Life Briefing: Opinion: Remembering public health pioneer Barry Bloom: a scientist, a mentor, a mensch Strategic angle: Marc Lipsitch and Yonatan Grad pay tribute to their former colleague and mentor Barry R. Bloom. Editorial Staff Mar 30
Life Briefing: Opinion: STAT+: Washington is on the verge of true PBM reform Strategic angle: Like it or not, PBMs are fiduciaries. Editorial Staff Mar 30
Life Briefing: Medicaid Enrollment and Unwinding Tracker Strategic angle: This tracker presents the most recent Medicaid data on renewals and disenrollments available for each state as well as monthly enrollment data during the unwinding period. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: Amid focus on food, FDA leader briefs lawmakers on priorities Strategic angle: Infant formula safety, updating labels, defining ultraprocessed foods, and expanding inspections of processing plants are among the priorities. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: U.S. Global Health Country-Level Funding Tracker Strategic angle: This tracker provides U.S. global health funding data by program area and country. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: White House Works to Win Pharma Support for Drug Pricing Bill Strategic angle: The White House is working to build support for drug pricing legislation, part of an election year focus on affordability. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: China’s Biotech Boom is Rewriting Everything Strategic angle: How China's biotech boom is transforming the landscape of global science collaboration amidst an NIH crackdown. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life NIH Restrictions Impact 1 in 4 U.S. Scientists A significant number of NIH-funded scientists report adverse effects from new restrictions on foreign research partnerships. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings Strategic angle: From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: Novo Nordisk Boosts Consumer Focus with New Board Appointment Strategic angle: Pharmalittle highlights Novo Nordisk's strategic move to enhance consumer engagement by appointing a new board observer. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: One or Two Health Systems Controlled the Entire Market for Inpatient Hospital Care in Nearly Half of Metropolitan Areas in 2024 Strategic angle: This analysis examines the competitiveness of markets for hospital care and finds that nearly half of metropolitan areas across the country had only one or two hospitals or health systems providing general inpatient hospital care in 2024. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: Decades after Vietnam War, research links Agent Orange exposure to MDS blood cancer Strategic angle: A new study establishes a connection between Agent Orange and MDS blood cancers, potentially aiding veterans in receiving assistance. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: Medical School Accreditor Drops Health Equity Teaching Requirement Amid Political Pressure Strategic angle: The leading medical school accreditation body in the U.S. has removed language from its standards requiring schools to teach about health inequities. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: Opinion: Future physicians need more nutrition education — but not of the MAHA variety Strategic angle: Credible nutrition educators and scientists need to be closely involved as medical schools add more instruction on nutrition. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: Opinion: Spreading out elective admissions could save lives, strengthen hospitals, and reduce health spending Strategic angle: This intervention improves patient safety, clinician well-being, and hospital finances simultaneously — a rare alignment of incentives in health care. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: Trump administration claims home care fraud is ‘rampant’ Strategic angle: Officials allege widespread fraud in home-based care, but evidence remains unprovided. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: FDA approves Rocket gene therapy for rare immune disorder Strategic angle: Kresladi has shown positive results in a small trial of nine patients. Editorial Staff Mar 27
Life Briefing: HHS Gathers Health Care Leaders to Modernize System Strategic angle: Panel aims to lower costs and enhance care quality with expert advice. Editorial Staff Mar 26
Life Briefing: LGBT People Experience Widespread Concerns and Challenges When it Comes to Health Care Affordability Strategic angle: This analysis highlights the health care affordability challenges facing LGBT adults, a growing population that faces health related disparities. Editorial Staff Mar 26
Life Allogene’s off-the-shelf CAR-T is nearing an early but pivotal study readout A preliminary readout from a study could vindicate Allogene Therapeutics' stubborn belief in its off-the-shelf CAR-T treatment. Editorial Staff Mar 26