STAT+: FDA warns of security vulnerability in Illumina’s DNA sequencing machines
The Food and Drug Administration warned health care providers Thursday that a security vulnerability in…
Year: 2023
Vestibular Migraine Diet
If you’ve ever suffered from headaches, you’re well aware how disruptive they can be. When…
Biden officials propose slate of Medicaid transparency changes
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out proposals to set national standards for…
Listen: Explaining the E.U.’s pharma overhaul, Lilly’s booming business, & a long-awaited drug approval
Is a specter haunting Europe? Will Eli Lilly usurp Johnson & Johnson? And what does…
Vast sequencing project begins to unlock human genome’s secrets — by deciphering other mammals’ DNA
Despite decades of advancements in genomics, we still don’t know what most of our DNA…
New UK law curtails key civil and political rights: UN rights chief
A new UK law affecting people’s rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association,…
China: ‘Vocational training’ programmes for Tibetans carry risk of forced labour
So-called “labour transfer” and “vocational training” programmes in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, threaten…
GoodRx hires former tech exec as CEO, Amazon shutters Halo, and Teladoc beats expectations
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Lilly’s Mounjaro helped people lose 15.7% of body weight; Sanofi earnings boosted by Dupixent
Good morning everyone, from STAT reporter Andrew Joseph here filling in for Ed. Or, if…
Healthcare inequity is a factor in recruiting vulnerable people to research trials
Nordling notes that concerns over undue influence in recruiting vulnerable people to become research participants…
Discovering the positives in healthcare
For all the advances made in healthcare delivery it often seems that the public’s overall…
STAT+: Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro succeeds in second weight-loss study, paving way for FDA review
The drug giant Eli Lilly said Thursday that its diabetes drug Mounjaro helped patients with…
STAT+: Six months after launch, Bert Vogelstein’s latest blood testing startup gets acquired for $450 million
Six months after launch, a startup founded by three leaders in the blood testing field…
Corrupting market forces have resulted in a crisis of care
Heath and Montori have expressed1 the inexpressible about what gives my own work as a…
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—27 April 2023
Alcohol use disorders: the stickWhen it comes to drinking alcohol, it’s not easy to get…
NHS leaders urge nurses’ union to reconsider escalation of strike action
NHS leaders have raised concerns about patient safety if the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)…
Seven days in medicine: 19-25 April 2023
Legal newsNeurologist’s voluntary erasure “was illegal”The process that allowed a neurologist at the centre of…
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An ulcerative lip lesion
A woman in her 20s presented with a painful lesion on the upper lip. The…
Zafrullah Chowdhury: surgeon, freedom fighter, and innovator in rural healthcare in Bangladesh
bmj;381/apr27_6/p921/FAF1faHe was nearly kicked out of medical school, but Zafrullah Chowdhury, a vascular surgeon, went…
Rising fatalities, injuries, and NHS costs: dog bites as a public health problem
Last year saw a sudden jump in the number of people in England and Wales…
Preterm birth and airway disease . . . and other stories
Preterm birth and obstructive airway disease in adult lifeA record linkage study from Finland and…
Rhythm gamer’s pad
These are symmetrical hard subcutaneous lesions on the sides of both hands (arrows) of a…
A research team airs the messy truth about AI in medicine — and gives hospitals a guide to fix it
In public, hospitals rave about artificial intelligence. They trumpet the technology in press releases, plaster…
STAT+: Pharma executives flood Bill Cassidy with campaign cash
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Cassidy’s new perch as the top Republican on the Senate health…
STAT+: Health insurance CEOs set another record for pay in 2022
Business has never been better for the largest health insurers in the country, which led…
Opinion: A judge’s infuriating ruling on vaccination puts Mississippi’s children at risk
Mississippi consistently ranks last or near-last in the United States on measures of health. But…
FP Movement x HATCH Launch New Maternity Activewear – The Bump
FP Movement x HATCH Launch New Maternity Activewear The Bump Read Original Article: FP Movement x…
How to Choose a Prenatal Vitamin – Consumer Reports
How to Choose a Prenatal Vitamin Consumer Reports Read Original Article: How to Choose a Prenatal…
Julia Louis-Dreyfus opens up about past pregnancy loss: ‘Emotionally devastating’ – GMA
Julia Louis-Dreyfus opens up about past pregnancy loss: ‘Emotionally devastating’ GMA Read Original Article: Julia Louis-Dreyfus…
9 children dead, dozens injured during Sudan fighting, as toll rises: UNICEF
Conditions for children caught up in Sudan’s military showdown are critical, with at least nine…
News in Brief 26 April 2023
Sudan: UN chief warns against disastrous spill over effect of violence Ukraine: new medical assistance…
Sudan: UNHCR working to aid displaced and refugees amid ‘dire situation’
More resources are urgently needed for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) to meet the needs…
News in Brief 25 April 2023
Sudan: UN working to deliver amid dire humanitarian situation Ukraine: calls to execute POWs could…
Direct image of a black hole expelling a powerful jet
Astronomers have observed, in one image, the shadow of the black hole at the center…
New report shows 90 per cent of adolescent girls in low-income economies are offline
Around 90 per cent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers…
20% of adults suffer from chronic pain—here are 12 alternative therapies to try instead of medication – Fortune
20% of adults suffer from chronic pain—here are 12 alternative therapies to try instead of…
Why Not Try a Healthy Alternative for Your New Year? – Oxford Magazine
Why Not Try a Healthy Alternative for Your New Year? Oxford Magazine Read Original Article: Why…
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Summer Kickoff & Ribbon Cutting – The Licking News – The Licking News
Summer Kickoff & Ribbon Cutting – The Licking News The Licking News Read Original Article: Summer…
STAT+: FDA approves Seres microbiome drug, as field advances
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new drug from Seres Therapeutics that…
STAT+: Facing headwinds, Teladoc tests its bet on whole-person care
Virtual care incumbent Teladoc beat Wall Street revenue estimates in the 2023’s first quarter —…
STAT+: Alnylam’s ‘upstream’ Alzheimer’s treatment shows early promise
An early-stage Alzheimer’s disease treatment from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals showed promising signs of benefit in a…
STAT+: Early findings in gene therapy death suggest CRISPR was not the cause
In February, four months after the first patient in a designer CRISPR therapy suddenly died,…
Sixty seconds on . . . green medicine
Green with envy?Some medical schools could be, when they see the scores that some of…
Government’s decision not to fund agency to support people harmed by medicines and devices is disappointing, say MPs
The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee has accused the UK government of…
STAT+: Kaiser Permanente, Geisinger to merge into national health system
Kaiser Permanente and Geisinger have agreed to combine into a new national not-for-profit system that…
STAT+: Another powerful congressional committee is ready to take on PBMs
WASHINGTON — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer plans to hold a hearing on the…
WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95 per cent
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a new initiative to help strengthen countries’ ability to…
Inside the Worldwide Influenza Centre: monitoring the constant threat of flu and other viruses
We amended this feature article by Elisabeth Mahase (BMJ 2023;381:p929, doi:10.1136/bmj.p929, published 26 April 2023)…
ProSocial World: How the principles of evolution can create lasting global change
Knowing how cultural evolution happens also means we can harness it for the larger good,…