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Health - Monday, March 9, 2026
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Health headlines for Monday, March 9, 2026
Health coverage on 2026-03-09 was led by: STAT+: Vertex says its drug successfully reduced marker of kidney disease in late-stage trial; Viral Outbreaks Take a Common Path from Animals to People, Study Finds; STAT+: The ER staffing conflict, and no facility fee for a marmot.
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STAT+: Vertex says its drug successfully reduced marker of kidney disease in late-stage trial
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Viral Outbreaks Take a Common Path from Animals to People, Study Finds
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STAT+: The ER staffing conflict, and no facility fee for a marmot
Sources: #3 STAT News
Top 10 Stories
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#1 Score 73STAT+: Vertex says its drug successfully reduced marker of kidney disease in late-stage trialVertex said a drug it secured as part of a $4.9 billion acquisition successfully reduced by half a key marker of a kidney disease known as IgA nephropathy.
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#2 Score 64Viral Outbreaks Take a Common Path from Animals to People, Study FindsResearchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab accidents.
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#3 Score 49STAT+: The ER staffing conflict, and no facility fee for a marmotA battle between doctors and a hospital system is an early test of a new law designed to separate business and medicine.
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#4 Score 38STAT+: A setback for Roche’s breast cancer drugWall Street's verdict on Prasad, generic semaglutide's new pricing, and other biotech news
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#5 Score 33STAT+: Novo Nordisk, Hims reach deal to end bitter dispute over Wegovy salesNovo Nordisk and Hims & Hers have reached a deal that, for now, appears to end their bitter dispute around Hims’ sale of compounded versions of Novo’s blockbuster obesity drug…
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#6 Score 31Fresh turmoil at the FDA with Prasad’s exitPrasad out again, generic Ozempic on its way, and more health news from Morning Rounds
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#7 Score 29STAT+: Pharmalot: We’re reading about a lack of FDA adcomms, FDA loosening biosimilar rules, and moreThere is growing concern that the FDA is shunning advisory committees that allow agency leaders, drugmakers, patients, and doctors to speak their minds in public
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#8 Score 29STAT+: Talkspace to be acquired for $835 million by mental health services giantUniversal Health Services, a behavioral health provider that operates over 340 inpatient facilities across 40 states, announced Monday that it will acquire virtual mental health company Talkspace for $835 million,…
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#9 Score 22STAT+: Xenon Pharmaceuticals’ seizure drug shows strong efficacy in late-stage trialXenon Pharmaceuticals said its treatment for a common type of seizure disorder significantly reduced the frequency of those seizures compared to a placebo.
- #10 Score 12Parents’ stress may be quietly driving childhood obesity, Yale study finds
A Yale study found that lowering parent stress can help protect young children from obesity. When parents practiced mindfulness and stress-management skills, their kids showed healthier eating patterns and avoided the weight gain seen in families that only focused on diet and exercise.