STAT+: FDA approves Sanofi diabetes drug for children with stage 3 diabetes
The FDA has approved a drug that was previously caught in a dispute between career staff and the political appointee head of the CDER.
HealthWHO director-general is profoundly concerned after visit to Ebola outbreak area
The director-general of the World Health Organization is profoundly worried about the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, he told STAT in an interview.
HealthTessa Yang talks about her debut novel, 'The Jellyfish Problem'
A stay-out-of-the-water beach read features a giant, sentient sea creature. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with Tessa Yang about her debut novel, "The Jelly Fish Problem."
HealthOpinion: ‘I’m pretty much all in’: An interview with a woman starting medical residency at almost 73
"There are some physicians that work to 100”: Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft on becoming a medical doctor in her 70s.
HealthSTAT+: Trump administration revisits policy to close Medicare drug price negotiation loophole
Trump administration revisits policy to plug Medicare drug price negotiation loophole.
HealthPolitical blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas
Screwworms are on their way to becoming a billion-dollar international problem but can be contained if ranchers are vigilant, watch their herds and other wildlife, and quickly treat any infestations, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said.
HealthSTAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.
HealthSTAT+: Prometheus raises $12 billion in capital for artificial engineers
Nonprofit Blood Cancer United acquires cancer drug, Lilly and Nvidia invest in Abridge, and more biotech news
HealthRemembering French-Iranian artist and writer Marjane Satrapi
Satrapi's groundbreaking graphic novel Persepolis introduced readers to life in Iran during the Islamic revolution and the Iran/Iraq war. She died June 4, 2026. Originally broadcast June 2, 2003.
HealthSTAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a discontinued cancer drug, a Novo security breach, and more
The nonprofit Blood Cancer United is buying the remaining supplies of a discontinued investigational cancer drug, Luvelta