STAT+: A primer on HELIOS-B, an enormous stock-moving event for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
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STAT+: Bold’s CEO on fall prevention, ageism in health care, and ‘movement is medicine’
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – When Amanda Rees was in her twenties she moved in with…
STAT+: Boston Scientific to buy vascular device maker for $1.16 billion
Boston Scientific said on Tuesday it will buy Silk Road Medical, a medical device company…
To treat obesity in children, task force favors behavioral therapy over drugs like Wegovy
A national advisory organization has come down on the side of behavioral interventions, not obesity…
A biotech’s binary bet ends badly
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STAT+: How a tweet about a gene discovered long ago led to a $190 million startup and, maybe, hope for heart disease
A 10-person startup called Marea said Tuesday that it had raised $190 million to help…
Vaping is just as good as Chantix at helping people quit cigarettes, new study finds
WASHINGTON – E-cigarettes were about as effective at helping people quit smoking as the gold-standard…
Listen: Duchenne gene therapy setback, Alzheimer’s drug endorsement & why a STAT reporter buys weed (for journalism)
On this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD,” our STAT colleague Nicholas Florko joins us…
Biden and Trump are fighting to claim credit for $35 insulin. It was actually a pharma giant’s idea
WASHINGTON — Both President Biden and former President Trump love to claim credit for getting…
Opinion: What happened to obesity after Chile slew Tony the Tiger?
“In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile slays Tony the Tiger.” So read the headline of…
Opinion: To make public housing healthier, electric stoves and ovens should be the standard
The nation’s public-housing system provides homes to hundreds of thousands of low-income families, many of…
Senators slam the FDA’s new vape enforcement plan: ‘What in the hell have you been waiting for?’
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Justice claim they’re getting…
What do Parkinson’s and obesity have in common?
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STAT+: Google’s Verily to offer GLP-1 drugs through Lightpath, its retooled chronic care app
For the second time in as many years, Google’s health tech spinout Verily is pivoting….
Bernie Sanders calls vote to subpoena Novo Nordisk U.S. head over Ozempic, Wegovy prices
WASHINGTON — Senate health committee chair Bernie Sanders has called a vote to subpoena the…
Lab experiment shows exactly how heat waves can put hearts into ‘oxygen debt’
When temperatures soar, so do heart attacks. Now, a lab experiment explains just how temperatures…
Millions fewer people may need statins, a new study suggests. But guidelines have yet to agree
It’s a familiar scene for patients during a routine primary care visit. The doctor scans…
Opinion: How faith leaders like me can help address America’s obesity epidemic
Many factors drive America’s obesity epidemic — environment, genetics, eating habits, and more. Solving the…
STAT+: Watch: How Harvard researchers boosted an ALS patient’s independence with a box and a balloon
John Goodson practiced medicine for almost 50 years at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. As…
Opinion: Obesity drugs pose a big challenge for health care equity
Weight loss treatments have the potential to revolutionize health care in rich countries. They are…
STAT+: Eli Lilly’s obesity drug Zepbound improved liver scarring in mid-stage MASH study
Eli Lilly’s blockbuster diabetes and obesity drug improved living scarring in a mid-stage study of…
STAT+: How a device maker inundated pain patients with unwanted batteries and surprise bills
Michelle Bean is drowning in batteries she doesn’t need. For two years, the batteries and…
5 takeaways from STAT’s look at unwanted supplies and surprise bills from device maker Zynex Medical
Sending patients heaps of medical supplies to score more money from insurers is common in…
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,…
New obesity drugs are seemingly everywhere. Black Americans feel left out
STAT teamed up with Word In Black, a network of 10 Black news publishers, to…
Black voices, Black bodies: Life in the age of Ozempic
STAT teamed up with Word In Black, a network of 10 Black news publishers, to…
STAT+: Ozempic cut risk of death in diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease
Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic cut the risk of death in a trial of patients with type…
Opinion: Pandemic lessons must spur federal action to protect nursing home residents
About one-third of Americans who reach age 65 will need nursing home care in their…
Embrace an Anti-Inflammation Diet and Enjoy Better Health and Well-Being
Anti-inflammatory diets focus on whole, nutrient dense foods, while minimizing or eliminating processed foods, refined…
An Anti-Inflammation Diet May Improve Overall Health
In the not-so-distant past, diets were restrictive plans that often left women hungry and overly…
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Frontline: Breast cancer recurrence; benefits from a daily walk; gender discrimination
Adding a Drug to Hormone Therapy Reduced the Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence A new…
Adopt These Coping Strategies so Stress Won’t Make You Sick
Stress is a natural response to challenging situations, and not all stress is harmful. However,…
Consider the Pros and Cons of Multicancer Early Detection Tests
Approximately 70 percent of cancer-related deaths stem from cancers without established screening tests, according to…
Modifiable Lifestyle Habits Are Central to New A-fib Guideline
An updated atrial fibrillation (A-fib) treatment guideline redefines how the disease should be managed and…
Seek Shade and Use Sunscreen Daily to Shield Yourself from Harmful Rays
Protecting your skin from the sun reduces your risk of skin cancer, helps prevent new…
Ask Dr. Etingin: What Causes Hives?; Diminished Sense of Smell
Several weeks ago I broke out in hives. What exactly are hives, and what causes…
Does Lowering Your Sodium Intake Really Keep Your Blood Pressure in Check?
Keeping your blood pressure (BP) in a normal range may seem like fundamental advice for…
How Sleep Apnea Affects Brain Function, Heart Health, and Much More
The snoring grows louder, like it’s building to some kind of crescendo. But instead, the…
Reversing progress, stroke rates are rising, especially in working-age adults
Stroke prevalence has been climbing over the past decade, reversing a steady decline among all…
STAT+: Biotechs turn to gene silencing for obesity drugs that can last longer than Wegovy
Enticed by the immense market opened by GLP-1 weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound, a…
STAT+: Cytokinetics sells Royalty Pharma a share of its heart drug for up to $575 million, lowering hopes of a buyout
Cytokinetics, a drugmaker that is expected to soon launch a promising new heart therapy called…
STAT+: Eyeing GLP-1 opportunity, Click buys assets of Better Therapeutics
Digital therapeutics company Click Therapeutics announced Wednesday it will acquire the assets of Better Therapeutics,…
Opinion: What clinical real-world data can deliver
Thanks to new regulatory frameworks like the Food and Drug Administration’s Breakthrough Therapy designation, drugs…
STAT+: GSK’s asthma push continues as drug succeeds in Phase 3 trials
A new asthma treatment that could be administered just once every six months has succeeded…
STAT+: Bernie Sanders may have reached the limits of his pharma pressure campaign
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is figuring out just how far bullying drugmakers can take him….
Opinion: Readers respond to H5N1 and livestock movements, insulin discontinuation, and more
To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about difficult issues, STAT publishes selected Letters to the Editor…
STAT+: Amid acquisition speculation, Cytokinetics CEO stresses company can launch heart drug on its own
As Cytokinetics faces pressure to sell itself to a large pharma company following positive late-stage…
Listen: Live! From the STAT Breakthrough Summit West
On this week’s “Readout LOUD,” we’re live in San Francisco at STAT’s Breakthrough Summit West….
Opinion: As childhood asthma worsens, insurers restrict access to an essential medication
As pediatricians who take care of children in the inpatient, emergency, and primary care settings,…
STAT+: Lilly’s weekly insulin works as well as daily products, new studies show
Eli Lilly reported Thursday that its experimental weekly insulin worked as well as daily basal…