# drug development — RSS Amplifier

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## [STAT+: Sanofi to lay off 229 workers in Mass., a year after $9.1B Blueprint Medicines acquisition](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/17/sanofi-layoffs-mass-blueprint-medicines/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-17 · Auzzy Byrdsell — Boston Globe · STAT_

Sanofi, one of the Massachusetts' largest pharmaceutical employers, will lay off more than 200 workers there a year after acquiring Blueprint Medicines.

## [STAT+: Eyepoint study results for vision treatment disappoint, but company still sees promise](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/17/eyepoint-duravyu-wet-amd-study/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-17 · Adam Feuerstein · STAT_

Eyepoint said patients given its experimental treatment for wet AMD failed to maintain vision with less frequent injections compared to a standard treatment.

## [STAT+: The IRS is probing UnitedHealth, and a private equity slowdown](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/17/irs-probe-unitedhealth-group-taxes-private-equity-deals-physician-groups/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-17 · Bob Herman · STAT_

UnitedHealth faces an investigation over tax payments, and we examine why PE deals for doctor groups are slowing.

## [STAT+: Akeso and Summit&#8217;s lung cancer drug shows worsening tumor-progression benefit](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/17/biotech-news-akeso-summit-ivonescimabs-worsening-tumor-progression-benefit/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-17 · Meghana Keshavan · STAT_

Europe pulls Tavneos over trial integrity concerns, pricing concerns over AstraZeneca's hypertension drug, and more biotech news from The Readout

## [STAT+: Pharmalittle: We&#8217;re reading about an AstraZeneca setback, falling U.S. drug prices, and more](https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/08/17/astrazeneca-lung-cancer-setback-falling-drug-prices/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-17 · Ed Silverman · STAT_

AstraZeneca is discontinuing a late-stage drug trial in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, extending a run of setbacks

## [Everything the Trump administration did on health care last week](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/17/health-news-everything-the-trump-administration-did-on-health-care/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-17 · Theresa Gaffney · STAT_

An executive order remaking the federal vaccine agenda, Epic's antitrust lawsuits, and more health news from Morning Rounds

## [STAT+: Kennedy’s split-screen week: Talk of vaccines in D.C., fraud and addiction out West](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/17/rfk-jr-california-tour-maha-messaging-fight-fraud-addiction/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-17 · Chelsea Cirruzzo · STAT_

The California trip shows how Kennedy likes to focus on key MAHA themes, while avoiding some divisive topics.

## [STAT+: UnitedHealth faces IRS probe over potential tax avoidance](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/17/unitedhealth-irs-probe-audit-targets-foreign-subsidiary-transfers/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-17 · Bob Herman · STAT_

The health insurer may face a significant increase in taxes, amid a dispute with federal authorities.

## [STAT+: Epic confronts unprecedented challenges as it prepares to address customers and unveil road map](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/17/ugm-epic-confronts-challenges-succession-ai-strategy-antitrust/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-17 · Brittany Trang and Casey Ross · STAT_

Epic, whose software is used by the majority of American hospitals, faces unprecedented challenges ahead of its annual User Group Meeting.

## [Opinion: We proved bipartisan health care reform works in North Carolina. Let’s bring it nationwide](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/17/healthy-opportunities-pilots-hop-program-north-carolina-medicaid-social-services/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-17 · Mandy Cohen and Kody Kinsley · STAT_

“North Carolina proved that pragmatism can beat partisanship,” write Mandy Cohen and Kody Kinsley.

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_2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Opinion: Paid paternity leave is pediatric preventive care](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/17/paid-paternity-leave-baby-help-pediatricians/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-17 · Nishant Pandya · STAT_

“A growing body of evidence shows that fathers make unique, independent contributions to children's health and development,” writes pediatrician Nishant Pandya.

## [STAT+: State laws may be curbing private equity takeovers of physician group](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/17/private-equity-50-percent-drop-physician-practice-management-deals-2026/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-17 · Tara Bannow · STAT_

Private equity deals for practice management firms are declining sharply.

## [STAT+: Epic’s alleged anticompetitive practices under scrutiny from federal, state investigators](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/14/epic-systems-ftc-review-nda-use-possible-anticompetitive-practices/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-14 · Casey Ross and Brittany Trang · STAT_

Epic Systems is the subject of a broad inquiry into its business practices, people who were contacted by FTC investigators told STAT.

## [Opinion: AAP president: How pediatricians are navigating federal leaders’ fearmongering on vaccines](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/14/vaccine-executive-order-policy-aap-president/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-14 · Andrew D. Racine · STAT_

Every parent experiences a unique mix of emotions when caring for a newborn baby. You’re filled with an overwhelming sense of pride, love, and awe for this tiny, precious person…

## [Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/14/luigi-mangione-federal-charges-guilty-plea-killing-of-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-14 · Associated Press · STAT_

In pleading guilty, Mangione admitted to following UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson and then shooting him.

## [STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings](https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/08/14/up-down-ladder-latest-comings-goings-jobs/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-14 · Ed Silverman · STAT_

From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.

## [STAT+: PBMs agree to display TrumpRx drug prices](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/14/biotech-news-pbms-agree-to-display-trumprx-drug-prices/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-14 · Meghana Keshavan · STAT_

Bristol's Zenbexus wins accelerated approval, Novartis wins UK patent fight over Entresto, and more biotech news from The Readout

## [STAT+: Pharmalittle: We&#8217;re reading about a lawsuit over lab tests for meds, a Bristol myeloma drug, and more](https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/08/14/lab-tests-lawsuit-bristol-multiple-myeloma-drug-approved/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-14 · Ed Silverman · STAT_

The FDA approved a Bristol oral treatment for advanced multiple myeloma, marking the debut of a new class of medicine for the blood cancer

## [STAT+: Drug-testing lab that has sparked controversy sues group that develops drug standards over criticism](https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/08/14/controversial-lab-sues-usp-for-disparaging-its-testing-methods/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-14 · Ed Silverman · STAT_

A lab that tussled with regulators over impurities found in widely used medicines has accused U.S. Pharmacopeia of making false and misleading remarks about its methods.

## [STAT+: FDA approves Bristol multiple myeloma treatment, marking debut of novel drug class](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/14/fda-approves-bristol-multiple-myeloma-drug-zenbexus/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-14 · Adam Feuerstein · STAT_

The FDA approved a treatment for advanced multiple myeloma made by Bristol Myers Squibb, marking the debut of a new class of drugs for the blood cancer.

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_2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_

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## [How will legal challenges fare against CMS rule on gender-affirming care?](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/14/cms-transgender-care-rule-how-will-legal-challenges-fare/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-14 · Theresa Gaffney · STAT_

A CMS rule finalized this week may prove more difficult to challenge than previous Trump administration actions to end transgender care for young people.

## [Opinion: MAHA and insurance companies both want to treat human bodies like cars](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/14/health-insurance-companies-maha-surveillance/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-14 · Andréa Becker and Paul Kamuf · STAT_

“If the short history of telematics in the auto insurance taught us anything, it’s to be skeptical of any promises attached to shareable surveillance data.”

## [Two years after rules overhaul, have methadone clinics really changed?](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/14/methadone-clinics-opioid-addiction-new-rules-culture-shift/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-14 · Lev Facher · STAT_

Methadone clinics don't have to be as rigid in how they dispense opioid addiction medicine. Some, though not all, are changing their ways.

## [Opinion: U.S., U.K. health care systems share a fatal flaw](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/14/us-uk-health-care-systems-loneliness-community-prevention/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-14 · Kyle Vanelli · STAT_

“The default to biomedical responses means that clinics and hospitals are increasingly absorbing the costs of social problems,” writes Kyle Vanelli.

## [STAT+: Commure terminates payments under its customer referral programs tied to AI products](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/13/commure-terminates-payments-under-customer-referral-programs/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-13 · Casey Ross and Brittany Trang · STAT_

Commure, which develops and sells AI products to clinics, has terminated a program that paid for referrals to new customers.

## [STAT+: Eli Lilly targets booming black market for retatrutide](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/13/biotech-news-eli-lilly-targets-booming-retatrutide-black-market/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-13 · Meghana Keshavan · STAT_

Khartis raises oral immunology funds, Neurocrine drug safety concerns, and more biotech news from The Readout

## [STAT+: Kennedy heads west, slams Becerra](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/13/rfk-california-tour-hhs-addiction-treatment-plan-dc-diagnosis/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-13 · John Wilkerson · STAT_

The health secretary headed to California to lay out the government's new approach to addiction treatment.

## [STAT+: Pharmalittle: We&#8217;re reading about California insulin sales, a Moderna patent battle, and more](https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/08/13/california-insulin-sales-moderna-patent-battle/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-13 · Ed Silverman · STAT_

Seven months after the launch of its own low-cost insulin brand, California has distributed more than 120,000 five-pen packs of insulin glargine priced at $55 each

## [STAT+: An investigation into Commure, and Medicare&#8217;s new-tech incentives for AI devices](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/13/commure-investigation-medicare-tech-incentives-health-tech/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-13 · Katie Palmer · STAT_

In this edition of STAT Health Tech: a deep dive into General Catalyst-backed Commure, and Medicare's tech incentives for AI devices.

## [STAT+: Neurocrine Biosciences and the delicate balance of benefit and risk](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/13/neurocrine-biosciences-vykat-prader-willi-2/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-13 · Adam Feuerstein · STAT_

When it comes to rare disease treatments, patients often confront a difficult risk-benefit calculus. Such is the case with a therapy from Neurocrine Biosciences.

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_2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_

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## [STAT+: What patients actually think about ‘minimally invasive’ brain implants](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/13/patient-perspectives-on-brain-implants-for-depression/?utm_campaign=rss)

_2026-08-13 · O. Rose Broderick · STAT_

A new study polled people with treatment-resistant depression about what matters to them when it comes to brain implants for mental health.

## [Stable Is Not the Same as Fine](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/stable-is-not-the-same-as-fine)

_2026-08-12 · Linda Xu · Brainstorm Health_

We live scan to scan. If you’ve walked this road, you know exactly what that means.

## [The Quiet Disappearance of Everyday Affection](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/the-quiet-disappearance-of-everyday)

_2026-08-09 · Jason Binder · Brainstorm Health_

There is a loss that almost never gets talked about in glioblastoma.

## [The Relationship Complexity No One Talks About](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/the-relationship-complexity-no-one)

_2026-08-06 · Jason Binder · Brainstorm Health_

Glioblastoma does not arrive into perfect relationships.

## [Stop Immunology-ing Cardiology](https://autoimmunedevreport.substack.com/p/stop-immunology-ing-cardiology)

_2026-08-05 · Mike Putman · Autoimmune Drug Development Report_

Atherosclerosis may be inflammatory, but immunosuppression is not going to fix it

## [Glioblastoma Doesn’t Need One Better Drug. It Needs a Better Strategy.](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/glioblastoma-doesnt-need-one-better)

_2026-08-03 · Jason Binder · Brainstorm Health_

Every few weeks there’s another headline announcing a potential breakthrough for glioblastoma.

## [The Avastin Decision Is Rarely About Avastin](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/the-avastin-decision-is-rarely-about)

_2026-07-31 · Jason Binder · Brainstorm Health_

In glioblastoma, treatment decisions are often described as if they happen in a clean sequence.

## [The Rebound](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/the-rebound)

_2026-07-27 · Jason Binder · Brainstorm Health_

There is a moment in serious illness that can fool almost anyone.

## [EBR Journal Club: Dapirolizumab Pegol in SLE (PHOENYCS GO)](https://autoimmunedevreport.substack.com/p/ebr-journal-club-dapirolizumab-pegol)

_2026-07-24 · Mike Putman · Autoimmune Drug Development Report_

A companion to the Evidence Based Rheumatology podcast Episode 138

## [What This GBM Trial Reveals About the Missing Layer in Study Design](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/what-this-gbm-trial-reveals-about)

_2026-07-24 · Jason Binder · Brainstorm Health_

A Phase I glioblastoma trial can look complete on paper.

## [What GBM Families Can Teach Pharma](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/what-gbm-families-can-teach-pharma)

_2026-07-21 · Jason Binder · Brainstorm Health_

GBM drug development is hard because the biology is hard.

## [For Better or Worse, and After #1 - Our Stories](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/for-better-or-worse-and-after-1-our)

_2026-07-15 · Jason Binder · Brainstorm Health_

Before there were conversations about grief, there were marriages.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206915243/42b77a2dce7dba7e1642ef3aa97c1a6d.mp3)

## [The Caregiver Is Infrastructure](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/the-caregiver-is-infrastructure)

_2026-07-13 · Jason Binder · Brainstorm Health_

GBM care depends on people the system does not fully count.

## [What 4,028 GBM Conversations Reveal About the Real Patient Journey](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/what-4028-gbm-conversations-reveal)

_2026-07-11 · Jason Binder · Brainstorm Health_

The official GBM journey has a shape.

## [GBM Awareness Day Is About More Than Awareness](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/gbm-awareness-day-is-about-more-than)

_2026-07-09 · Jason Binder · Brainstorm Health_

Every July, Glioblastoma Awareness Day asks people to look toward a disease most families never expect to learn about.

## [Surviving Means Saying Goodbye](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/surviving-means-saying-goodbye)

_2026-07-07 · Erika Butler · Brainstorm Health_

When Jason recently asked me if I wanted to write an article for Brainstorm Health, I immediately said yes.

## [The Game Was Never the Point](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/the-game-was-never-the-point)

_2026-07-05 · Jason Binder · Brainstorm Health_

I can’t believe I started a company at nearly 50.

## [NEJM Retracts Avacopan](https://autoimmunedevreport.substack.com/p/nejm-retracts-avacopan)

_2026-07-02 · Mike Putman · Autoimmune Drug Development Report_

An unprecedented retraction reveals cracks in the very foundations of drug development

## [When Patient Becomes a Verb](https://brainstormhealth.substack.com/p/when-patient-becomes-a-verb)

_2026-06-30 · Douglas Schoenberg · Brainstorm Health_

Today, my wife completed her second week of healing (radiation) sessions, so one third of her radiation treatments down.

## [EBR Journal Club: Obexelimab in IgG4-Related Disease (INDIGO)](https://autoimmunedevreport.substack.com/p/ebr-journal-club-obexelimab-in-igg4)

_2026-06-29 · Mike Putman · Autoimmune Drug Development Report_

A companion to the Evidence Based Rheumatology podcast, Episode 137