12 Oct, 2026
Americans have more trust in science than most of the rest of the world, according to a new survey of people in 140 countries, a finding that may seem difficult…
This story has been updated. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it is investigating nine universities for alleged fraud related to visas commonly used by postdoctoral researchers, a core part…
Welcome to the debut of ID Consult, a new STAT column from infectious disease physician Krutika Kuppalli about diseases, outbreak response, global health, and health policy. A 28-year-old laboratory worker…
President Donald Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections — this time, to more than 20 million seniors, giving them $90 each…
Finding information from the National Institutes of Health about human health, disease, and biomedical research is about to look a lot different. On Monday, the NIH will unveil a new…

Kymera reports early-stage success for drug meant to rival Dupixent

Kymera Therapeutics on Monday reported that an experimental drug designed to rival Sanofi and Regeneron’s blockbuster therapy Dupixent succeeded in a closely watched early-stage trial. The Phase 1 trial, which enrolled 118 healthy volunteers, tested the safety and tolerability of KT-621, a small molecule drug that targets STAT6, a signaling protein that plays a key […]

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Sanofi, Regeneron get mixed results from COPD drug in two trials

Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.45. An experimental COPD medicine from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals produced mixed results in a pair of studies, the companies said Friday, sending both firms’ shares down in early and pre-market trading.  The drug, called itepekimab, carries […]

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How ageism holds back women in medicine

Though women make up more than half of medical students, they remain underrepresented in health care leadership: Women comprise just 29% of full professors, 25% of department chairs, 27% of deans, and 25% of health care CEOs. Among the reasons for this imbalance are the systemic barriers that sideline women out of the workforce. In […]

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