September 24, 2026 | 08:49 AM

Matthew Herper

Articles by Matthew Herper

FDA advisory panel endorses Grail blood test for cancer, saying benefits outweigh risks - STAT

Business September 25, 2026

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday endorsed Galleri, a blood test designed by the biotech firm Grail to screen for multiple types of cancer, concluding that the benefits of th�...

Investor behind Moderna says U.S. policy is ‘taking a sledgehammer to our miracle machine’ - statnews.com

Business January 13, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO Noubar Afeyan, one of biotechs top investors, warned in an annual letter that a backlash against science in the U.S. could endanger U.S. life expectancy, take a sledgehammer to biotech �...

Alnylam charts ambitious five-year plan as sales of key drug miss expectations - statnews.com

Business January 13, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO  On Sunday, Alnylam, the gene-silencing company that notched one gigantic accomplishment after another over the past five years, set out a plan for the next five years built on yet more...

The top medical advances of 2025 - statnews.com

Health January 2, 2026

It has been a tough year for medicine. The U.S. research enterprise has been scrambled by a series of political decisions with long-reaching consequences. But make no mistake: Science didnt stop, and�...

With Covid vaccine decisions, RFK Jr. unleashes an unfettered assault on public health - statnews.com

Health May 29, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s unilateral decision that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would no longer recommend Covid-19 boosters for healthy people during childhood or pregnancy represents �...