STAT+: In the ‘fail fast’ world of biotech, ‘offboarding’ is just as important as onboarding
In today’s biotech job market — where competition for people with in-demand experience is fiercer…
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STAT+: Why the medical AI company Dascena hopes hard evidence will separate it from its rivals
Think of it as digital health’s chicken and egg problem. Which comes first: national distribution…
A new surgical robot is smaller, nimbler, and cheaper, its maker claims. But will it be better for patients?
The surgical robot market, long dominated by one company, has a new entrant hoping to…
Sequencing Study Points to Prenatal Development Syndrome, Possible Treatment Strategy – GenomeWeb
Sequencing Study Points to Prenatal Development Syndrome, Possible Treatment Strategy GenomeWeb Read Original Article: Sequencing Study…
C.D.C. Pleas for Pregnant or Breastfeeding People to Get Vaccinated – The New York Times
C.D.C. Pleas for Pregnant or Breastfeeding People to Get Vaccinated The New York Times CDC to…
Dynamic pregnancy intentions: Study shows 12-month changes in pregnancy timing intentions using data from HER Salt Lake – Science Daily
Dynamic pregnancy intentions: Study shows 12-month changes in pregnancy timing intentions using data from HER…
Court greenlights pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against Denver-based cheese corp – coloradopolitics.com
Court greenlights pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against Denver-based cheese corp coloradopolitics.com Read Original Article: Court greenlights pregnancy…
Cardi B ‘lost so much blood’ during childbirth, denies post-pregnancy surgery – Page Six
Cardi B ‘lost so much blood’ during childbirth, denies post-pregnancy surgery Page Six Read Original Article:…
Scientists: Tylenol, acetaminophen in pregnancy may alter fetal development – Insider
Scientists: Tylenol, acetaminophen in pregnancy may alter fetal development Insider Read Original Article: Scientists: Tylenol, acetaminophen…
Covid-19 live updates: A third of parents want to vaccinate 5-to-11-year-olds ‘right away’ when eligible, report finds – The Washington Post
Covid-19 live updates: A third of parents want to vaccinate 5-to-11-year-olds ‘right away’ when eligible,…
Amma Pregnancy Tracker Raises $2 Million In Pre-Series A For Its AI-Powered Ecosystem Of Parenting Applications – Forbes
Amma Pregnancy Tracker Raises $2 Million In Pre-Series A For Its AI-Powered Ecosystem Of Parenting…
Box for Loss fundraiser to support women dealing with pregnancy loss – CBS News 8
Box for Loss fundraiser to support women dealing with pregnancy loss CBS News 8 Read Original…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Tigray, Afghanistan, and Palestinian economic decline
In this week’s show, the UN’s top humanitarian official says that famine is likely happening…
Haiti: ‘Dire’ situation awaits thousands of migrants forced to return from Americas
Conditions on the ground are dire for the thousands of Haitian migrants being forced to…
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‘Urgent’ international response needed in Myanmar after coup – UN chief Comprehensive support needed for Haitians facing expulsion in…
Most cases of never-smokers’ lung cancer treatable with mutation-targeting drugs
Despite smoking’s well-known role in causing lung cancer, a significant number of patients who develop…
Alternative therapies provide creative path to manage mental health issues – Jersey’s Best
Alternative therapies provide creative path to manage mental health issues Jersey’s Best Read Original Article: Alternative…
Alternative Therapies That Have Helped Me Manage Different MS Symptoms – WebMD
Alternative Therapies That Have Helped Me Manage Different MS Symptoms WebMD Read Original Article: Alternative Therapies…
New treatment for inflammatory bowel disease: Opioids may cure that ‘bad gut feeling’
Opioid receptors play key roles in regulating our senses and emotions. Recently, their discovery outside…
STAT+: Biden administration favors insurers over doctors in controversial new surprise billing regulations
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday sided with insurers over physicians and other health…
Scientists use nuclear physics to probe Floridan Aquifer threatened by climate change
Scientists used a nuclear dating technique to study the dynamics of the Floridan Aquifer. The…
Study on African buffalo offers insights on persistence of highly contagious pathogens
A new study on foot-and-mouth disease among buffalo in South Africa could help explain how…
New metamaterial with unusual reflective property could boost your Wi-Fi signal
Engineers have achieved a practical mechanism for ‘full-duplex nonreciprocity,’ a property in metamaterials that allows…
Dynamic pregnancy intentions
A study found that pregnancy intentions often change over as short as a 12-month time…
Listen: Health equity ‘tourism,’ an $11B biopharma acquisition, & a bony Covid protest
An $11 billion biopharma acquisition. Health equity “tourism.” And, where can you buy a 12-foot…
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Signaling from neighboring cells provides power boost within axons
Nerve cells (neurons) send signals throughout the brain and the body along long processes called…
Safer treatment for deep-seated tumors
Scientists have detailed the effects of copper cysteamine, a next-generation cancer photo-drug. Read Original Article:…
Iraq: ‘Moral obligation’ to ensure justice for Yazidi and other survivors of ISIL crimes
A new Iraqi law to support Yazidi women survivors of crimes committed by ISIL terrorists, represents “a watershed moment” in addressing the wrongs committed against them and…
Connecting the dots between material properties and qubit performance
Scientists studying superconducting qubits identified structural and chemical defects that may be causing quantum information…
Movement of genes within cells helps organisms tell time
Using the relatively simple clocks found in fruit flies, researchers reveal that the subcellular location…
Scientists reverse pancreatic cancer progression in ‘time machine’ made of human cells
What makes pancreatic cancer so deadly is its covert and quick spread. Now, a ‘time…
New analytical technique helps researchers spot subtle differences in subcellular chemistry
Researchers can now rapidly isolate and chemically characterize individual organelles within cells. The new technique…
STAT+: Genetic information can be messy. Mapping proteins could offer a clearer view of what’s driving cancer
Scientists have unveiled new maps of the protein networks underlying different types of cancer, offering…
‘Planet confusion’ could slow Earth-like exoplanet exploration
A new study finds that next-generation telescopes used to see exoplanets could confuse Earth-like planets…
New nanoparticle developed for intravenous cancer immunotherapy
Cancer immunotherapy seeks to turn ‘cold’ tumors into ‘hot’ tumors — those that respond to…
Scientists create material that can both move and block heat
Scientists have invented a new way to funnel heat around at the microscopic level: a…
‘Urgent’ international response needed in Myanmar: UN chief
An “urgent” international response is needed to prevent the crisis in Myanmar from becoming a…
STAT+: Key Senate committee considers a carveout for small biotech companies in drug pricing reforms
WASHINGTON — A key Senate panel is seriously considering a new policy that would soften…
STAT+: Appeals court rules FDA ‘arbitrarily and capriciously’ approved a rare disease drug
In a closely watched battle over regulatory decision-making, a federal appeals court ruled the U.S….
Bigleaf maple decline tied to hotter, drier summers in Washington state, U.S.
A new study has found that recent bigleaf maple die-off in Washington is linked to…
Encourage wealthy and well-connected to use their influence to tackle climate change
A paper article identifies five ways that people of high socioeconomic status have a disproportionate…
Gene found in monkeys and mice could work as a new type of antiviral to block HIV, Ebola, and other deadly viruses in humans
A nationwide team of researchers has determined how a genetic mutation found in mice and…
Earth is dimming due to climate change
Researchers used decades of measurements of earthshine — the light reflected from Earth that illuminates…
Relieving pain by mapping its biological signatures
Many people are confronted with chronic pain that can last for months or even years….
Comprehensive support needed for Haitians facing expulsion in Americas
Vulnerable Haitian men, women and children on the move in the Americas, should not be…
Who telehealth isn’t reaching & Apple looks past A-fib
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: With $11 billion Acceleron deal, new Merck CEO hopes to convince investors there is a lot more to the biopharma giant
Merck will continue to search out more acquisitions after its $11 billion purchase of biotech…
Cell labelling method from microscopy adapted for use in whole-body imaging
Scientist have utilized so-called SNAP-tag technology to radioactively label cells in living organisms. In a…
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Our choices may be making us more individualistic
While having a variety of choices is widely seen as a positive consequence of economic…
Toxic DNA buildup in eyes may drive blinding macular degeneration
Damaging DNA builds up in the eyes of patients with geographic atrophy, an untreatable, poorly…