Health news site Stat plans to add paywall
The health news site Stat plans to go behind a paywall by the end of the year, reports Joseph Lichterman of Nieman Lab. Lichterman writes, “A portion of the site will remain free, but Macaulay’s team...
Tagged: Health care coverage
Coverage: Walgreens ends relationship with Theranos
Drug store operator Walgreen Co. has ended its relationship with blood testing company Theranos Inc., delivering another blow to the once high-flying company. Michael Siconolfi, Christopher Weaver and John Carreyrou of The Wall Street Journal had the news:...
Bloomberg hires Hopkins to cover Big Pharma
Jared Hopkins, a reporter at the Chicago Tribune, has been hired by Bloomberg News to cover pharmaceutical companies. Hopkins had been with the newspaper since 2009 and focused on sports, including the tangling worlds of...
Coverage: Merck agrees to acquire biotech company Afferent
Merck & Co. dipped into the biotech world on Thursday, agreeing to acquire Afferent Pharmaceuticals, whose lead drug is being evaluated as a treatment for refractory, chronic cough and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with cough. Josh...
Coverage: Investors wait for Valeant’s earnings
Troubled drug company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. reports earnings on Tuesday, and investors are anxious to see if the company has improved its performance. Richard Saintvilus of TheStreet.com looked ahead to the earnings projections:...
WSJ seeks reporter to cover New York economic development
The Wall Street Journal’s Greater New York team is looking for an aggressive, news-breaking reporter to cover economic development in New York City and the region. The job includes coverage of health care and...
Chicago Tribune seeks business of health care reporter
The Chicago Tribune is seeking a digital-first business reporter to help cover health care and the connections between companies and consumers. We are not a cookie-cutter business section. We call our mission Name-Brand Business....
Judge orders Oxycontin documents released at STAT request
A Kentucky judge has ordered the release of documents showing how Oxycontin has been marketed after health news site STAT requested them, reports David Armstrong of STAT. Armstrong writes, “‘The national opioid epidemic is killing 30,000...
Dallas Morning News hires new health care reporter
Dallas Morning News business editor Paul O’Donnell sent out the following announcement to the staff on Tuesday: I’m incredibly excited to announce that Sabriya Rice will be joining our newsroom next month as our...
STAT seeks news editor
STAT, a national digital publication covering health, medicine, and the life sciences, is looking for a dynamic and energetic news editor in our Boston headquarters.The ideal candidate will have a strong background in science,...
