Elizabeth Holmes to move from Texas prison to halfway house in 2027
Elizabeth Holmes will be transferred from a federal prison in Texas to an Austin transitional center in August 2027.
Category: Health
FDA commissioner nominee Dr Heidi Overton answers Senate questions on vaccines and food safety
Senate HELP committee members questioned FDA commissioner nominee Dr Heidi Overton regarding her views on vaccines, mifepristone, and food safety protocols.
Heidi Overton becomes youngest FDA commissioner nominee with rural New Mexico background
Heidi Overton has been nominated to lead the Food and Drug Administration in Washington after a career that began in rural New Mexico.
FDA nominee Heidi Overton faces Senate committee hearing this morning
Heidi Overton, the Trump administration pick to lead the FDA, is scheduled to appear before a Senate committee today.
Family waits years for autism diagnosis after referral accepted in March
A mother from Trafford waited five and a half years to secure an official autism diagnosis for her 14-year-old daughter.
Major insurers oppose Medicare plan for direct provider remote monitoring
UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, and Kaiser Permanente sent letters to Medicare officials opposing a proposal that would allow providers to deliver remote patient monitoring directly.
Colleagues defend boss who treated senior legal executive like emotional stab vest
Former colleagues defended a senior manager at an unnamed organisation after a legal executive resigned due to bullying and psychological harm.
Indonesian court strikes down patent evergreening provision to protect public health
An Indonesian Constitutional Court ruled last week that a law amendment allowing patent evergreening by drugmakers is unconstitutional.
STAT podcast hosts discuss FDA nominee and Chinese drug development from Shanghai
STAT biotech reporters and Jason Mast joined a podcast episode from Shanghai to discuss the FDA nomination of Heidi Overton and the impact of China on drug development.
FDA approves Eli Lilly once-weekly insulin for type 2 diabetes
The US Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly's new once-weekly basal insulin injection for adults with type 2 diabetes in Washington.