Your future medications could be personalized for you on a 3D printer
Scientists are helping to develop standards and safety protocols that would allow pharmacies to print…
Category: Human Health
Next platform for brain-inspired computing
Computers have come so far in terms of their power and potential, rivaling and even…
Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas drill sites, compounding potential health risks
More than 100,000 oil and gas wells across the western U.S. are in areas burned…
Telltale greenhouse gases could signal alien activity
If aliens modified a planet in their solar system to make it warmer, we’d be…
Minimizing Dementia Caregiver Burnout
In the 1960s, the Peace Corps created a public service campaign with the slogan: “It’s…
Exercise Is a Natural Sleep Aid
Do you struggle to fall asleep at night? Do you wake up and find it…
News Briefs July 2024
Cannabis Use Linked to Higher Heart Attack and Stroke Risk A study published in the…
Do Home Microbiome Tests Help Support Your Gut?
A growing number of home microbiome test kits come with big promises for what they…
Plant-Based Diet Not Linked to Hip Fracture
Long term consumption of a plant-based diet (lower or no intake of animal foods) was…
Ask the EN Experts July 2024
Got a sweet tooth? Use caution—too much sugar can wreak havoc on health, especially as…
Michigan launches first effort of its kind to detect silent bird flu infections in farmworkers
Michigan has led the nation in making inroads with its farmers as it has worked…
Journals issue corrections noting vaping researchers’ undisclosed ties to Juul
WASHINGTON — A journal published by the American Medical Association has corrected four articles from…
Opinion: CNN debate moderators could provide the cognitive tests that Biden and Trump have been avoiding
The two primary contenders for the presidency of the United States — President Joe Biden…
Stop blindly allowing MA plans to use AI to deny care, lawmakers urge Biden administration
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Biden administration to prohibit Medicare Advantage insurers…
Standalone organ donor centers have sprouted all over the U.S. Do they work better than hospitals?
Not much sets the world of transplant medicine abuzz. But in the early 2000s, a…
Senators push Medicare for a PET scan pay bump
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Can screening for food insecurity make a difference for patients? The jury is out
When you get sick, your path to wellness depends on more than your health care….
One firm, two conflicting takes on Alnylam’s HELIOS-B
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Opinion: Tackling administrative harm can yield better decisions for better care
Awareness of the harms to patients caused by errors in diagnosis and treatment has been…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo’s Wegovy approval in China, a Merck KGaA cancer trial failure, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Clear blue skies…
WHO warns global health toll of alcohol remains ‘unacceptably high’
The global health toll of alcohol remains “unacceptably high” across the globe, the World Health…
STAT+: U.K. pharma increasingly violates voluntary industry marketing codes, and probes are taking longer
Pharmaceutical companies in the U.K. have increasingly violated a voluntary industry marketing code but complaints…
Surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis
Firearm violence is officially a public health crisis in the U.S. — Surgeon General Vivek…
STAT+: Former Moderna executive launches genome editing company
As chief medical officer of Moderna, Tal Zaks used to be skeptical of genome editing….
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STAT+: AliveCor gets FDA nod for portable 12-lead, AI-powered ECG device
AliveCor has spent years battling with Apple over the market for consumer heart monitoring technology….
Opinion: Could billions of dollars in AI funding lead to the same number of new drugs?
Drug discovery has quickly become the most enticing place to apply artificial intelligence. Billions of…
Opinion: Turning a ‘no’ vote into progress: How to advance MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD
Many people have interpreted as a setback the “no” vote by an advisory committee to…
The 42 best books and podcasts on health and science to check out this summer
Summer is officially here, and whether you’re relaxing in the great outdoors or riding out…
STAT+: Experts split on whether Eli Lilly’s Zepbound will hamper CPAP sales
Continuous positive airway pressure “is here to stay,” sleep medicine doctor Atul Malhotra declared in…
Despite risks, aspirin use remains high among older adults
New research shows that, in spite of recommendations discouraging use of aspirin in primary prevention…
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STAT+: Grail, aiming to launch a blood test for cancer, faces host of challenges as it debuts on Nasdaq
On Tuesday, shares of Grail, the liquid biopsy company that hopes that its test, Galleri,…
STAT+: HHS finalizes penalties for providers resorting to ‘information blocking’
The federal government has cemented a key part of its strategy for making patients’ medical…
Facial recognition linked to close social bonds, not social butterflies
Do you have trouble recognizing faces, or do you never forget a face? The better…
New study confirms forever chemicals are absorbed through human skin
A study of 17 commonly used synthetic ‘forever chemicals’ has shown that these toxic substances…
A hidden treasure in the Milky Way — Astronomers uncover ultrabright x-ray source
Astronomers uncovered that a well-known X-ray binary, whose exact nature has been a mystery to…
How cells boost gene expression
The function of non-coding RNA in the cell has long been a mystery to researchers….
Carbon dioxide’s heavy stamp on temperature: Doubling CO2 may mean 7 to 14 degree increase
A doubling of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere could cause an increase in…
Star clusters observed within a galaxy in the early Universe
The history of how stars and galaxies came to be and evolved into the present…
Innovative 3D printing method streamlines multi-materials manufacturing
Researchers have developed a way to create complex devices with multiple materials — including plastics,…
Circulating microRNAs likely as effective as A1C for predicting type 2 diabetes in youth
Type 2 diabetes in young people ages 10 to 19 has more than doubled in…
Infant deaths increased after Texas banned abortion in early pregnancy
Since Texas’s ban on abortion went into effect, infant deaths in the state increased by…
STAT+: Oral ketamine tablets effective for treating depression, new study finds
The results of a randomized controlled trial published Monday showed oral ketamine tablets were safe…
The Supreme Court will consider state bans on gender-affirming care for minors
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to…
STAT+: Steward Health Care executives are mired in trouble at home. In Malta, it’s much worse
VALLETTA, Malta — The most sweeping corruption trial in the history of this Mediterranean country…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a plan for Medicare coverage of Wegovy, an Alnylam heart drug, and more
Good morning, everyone, to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was relaxing and…
The findings from Alnylam’s highly anticipated readout
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STAT+: Alnylam reports positive results for heart drug in pivotal study, likely clearing path to approval
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals said Monday that its treatment for an increasingly common heart condition cut the…
Bird flu snapshot: USDA secretary urges farmers to take protective measures
Bird flu snapshot: This is the second installment in a series of regular updates on…
STAT+: Ateev Mehrotra, the researcher the telehealth lobby loves to hate, isn’t backing down
WASHINGTON — He hardly seems the part of the telehealth industry’s public enemy No. 1….
STAT+: How the medical device tracking director at Kaiser Permanente weeds out risky devices
When a new medical device hits the market, there’s typically still some uncertainty about whether…