Many of the largest drugmakers may be exempt from Medicare pilot programs intended to force them to lower some of their prices, potentially undermining the effort and depriving American patients […]
Read MoreHouse bill on HHS budget: NIH funding maintained, deep CDC cuts
WASHINGTON — House appropriators will mark up legislation on Tuesday that is a mixed bag for researchers. While the Republican bill rejects President Trump’s proposal to slash the National Institutes […]
Read MoremRNA cuts, Tune, Eli Lilly, CRISPR
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. Today, we read about the implications of […]
Read MoreMedicaid cuts in tax bill projected to generate spike in opioid deaths
The Republican tax bill signed into law earlier this month could result in a significant death toll for people seeking treatment for opioid addiction, according to a group of health […]
Read MoreNew HHS document details deep NIH cuts as part of Trump budget request
The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday released a summary of President Trump’s budget request for the 2026 fiscal year that provides the most detailed look yet at […]
Read MoreMarea drug cuts type of blood fat in half in study
Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a co-host of the weekly biotech […]
Read MoreCRISPR stocks, FDA staff cuts, Bluebird Bio
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hello! Today, we see the CDC’s path forward with […]
Read MoreTrump cuts fuel research brain drain, young scientists look abroad
A torrent of disruptive Trump administration policies is alarming scientists who fear the current political climate is weakening researchers’ resolve to stick with careers in academic science. Already, the anxiety […]
Read MoreAccounting behind research cuts explained
Science is complicated, and so are the rules that govern how it’s paid for by the federal government. An abrupt Friday afternoon announcement from the National Institutes of Health that […]
Read MoreDrastic NIH cuts are existential threat to U.S. research
The National Institutes of Health has made a landmark decision that could irreparably damage the backbone of American scientific innovation: a dramatic reduction in the indirect cost rate for research […]
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