Opinion: Treating chronic pain requires much more than medications
There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the new non-addictive pain pill that is up for…
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WHO’s top scientist learned a hard lesson about H5N1 two decades ago: Stopping it takes more than biology
Jeremy Farrar, now the World Health Organization’s chief scientist, was working in Vietnam 20 years…
Opinion: As livestock move around the country, so does H5N1. The U.S. needs real-time tracking of livestock movements
The presence of H5N1 avian influenza virus, better known as bird flu, among dairy cows…
Opinion: Measles is coming back. My sister Marcie isn’t
At the end of February 1960, my healthy, precocious sister Marcie was halfway through the…
The Promise of Health Chatbots Has Already Failed – Mother Jones – Mother Jones
The Promise of Health Chatbots Has Already Failed – Mother Jones Mother Jones Read Original Article:…
Geologists, biologists unearth the atomic fingerprints of cancer
Earth scientists have long turned to minute differences in hydrogen atoms to explore the ancient…
At Milken Institute conference, CDC director Mandy Cohen talks public health preparedness
In the spring of 2020, as Covid-19 took hold around the world, Centers of Disease…
Study of cow tissues provides clues for unusual pattern of bird flu infections in dairy cattle
A new study looking at the distribution of receptors that flu viruses can attach to…
Venus has almost no water: A new study may reveal why
Billions of years ago, Venus may have harbored as much water as Earth. Today, almost…
Improved nutrition, sanitation linked to beneficial changes in child stress and epigenetic programming
A new study provides some of the clearest and most comprehensive evidence to date on…
Astronomers observe elusive stellar light surrounding ancient quasars
Astronomers observed the elusive starlight surrounding some of the earliest quasars in the universe. The…
AI to make crop production more sustainable
Drones monitoring fields for weeds and robots targeting and treating crop diseases may sound like…
Lake tsunamis pose significant threat under warming climate
The names might not be familiar — Cowee Creek, Brabazon Range, Upper Pederson Lagoon —…
Hubble views a galaxy with a voracious black hole
Bright, starry spiral arms surround an active galactic center in a new NASA Hubble Space…
New discoveries about Jupiter’s magnetosphere
New discoveries about Jupiter could lead to a better understanding of Earth’s own space environment…
New study reveals age-related brain changes influence recovery after stroke
A new study has revealed that areas of age-related damage in the brain relate to…
A better way to ride a motorcycle
Motorcycles are designed to accommodate the average-sized rider, leaving taller and shorter riders vulnerable to…
Biomechanical dataset for badminton performance analysis
In the sports industry, player data collection aids in personalized training feedback. Researchers have now…
Opinion: The world is relying on the United States to get value-based drug pricing right
The changing landscape of drug pricing policy in the U.S. has implications for the global…
STAT+: Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 may cause a distinct form of the disease, study suggests
For more than 30 years, Alzheimer’s researchers have thought of APOE4 as a major genetic…
STAT+: UnitedHealth CEO downplays his company’s control over physicians
You’re reading the web version of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow…
STAT+: Steward files for bankruptcy, leaving its eight Massachusetts hospitals in limbo
Steward Health Care, which once trumpeted its community hospital system as a low-cost alternative to…
Merck may have a competition for ever-scarce BCG
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FTC reviewing Novo-Catalent deal, Amneal opioid settlement, and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
High blood pressure in kids doubles their risk of cardiovascular disease, study finds, bringing a call for routine screening
Children and adolescents diagnosed with high blood pressure have double the risk of major cardiovascular…
Meet the scientist sending tumors into space
What happens when you catapult cancer into space? Or shoot stem cells toward the stars?…
Opinion: Digital devices can help clinicians prescribe physical activity
Physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for death. With most adolescents and one-quarter…
STAT+: NYU professors who defended vaping didn’t disclose ties to Juul, documents show
WASHINGTON – Two New York University professors collaborated directly with executives of the vaping company…
Doxazosin Shows Potential as Alternative PTSD-Related Nightmare Treatment – MD Magazine
Doxazosin Shows Potential as Alternative PTSD-Related Nightmare Treatment MD Magazine Read Original Article: Doxazosin Shows Potential…
Opinion: Readers respond to funding academic medical centers, the ‘residency research arms race,’ and more
STAT now publishes selected Letters to the Editor received in response to First Opinion essays…
An Orangutan Healed Himself With Medicinal Plant – HealthDay
An Orangutan Healed Himself With Medicinal Plant HealthDay Read Original Article: An Orangutan Healed Himself With…
Sister cities can help communities better navigate the climate crisis
Anthropologists suggest in a new study that establishing networks of ‘sister cities’ dedicated to addressing…
Aligned peptide ‘noodles’ could enable lab-grown biological tissues
Researchers have developed peptide-based hydrogels that mimic the aligned structure of muscle and nerve tissues,…
Quantifying U.S. health impacts from gas stoves
A new study of air pollution in U.S. homes reveals how much gas and propane…
Physics confirms that the enemy of your enemy is, indeed, your friend
The famous axiom ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend’ is part of Austrian…
Stony coral tissue loss disease is shifting the ecological balance of Caribbean reefs
A new study shows stony coral tissue loss disease is causing drastic changes in the…
Newly discovered mechanism of T-cell control can interfere with cancer immunotherapies
Activated T cells that carry a certain marker protein on their surface are controlled by…
When injecting pure spin into chiral materials, direction matters
The direction in which spin information is injected into chiral materials affects its ability to…
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Genomes of ‘star algae’ shed light on origin of plants
Land plants cover the surface of our planet and often tower over us. They form…
Birdwatching can help students improve mental health, reduce distress
A new study finds people who have nature-based experiences report better well-being and lower psychological…
Did a magnetic field collapse trigger the emergence of animals?
Researchers uncovered compelling evidence that Earth’s magnetic field was in a highly unusual state when…
Pan-cancer analysis uncovers a new class of promising CAR T–cell immunotherapy targets
St. Jude found 156 potential targets for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T–cell immunotherapy. Explore the…
New immunosuppressive mechanism found in brain cancer
Scientists have discovered how glioblastoma evades the immune system by inducing pro-tumor macrophages via a…
STAT+: 4 burning questions about Amgen’s obesity drug, a potential Wegovy and Zepbound competitor
Amgen’s comments Thursday that it’s “very encouraged” by interim Phase 2 data for its obesity…
Ice shelves fracture under weight of meltwater lakes
Heavy pooling meltwater can fracture ice, potentially leading to ice shelf collapse. Read Original Article:…
How E. coli get the power to cause urinary tract infections
New research examines how the bacteria Escherichia coli, or E. coli — responsible for most…
Plants utilize drought stress hormone to block snacking spider mites
Recent findings that plants employ a drought-survival mechanism to also defend against nutrient-sucking pests could…
Source of pregnancy complications from infections revealed by placenta map
The placenta’s response to infections from malaria, toxoplasmosis and listeria has been mapped in high…
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Stretchable e-skin could give robots human-level touch sensitivity
A stretchy electronic skin could equip robots and other devices with the same softness and…
New discovery of a mechanism that controls cell division
Researchers have discovered that how a special protein complex called the Mediator moves along genes…