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Coalition wages campaign for retractions of Richard Lynn’s racist journal articles

STAT

JUNE 20, 2024

A coalition of researchers, historians, and journalists is urging that major scientific publishers, including Elsevier and Springer, retract the racist articles of an academic known — and sometimes lauded for — a long career espousing ideas of racial superiority and eugenics.

Opinion: Journals that published Richard Lynn’s racist ‘research’ articles should retract them

STAT

JUNE 20, 2024

In 2012, the Elsevier journal Personality and Individual Differences published a special issue that included articles with titles like “Life history theory and race differences: An appreciation of Richard Lynn’s contribution to science” and “National IQs and economic outcomes.”

It’s time to stop treating menopause like a disease, researchers argue in series of Lancet articles

STAT

MARCH 5, 2024

The article calls for a reframing of menopause and a management approach that is not simply focused on medical interventions that relieve symptoms. One in eight people is postmenopausal, and about 50 million women enter menopause every year.

Systematic reviews cited retracted articles, new study finds

STAT

JUNE 12, 2025

Systematic reviews, which involve pooling data from multiple studies and analyzing them together, are increasingly popular as a way to produce more authoritative conclusions than can be derived from the individual smaller papers.

Article presents innovative drug for controlling weight and blood sugar

World Pharma News

JUNE 25, 2025

An article published in the journal Nature Metabolism presents an experimental drug that stimulates adipose tissue cells to produce heat through a process known as thermogenesis, thereby promoting weight loss.

Compounding

Court orders government to restore articles on LGBTQ health

STAT

MAY 27, 2025

Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Good morning, I hope you had a nice long weekend. I spent it working on my first (baby-sized) quilt, playing soccer, and eating lots of good food. But now it’s back to the news. Read the rest…

Journals issue corrections noting vaping researchers’ undisclosed ties to Juul

STAT

JUNE 25, 2024

WASHINGTON — A journal published by the American Medical Association has corrected four articles from two of the nation’s top tobacco researchers, Ray Niaura and David Abrams, after STAT uncovered undisclosed ties the New York University professors had with the e-cigarette company Juul. Read the rest…

STAT+: As AI in health care proliferates, so do legal questions concerning its use

STAT

MAY 15, 2025

One of the speakers, Christopher Longhurst, chief clinical and innovation officer at UC San Diego Health, just published an article calling on clinicians to disclose to patients any time generative AI is used in their communications. “We just think that’s the right thing to do,” he said.

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STAT+: U.K. lawmaker wants regulators to probe pharma companies over ‘misleading’ Covid-19 vaccines statements

STAT

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

In the latest instance, the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority, a self-regulating arm of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, pointed to two online articles and four tweets that were made in connection with recruiting patients.

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10 of our most read articles of 2024

PharmaVoice

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The high drama of an election year, industry layoffs, patent cliff strategies and other key trends that shaped pharma in 2024.

Questions about Pfizer’s GenAI ‘Health Answers’

STAT

MARCH 4, 2025

It feels a little bit like typing queries into Google and getting answers from WebMD or another SEO-optimized health resource, without having to actually read (or skim) a whole article. Read the rest…

STAT+: The U.S. has relied on cheap, effective generic drugs for 40 years. Now that promise is under threat

STAT

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

STAT is co-publishing this article by Tradeoffs. Lisa Ann Trainor struggled to stay on top of schoolwork, hold a job or even perform basic tasks like laundry for six exhausting years. Then, in 2018, she finally found a drug that kept her ADHD in check. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT+: NEJM aims to hold AI to account with new publication

STAT

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The journal will also publish review articles, policy perspectives, and educational materials for physicians and computer scientists. Many recent articles published in top-tier journals have envisioned a future state where AI transforms vast swaths of medical practice.

Mistakes happen in research papers. But corrections often don’t

STAT

JANUARY 10, 2023

Cell, EMBO, and Science have each opened their own investigations into the articles, and both Science and Cell have published “editorial expressions of concern” for the papers, which warn readers that the information in the articles may be questionable, but stop short of making corrections or retractions.

Opinion: Readers respond to essays on long Covid, hypochondria, and more

STAT

JUNE 22, 2024

First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and maybe even provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others.

How skeptical should you be of an after-the-fact subgroup analysis in a failed clinical trial?

STAT

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This article was adapted from STAT’s latest report , “Subgroup analysis: how to evaluate post hoc tests for significance in failed clinical trials.” ” C linical trials of newly developed drugs often don’t work out. Read the rest…

A STAT analysis shows how top drug companies are starting to take action on climate

STAT

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This article is adapted from STAT’s exclusive analysis in the STAT Report: “Climate rankings: How top drug companies measure up in combating climate change.” ” D rug companies are major contributors to climate change, both through direct greenhouse gas emissions and especially through their supply chains.

Heart disease experts in their own words: ‘This is solvable and this is preventable’

STAT

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Nearly all of them, as a related article details, pointed to a crisis in primary care. Over the last few months, STAT put that question to nearly a dozen experts in cardiology, primary care, endocrinology, and vascular disease. Read the rest…

Managing Drug Patent Portfolios Effectively

Drug Patent Watch

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This article explores key best practices and strategies for optimizing drug patent… Source Effective management of drug patent portfolios is crucial for pharmaceutical companies to maintain market exclusivity, protect revenue streams, and drive innovation.

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For anyone considering taking the pill after giving birth

STAT

APRIL 1, 2025

The generative AI overview told me, “StatNews, like many news outlets, uses April 1st to publish articles that are intentionally humorous or satirical.” Yesterday, I was googling to see if STAT ever published April Fool’s content. ” Read the rest…

For Eli Lilly’s head scientist, Alzheimer’s results cap a 25-year scientific quest

STAT

MAY 3, 2023

“I’ve been pursuing the same enemy for 25 years,” Skovronsky, now head of research at Eli Lilly, said at the STAT Breakthrough Summit in San Francisco on Wednesday.

Opinion: First Opinion readers on clinical trials in Africa, compounded semaglutide, depressed mice, and more

STAT

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others.

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Suicide hotlines promise anonymity. Dozens of their websites send sensitive data to Facebook

STAT

JUNE 13, 2023

This article was co-published with The Markup , a nonprofit newsroom that investigates how powerful institutions are using technology to change our society. Sign up for its newsletters here.

STAT+: NYU professors who defended vaping didn’t disclose ties to Juul, documents show

STAT

MAY 6, 2024

Abrams asked Juul officials for talking points, allowed company executives to review an academic article prior to publishing, and attended Juul scientific advisory board meetings, all without disclosing those connections to journal publishers or the public. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Handling Drug Patent Invalidity Claims

Drug Patent Watch

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In this article, we will delve into the strategies and considerations for handling drug patent… Source However, with the increasing competition from generic and biosimilar manufacturers, patent invalidity claims have become a significant challenge for pharmaceutical companies.

Opinion: Readers respond to essays on philanthropy and nursing schools, opioid overdoses, and more

STAT

JULY 20, 2024

First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and maybe even provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others.

Drug Pricing

STAT+: Dana-Farber retracts string of studies in systematic review of data integrity

STAT

APRIL 18, 2024

The issues with this paper, along with concerns with more than 50 other articles co-authored by four of Dana-Farber’s top researchers, were highlighted in a January blog post by the scientific sleuth Sholto David.

Tabloid changes Pharmacy First antibiotics headline following sector concern

The Pharmacist

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The article, published yesterday (11 November) on the Mail Online, was originally headlined 'Revealed: What you need to say to a pharmacist to get antibiotics for your sore throat'. And it shared […] The post Tabloid changes Pharmacy First antibiotics headline following sector concern appeared first on The Pharmacist.

The cardiologist building digital tools to help colleagues stay on top of new research

STAT

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Visit the website of cardiologist Ruey Hu, and you can scroll through his prolific scientific articles neatly arranged into 11 sections by study type, peruse a folder of medical education resources, and browse links to a couple of hand-coded tools. More curiously, there’s also a tab labeled, “Composing.”

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An Ask Me Anything with STAT’s Nicholas St. Fleur

STAT

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Recently, STAT launched a brand-new home for our subscribers to connect with each other and with their favorite STAT journalists. It’s called, appropriately, STAT+ Connect.

Opinion: What readers have to say about long Covid, FDA and diversity, and more

STAT

JUNE 29, 2024

First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and maybe even provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others.

STAT+: ‘If this works, it changes everything’: Altos Labs founders lay out plan to reverse disease

STAT

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

For one, the first article about the biotech and its $3 billion stash talked about Silicon Valley billionaires “ living forever.” BOSTON — The executives behind Altos Labs would really, really like people to stop saying they’re trying to reverse aging. They have a couple things going against them on this count.

As its cancer vaccine moves through the clinic, Transgene sets sights on manufacturing

PharmaVoice

JULY 9, 2025

Published July 9, 2025 Amy Baxter Staff Reporter post share post print email license Stock via Getty Images Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated.

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Opinion: First Opinion readers respond to psychiatry and social contracts, Medicare and weight loss meds, and more

STAT

JULY 6, 2024

First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and maybe even provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others.

Opinion: STAT readers on mask bans, cancer screening, and empathy and AI

STAT

AUGUST 24, 2024

First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others.

A half century after Prozac, a new generation of depression drugs is bringing hope to a long-stagnant field

STAT

MARCH 27, 2023

This article is excerpted from the latest STAT Report: Treating Depression: a new era of promising Drugs. O n May 8, 1972, a researcher at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis named Jong-Sin Horng tested a compound his team had developed and found it had a curious property. Read the rest…

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CDC to cut back on Covid data it collects as public health emergency ends

STAT

MAY 5, 2023

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Intellectual Property Rights and Regulatory Considerations for Drug Repurposing

Drug Patent Watch

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This article delves into the intricate world of drug repurposing… Source In the ever-evolving landscape of pharmaceutical research and development, drug repurposing has emerged as a promising strategy to bring new treatments to patients more quickly and cost-effectively.

STAT+: Journal retracts study tied to Micronoma’s effort to create cancer blood test

STAT

JUNE 26, 2024

“Some of the findings of the article are affected and the corresponding conclusions are no longer supported,” Nature said in the retraction. Nature retracted a high-profile paper that served as part of the scientific groundwork for Micronoma, a San Diego-based startup, on Wednesday.

STAT+: Lawsuit says Cigna illegally denies claims in bulk, sticking patients with unexpected bills

STAT

JULY 24, 2023

The complaint cites a March ProPublica article , which found that over a period of two months in 2022, Cigna doctors denied over 300,000 requests for payment using PXDX, spending an average of 1.2 One doctor alone denied 121,000 claims in that time period, according to the article. seconds “reviewing” each request.

Opinion: First Opinion readers on Noah Lyles and Covid-19, the dearth of geriatricians, PBMs, and more

STAT

AUGUST 17, 2024

First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others.

For many who use power wheelchairs, CMS decision just made seat elevation much less expensive

STAT

JUNE 5, 2023

This article is adapted from STAT’s latest report , Decoding Medicare: 10 key coverage decisions and how they’re made.

Opinion: STAT readers on the health care system, pediatrics, and mental health apps

STAT

DECEMBER 14, 2024

First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others.

Opinion: Connecticut’s comptroller explains his thinking about GLP-1s for state employees

STAT

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This article is part of a partnership between First Opinion and Tradeoffs, a podcast exploring our confusing, costly, and often counterintuitive health care system. To

Coalition wages campaign for retractions of Richard Lynn’s racist journal articles

Opinion: Journals that published Richard Lynn’s racist ‘research’ articles should retract them

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It’s time to stop treating menopause like a disease, researchers argue in series of Lancet articles

Systematic reviews cited retracted articles, new study finds

Article presents innovative drug for controlling weight and blood sugar

Court orders government to restore articles on LGBTQ health

Journals issue corrections noting vaping researchers’ undisclosed ties to Juul

STAT+: As AI in health care proliferates, so do legal questions concerning its use

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10 of our most read articles of 2024

Questions about Pfizer’s GenAI ‘Health Answers’

STAT+: The U.S. has relied on cheap, effective generic drugs for 40 years. Now that promise is under threat

STAT+: NEJM aims to hold AI to account with new publication

Mistakes happen in research papers. But corrections often don’t

Opinion: Readers respond to essays on long Covid, hypochondria, and more

How skeptical should you be of an after-the-fact subgroup analysis in a failed clinical trial?

A STAT analysis shows how top drug companies are starting to take action on climate

Heart disease experts in their own words: ‘This is solvable and this is preventable’

Managing Drug Patent Portfolios Effectively

For anyone considering taking the pill after giving birth

For Eli Lilly’s head scientist, Alzheimer’s results cap a 25-year scientific quest

Opinion: First Opinion readers on clinical trials in Africa, compounded semaglutide, depressed mice, and more

Suicide hotlines promise anonymity. Dozens of their websites send sensitive data to Facebook

STAT+: NYU professors who defended vaping didn’t disclose ties to Juul, documents show

Handling Drug Patent Invalidity Claims

Opinion: Readers respond to essays on philanthropy and nursing schools, opioid overdoses, and more

STAT+: Dana-Farber retracts string of studies in systematic review of data integrity

Tabloid changes Pharmacy First antibiotics headline following sector concern

The cardiologist building digital tools to help colleagues stay on top of new research

An Ask Me Anything with STAT’s Nicholas St. Fleur

Opinion: What readers have to say about long Covid, FDA and diversity, and more

STAT+: ‘If this works, it changes everything’: Altos Labs founders lay out plan to reverse disease

As its cancer vaccine moves through the clinic, Transgene sets sights on manufacturing

Opinion: First Opinion readers respond to psychiatry and social contracts, Medicare and weight loss meds, and more

Opinion: STAT readers on mask bans, cancer screening, and empathy and AI

A half century after Prozac, a new generation of depression drugs is bringing hope to a long-stagnant field

CDC to cut back on Covid data it collects as public health emergency ends

Intellectual Property Rights and Regulatory Considerations for Drug Repurposing

STAT+: Journal retracts study tied to Micronoma’s effort to create cancer blood test

STAT+: Lawsuit says Cigna illegally denies claims in bulk, sticking patients with unexpected bills

Opinion: First Opinion readers on Noah Lyles and Covid-19, the dearth of geriatricians, PBMs, and more

For many who use power wheelchairs, CMS decision just made seat elevation much less expensive

Opinion: STAT readers on the health care system, pediatrics, and mental health apps

Opinion: Connecticut’s comptroller explains his thinking about GLP-1s for state employees

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