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STAT+: Elevance PBM’s president out as customers complain of prescription chaos
Paul Marchetti, the head of insurer Elevance Health’s pharmacy benefit manager, has left the company…
Explainer: What’s a dignity kit?
Every month, nearly two billion women and girls menstruate, but during times of war and…
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Study finds BMI, despite flaws, is useful estimate of body fat in children
The body mass index has long been slammed as a blunt instrument for evaluating health,…
Hailey Bieber’s Pregnancy Style Will Make You Say Baby, Baby, Baby, Oh – Yahoo Entertainment
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Mandy Moore Posts First Baby Bump Pic After Announcing Third Pregnancy – PEOPLE
Mandy Moore Posts First Baby Bump Pic After Announcing Third Pregnancy PEOPLE Read Original Article: Mandy…
Pregnant Mandy Moore Debuts Baby Bump: I ‘Don’t Have to Try to Camouflage Anymore’ – Yahoo Entertainment
Pregnant Mandy Moore Debuts Baby Bump: I ‘Don’t Have to Try to Camouflage Anymore’ Yahoo Entertainment…
STAT+: Intellia’s CRISPR-based treatment dramatically reduced patients’ swelling attacks in small trial
Intellia Therapeutics said Saturday that the first 10 patients to receive a CRISPR-based treatment for…
STAT+: ASCO Daily Recap: AstraZeneca’s hat trick, a GSK turnaround, and palliative care as telehealth
You’re reading the web edition of ASCO in 30 Seconds, STAT’s guide to the American…
Palliative care for cancer patients is found to be as effective given virtually as in person
CHICAGO — Comfort can be delivered to patients with advanced cancer virtually just as well…
At World Health Assembly, countries agree on efforts to boost pandemic preparedness
Countries on Saturday agreed to a set of key actions to better guide and coordinate…
STAT+: AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso greatly slows cancer for some people with stage 3 lung cancer
In patients with stage 3 lung cancer where a particular genetic mutation is present in…
STAT+: With new results at ASCO, Enhertu once again rewrites rules of breast cancer treatment
CHICAGO — The cancer drug Enhertu stalled the growth of tumors by more than a…
STAT+: ASCO 2024: Data put a new shine on GSK blood cancer drug that was pulled from market
LONDON — The resurrection of a GSK blood cancer drug — which the company withdrew…
Preventing Conflict in Families: 9 Essential Strategies for Creating Peace in the Home
The post Preventing Conflict in Families: 9 Essential Strategies for Creating Peace in the Home…
STAT+: ASCO Daily Recap: Safety data for Novartis myelofibrosis candidate, survival data for Pfizer drug
You’re reading the web edition of ASCO in 30 Seconds, STAT’s guide to the American…
STAT+: At ASCO, pharma leaders explain how ‘smart bomb’ drugs became useful against more cancers
CHICAGO — The ways clinicians can treat cancers effectively are expanding, partly because technologies today…
STAT+: ASCO 2024: FDA oncology head wants clinical trials to range beyond China alone
CHICAGO — The Food and Drug Administration’s top oncologist reiterated that the agency doesn’t want drugmakers…
STAT+: With expectations rising, Corbus reveals new data on its ADC bladder cancer treatment
CHICAGO — Corbus Pharmaceuticals is the second best-performing biotech stock this year, thanks to investor…
How can hospitals boost cancer screening rates? Researchers report that an AI helped
CHICAGO — People can be mightily reluctant to get a colonoscopy for reasons like cost,…
Opinion: Readers respond to essays on young caregivers, digital health, and more
To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised in First Opinion, STAT publishes selected Letters…
Prenatal testing offers a window for finding a mother’s cancer risk – Medical Xpress
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Tiny Worm Uncovers Long-lasting Prenatal Effects from Amphetamines – Florida Atlantic University
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Mandy Moore Is Pregnant! Actress Expecting Baby Girl with Husband – PEOPLE
Mandy Moore Is Pregnant! Actress Expecting Baby Girl with Husband PEOPLE Mandy Moore Announced Her Pregnancy…
The sad truth behind Charlotte the stingray’s mysterious ‘pregnancy’ – New York Post
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Local author, counselor creates journal to help those affected by pregnancy loss – CBS News
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Afghanistan: Children the main victims of flash flood disaster: FAO Sudan crisis has left millions at…
News in Brief 31 May 2024
Afghanistan: Children the main victims of flash flood disaster: FAOSudan crisis has left millions at…
A greener, more effective way to kill termites
Scientists have discovered a highly effective, nontoxic, and less expensive way to lure hungry termites…
Martian meteorites deliver a trove of information on Red Planet’s structure
Mars has a distinct structure in its mantle and crust with discernible reservoirs, and this…
STAT+: HHS: Change Healthcare can make data breach notifications in lieu of hospitals
Change Healthcare can notify patients whose sensitive health information has been exposed as a result…
UN human rights chief sounds alarm over rising violence in Burkina Faso
The UN’s top human rights official on Friday voiced serious concern over the dramatic deterioration…
Children’s visual experience may hold key to better computer vision training
A novel, human-inspired approach to training artificial intelligence (AI) systems to identify objects and navigate…
Glimpses of a volcanic world: New telescope images of Jupiter’s moon Io rival those from spacecraft
Combining a new imaging instrument with the powerful adaptive optics capabilities of the Large Binocular…
What to watch for in the crucial FDA meeting on MDMA therapy for PTSD
In less than three months, the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to approve…
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Woman is back on dialysis after doctors remove transplanted pig kidney
WASHINGTON — A woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis just 47…
When I use a word . . . The languages of medicines—trade names, proprietary names, or brand-names
Naming medicinesAs I have previously outlined,1 a medicine can have up to four types of…
FDA approves Moderna’s RSV vaccine, its second licensed product
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Moderna’s vaccine to protect older adults against…
Gaza: Just one working hospital remains in Rafah, as healthcare worker death toll reaches 500
Civilians in Rafah, in southern Gaza, are “once again in search of safety that doesn’t…
Bird flu: US confirms first case with respiratory symptoms
The US has recorded the first person with H5N1 flu to have respiratory symptoms, in…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about docs paid for endorsements, Novartis suing Maryland, and lots more
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
The surprising outperformance of a new drug against existing competitors, and other biotech updates
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STAT+: For one rare type of lung cancer, Pfizer pill reduces progression by 81%
There are a lot of reasons why updated data on Pfizer’s Lorbrena, a treatment for…
STAT+: Ionis drug prevents swelling attacks caused by rare genetic disease in late-stage trials
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, a California company that pioneered a whole class of RNA-targeted medicines, reported on…
Private clinics are told not to prescribe puberty blockers
The government has introduced an emergency ban on private clinics’ prescribing and supplying of puberty…
Drug treatment that insists on abstinence? Federal agencies are just saying no
For as long as the federal government has worked to support substance use treatment, it…
Opinion: The Pandemic Treaty will succeed only with investment to build strong health systems
As the 77th World Health Assembly takes place this week, negotiations around the Pandemic Treaty…
Opinion: Mothers in treatment for opioid use disorder shouldn’t also have to fight child protective services
Pregnant people and new mothers who are being treated for opioid addiction often have to…
NIH documents show how $1.6 billion long Covid initiative has failed so far to meet its goals
More than three years ago, the National Institutes of Health launched a $1 billion-plus initiative…
Prenatal Testing Offers a Window for Finding a Mother’s Cancer Risk – Weill Cornell Medicine Newsroom
Prenatal Testing Offers a Window for Finding a Mother’s Cancer Risk Weill Cornell Medicine Newsroom Read…