Brian Melley — Associated Press

A jury finds NCAA is not to blame in lawsuit over football player’s death after repeated head trauma

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Walmart agrees to pay $3.1 billion in latest settlement stemming from the opioid crisis

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Viatris executive is charged with insider trading scheme involving a friend and former colleague

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: The Supreme Court will review a contentious Amgen patent case, but not one involving Bristol. Why?

Health Tech Associated Press

STAT Plus: Elizabeth Holmes awaits sentencing after bid for new trial fails

First Opinion Allison Empey

The Supreme Court needs to uphold protection for Native American children

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: U.S. Supreme Court gives Amgen a boost by agreeing to review a closely watched patent case

Health Geoff Mulvihill — Associated Press

CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Justice Department sues Cigna for allegedly exaggerating conditions of Medicare Advantage members

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: European Prosecutor’s Office confirms it’s investigating European Union Covid vaccine contracts

A STAT Investigation Lev Facher, Kate Sheridan and Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Documents detail how pharmacy giants Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart failed patients in the opioid crisis

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: AstraZeneca is fined by South Korea for an anticompetitive deal over a cancer drug

First Opinion Podcast Patrick Skerrett

Listen: The Supreme Court set public health back 50 years. The next term could be even worse

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: European Commission says preliminary findings indicate Teva violated antitrust rules

First Opinion David F. Arons

STAT Plus: The cost of doing nothing: Congress is missing a rare opportunity to improve FDA policies and help people with deadly illnesses

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Lilly is accused by the federal government of discriminating against older sales reps

First Opinion Juliana E. Morris

Doctors who knowingly spread Covid-19 lies should be held accountable

Health Care Inc. Bob Herman

Medicare Advantage boosterism, providers’ surprise billing savior in Texas, and a health insurance firewall

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Solicitor general recommends Supreme Court shouldn’t review an Amgen patent case

First Opinion Anand Parekh

Preventive services can improve Americans’ health, but they are now on trial

Business Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: UnitedHealth bid for Change Healthcare may proceed, judge rules