Pharmaceuticals
STAT Pharmalot: Insight and analysis by Ed Silverman Ed Silverman began writing Pharmalot at The Star Ledger of New Jersey in 2007 and it continues to this day at STAT. He joined STAT at its founding in 2015, coming from the Wall Street Journal. He has covered the pharmaceutical industry since 1995.
- STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about California insulin sales, a Moderna patent battle, and moreby Ed Silverman on August 13, 2026 at 1:19 pm
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+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Lilly ‘black market’ lawsuits, pushback over Trump vaccine plan, and moreby Ed Silverman on August 12, 2026 at 1:22 pm
Eli Lilly filed six lawsuits against U.S. companies it accuses of illegally selling black-market versions of its experimental obesity drug retatrutide
- STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an FDA rejection, 340B court battles, and moreby Ed Silverman on August 11, 2026 at 1:27 pm
The FDA rejected a radiopharmaceutical therapy because of manufacturing issues, halting what would have been a competitor for Novartis
- STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Sanofi drug shortage, a Jazz Pharma deal, and moreby Ed Silverman on August 10, 2026 at 1:24 pm
Sanofi is experiencing shortages of two medicines used to treat Pompe disease after the FDA warned the company over manufacturing issues
- STAT+: A shortage of two Sanofi medicines for Pompe disease rattles patientsby Ed Silverman on August 9, 2026 at 11:16 pm
Sanofi is experiencing shortages of two medicines for Pompe disease, alarming patient groups.
Human Resources
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- Columbia faces discrimination lawsuit from Palestinian employees and studentsby Laura Spitalniak on August 13, 2026 at 8:37 pm
Plaintiffs allege the Ivy League institution “actively participated in and amplified” racial and political targeting of its campus members.
- This week in 5 numbers: Employees say bosses don’t work as hardby Ginger Christ on August 13, 2026 at 8:37 pm
Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week — including how much Apple will pay to settle U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions allegations.
- ‘Alienating and cruel’: EEOC files lawsuit against employer for segregating DEI training by raceby Caroline Colvin on August 13, 2026 at 8:37 pm
This iteration of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been vocal about cracking down on DEI in the context of Title VII.
- Most employers say rising healthcare costs force salary tradeoffsby Ginger Christ on August 13, 2026 at 3:23 pm
Employers cited high drug prices, high-cost claims and hospital prices as their biggest threats to affordability.
- Brookings researchers slam assumptions in work requirements ruleby Rebecca Pifer Parduhn on August 13, 2026 at 3:23 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are being accused of fudging the data at the center of a rule that makes it harder for Medicaid enrollees to prove they’re exempt from work requirements.