Hospitals, labs, and health departments try to cope with blood culture bottle shortage
Hospitals across the country are facing a severe shortage of supplies of blood culture bottles,…
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STAT+: CVS and its PBM agree to pay $45 million to Illinois for failing to pass drug rebates
CVS Caremark, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the country, agreed to pay…
Drawing water from dry air
A prototype device harvests drinking water from the atmosphere, even in arid places. Read Original…
Manufacturing perovskite solar panels with a long-term vision
Researchers working at the forefront of an emerging photovoltaic (PV) technology are thinking ahead about…
Better carbon storage with stacked geology
According to new research subsurface reservoirs that are covered by a collection of hundreds of…
Brain’s support cells contribute to Alzheimer’s disease by producing toxic peptide
Oligodendrocytes are an important source of amyloid beta and play a key role in promoting…
Jeff Shuren, medical devices head at FDA, to leave the agency
Jeffrey Shuren, longtime chief regulator of medical devices at the Food and Drug Administration, announced…
Tumor suppressor protein Par-4 triggers unique cell death pathway in cancerous cells
A team of researchers has discovered that the tumor suppressor protein Prostate apoptosis response-4 (Par-4)…
Does the onset of daylight saving time lead to an unhealthy lifestyle?
Consumers’ attitudes and health behaviors respond negatively to the switch to daylight saving time. Read…
Could smart guide RNAs usher in an era of personalized medicine?
Scientists utilize logic gate-based decision-making to construct circuits that control genes. Read Original Article: Could…
Mass layoffs and data breaches could be connected
A research team has been exploring how mass layoffs and data breaches could be connected….
New video test for Parkinson’s uses AI to track how the disease is progressing
An automated assessment technique that uses artificial intelligence could revolutionize the management of Parkinson’s disease….
Researchers develop more environmentally friendly and cost-effective method for soil remediation
Chemists have developed a rapid electrothermal mineralization (REM) process, which in seconds can remediate the…
STAT+: U.S. Patent Office software mistakes extend patent life for drugs and need to be fixed, researchers say
Amid concerns that the pharmaceutical industry abuses the U.S. patent system, a new paper suggests…
Researchers warn of unprecedented arsenic release from wildfires
The wildfire season of 2023 was the most destructive ever recorded in Canada and a…
STAT+: House hearing keeps pressure on PBM practices while Congress considers reforms
The House Oversight Committee kept pressure on drug middlemen at a hearing today that focused…
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Epic, Abridge, and Mayo Clinic to leverage AI to ease nursing workflow
You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about PBM practices, DOJ tussling with Regeneron, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is, despite the gray…
Contradictory coverage decisions in North Carolina
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Opinion: Fixing the reimbursement and coverage divide between ‘breakthrough’ drugs and medical devices
The Food and Drug Administration designates as “breakthrough” technologies certain drugs and devices. This designation…
STAT+: Medical groups are divided over Biden plan to loosen DEA restrictions on marijuana
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s proposal to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana is dividing some…
Opinion: To get a fair deal on Wegovy, buying Novo Nordisk might not be Medicare’s worst option
Medicare and Medicaid are facing a familiar quandary: how to provide coverage for new weight…
VA disputes claim that removing race from lung tests would greatly alter disability payments
Veterans Affairs department officials said Monday they have launched a study to determine how removing…
STAT+: A pricey Gilead HIV drug could be made for dramatically less than the company claims, researchers say
Following the release of widely touted study results for a Gilead Sciences HIV treatment, a…
Researchers enhance tool to better predict where and when wildfires will occur
A newly enhanced database is expected to help wildfire managers and scientists better predict where…
A discontinued asthma medication has patients scrambling, some to the ER – NPR
A discontinued asthma medication has patients scrambling, some to the ER NPR Read Original Article: A…
Converting captured carbon to fuel: Study assesses what’s practical and what’s not
A new analysis sheds light on major shortfalls of a recently proposed approach to capture…
Breakthrough in skeletal muscle regeneration
In a finding that opens the door to the development of targeted therapies for various…
New genetic test will eliminate a form of inherited blindness in dogs
Scientists have identified the genetic mutation that causes progressive retinal atrophy in English Shepherd Dogs,…
Boosting fruit intake during midlife can ward off late-life blues
In a large Singapore cohort study involving over 13,000 participants spanning close to 20 years,…
An over- or under-synchronized brain may predict psychosis
Is it possible to assess an individual’s risk of psychosis? Identifying predictive markers is a…
Smell of human stress affects dogs’ emotions leading them to make more pessimistic choices
Dogs experience emotional contagion from the smell of human stress, leading them to make more…
Male elephants signal ‘let’s go’ with deep rumbles
Male elephants use infrasonic rumbles to signal group departures, revealing complex vocal coordination and strong…
Are AI-chatbots suitable for hospitals?
Large language models may pass medical exams with flying colors but using them for diagnoses…
Birds need entertainment during avian flu lockdowns
Birds need varied activities during avian flu lockdowns, new research shows. Read Original Article: Birds…
Chimpanzees gesture back and forth quickly like in human conversations
When people are having a conversation, they rapidly take turns speaking and sometimes even interrupt….
Deep-ocean floor produces its own oxygen
An international team of researchers has discovered that metallic minerals on the deep-ocean floor produce…
Life signs could survive near surfaces of Enceladus and Europa
Europa and Enceladus, icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn respectively, have evidence of oceans beneath…
STAT+: Medicare and Medicaid struggles foreshadow a rocky health insurer earnings season
You’re reading the web version of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow…
Four health care and biotech updates to stay on top of this week
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Express Scripts overcharging postal workers, Gilead’s AIDS drug price, and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: European Commission reaches deal with Vifor for ‘disparaging’ its only rival in iron deficiency market
Following a two-year probe, the European Commission has formalized a proposal from Vifor Pharma to…
STAT+: Express Scripts overcharged postal workers by $45 million, audit says
Express Scripts, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the country, overcharged U.S. Postal…
Q&A: Trans adults face ‘shocking’ risk of cirrhosis, especially alcohol-driven
People under 45 have been driving an increase in liver-related deaths, especially those caused by…
Bird flu that infected 6 Colorado poultry workers is closely related to the virus in cows
Bird flu snapshot: This is the latest installment in a series of regular updates on…
Opinion: NIDA should beware of funding companies that violate people’s privacy
In a ground-breaking settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, two online addiction and mental health…
Opinion: The newest tool to prevent STIs is not available to everyone: A call for participatory and inclusive research
In the midst of an “out of control” epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in…
At a Mass General perfusion lab, a push to make more and more hearts viable for transplant
It seems like organized chaos. Five lab members move around a room the size of…
Harris health care agenda swiftly hailed by progressives and reproductive rights groups
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s announcement Sunday that he would be dropping out of the presidential…
Kamala Harris, endorsed by Biden to replace him, is left of the president on health care
WASHINGTON — President Biden is ending his bid for a second term in office and…