STAT+: FDA’s evolving view of what makes a ‘breakthrough’ device

The White House is asking Congress to cut $5 billion from the National Institutes of Health and to downsize the number of its institutes and centers from 27 to 22 — a plan that is expected to receive a chilly reception from lawmakers from…

My son is now in high school, but when he was in the second grade, I received a call that changed everything: “We think he had a stroke.” He had developed a facial droop and couldn’t walk on his own. His teacher carried him to the nurse’s…

From a scan of its job openings, it would be easy to mistake UnitedHealth Group for Silicon Valley’s latest artificial intelligence juggernaut. Hundreds of postings seek applicants with expertise in data science and artificial…

In February, a small biotech company called Kezar Life Sciences reached a breakthrough with the Food and Drug Administration, agreeing to a plan for a clinical trial it hoped could lead to the approval of its treatment for a rare,…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tends to favor health choices he sees as natural — whether that means eating “real food” like meat and vegetables instead of ultra-processed food or suggesting, falsely, that nutrition and vitamins are a good…

I am sitting in a firm recliner with a wipeable surface during a two-day hospital admission for testing at our local children’s hospital. The chair is designed for durability, not sleep. The pillow beneath my head is flat and smells…

Neurocrine Biosciences said Monday that it would buy Soleno Therapeutics and its treatment for Prader-Willi syndrome for $2.9 billion. Neurocrine is paying $53 a share for Soleno, a 34% premium to its closing price on Thursday. Soleno’s…

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