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Biden to propose expanding Medicare drug price negotiation in State of the Union
WASHINGTON — President Biden wants to more than double the size of Medicare’s new drug…
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STAT+: Senate panel advances bill to ban some Chinese biotechs, with Sen. Paul taking up industry’s cause
WASHINGTON — A Senate panel today passed a bill aimed at preventing certain Chinese companies…
Opinion: The CDC’s new, relaxed Covid isolation guidance makes perfect sense
What makes for good public health guidance? That’s the conversation I was having with a…
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Can you tell AI-generated people from real ones?
If you recently had trouble figuring out if an image of a person is real…
Bayer’s not breaking up. At least not yet
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about HIV drug resistance, march-in rights, and more
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you….
Startup Alumis raises $259 million as it prepares for psoriasis trial
San Francisco startup Alumis Inc. has raised $259 million in a bid to best big…
STAT+: With Meta’s backing, Headspace launches into VR
Headspace, which has built a growing digital health business around mindfulness, is joining forces with…
Florida health officials provide scant details on measles cases, worrying health experts
On Sunday, public health officials in two Michigan counties warned their residents that they may…
STAT+: Republicans consider a new attack on Biden ‘march-in’ plan for lower drug prices
WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress might try to use a technical maneuver to block the…
STAT+: Oracle Health chair says Cerner isn’t competing with Epic
Cerner may have ceded U.S. business to reigning electronic health records market leader Epic Systems,…
Opinion: Charging patients to message their doctors mostly benefits major hospital systems
Thinking about messaging your physician about a weird rash? You may want to hold off…
Air quality improvements belie rising racial and ethnic disparities in pollutant-related deaths, study finds
The U.S. is making progress in reducing the public health consequences of air pollutants and…
Key advance toward removing common herbicide from groundwater
Chemists are closing in on a new tool for tackling the global problem of weedkiller-tainted…
Research explores the cooling effects of ‘scuba-diving’ in lizards
Anoles are the scuba-diving champions of the lizard world, able to stay underwater for more…
Aluminum nanoparticles make tunable green catalysts
A nanotechnology pioneer has uncovered a transformative approach to harnessing the catalytic power of aluminum…
Tiny worms tolerate chornobyl radiation
A new study finds that exposure to chronic radiation from Chornobyl has not damaged the…
Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with new electrocatalysis method
Scientists have developed new electrochemical approaches to clean up pollution from ‘forever chemicals’ found in…
For a healthy fruit snack, what would you choose?
Next time you’re packing lunch for your kid or reaching for a healthy afternoon bite,…
Evolving hydrogen-storage technology: Guidelines developed for the design of anti-evaporation catalysts
A research team has identified materials capable of catalyzing the conversion of ortho-hydrogen to para-hydrogen….
A smart molecule beats the mutation behind most pancreatic cancer
Researchers have designed a candidate drug that could help make pancreatic cancer, which is almost…
Using light to precisely control single-molecule devices
Researchers flip the switch at the nanoscale by applying light to induce bonding for single-molecule…
Lab-grown liver organoid to speed up turtle research, making useful traits easier to harness
Researchers developed protocols for growing organoids that mimic a turtle liver, the first organoids developed…
New method measures the 3D position of individual atoms
Since more than a decade it has been possible for physicists to accurately measure the…
Toward understanding sperm quality
A novel screening system enables researchers to investigate sperm cell development and health at the…
Researchers closing in on genetic treatments for hereditary lung disease, vision loss
Researchers who work with tiny drug carriers known as lipid nanoparticles have developed a new…
Iridology: Using alternative medicine to unlock genetic clues through the eye – AOL
Iridology: Using alternative medicine to unlock genetic clues through the eye AOL Read Original Article: Iridology:…
STAT+: FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
For the first time, anyone in the United States will soon be able to buy…
STAT+: Large insurers say up to one-quarter of claims run through Change Healthcare
Some of the country’s biggest health insurers said Tuesday that up to one-quarter of their…
Shortcut to Success: Toward fast and robust quantum control through accelerating adiabatic passage
Researchers achieved the acceleration of adiabatic evolution of a single spin qubit in gate-defined quantum…
FDA advisory panel recommends a streamlined flu vaccine for next fall
When Americans line up for flu vaccines next fall, they will almost certainly be getting…
Sweetened drinks linked to atrial fibrillation risk
An analysis of health data in the UK Biobank found a 20% higher risk of…
Fossils of giant sea lizard with dagger-like teeth show how our oceans have fundamentally changed since the dinosaur era
Fossils of a strange new species of marine lizard with dagger-like teeth that lived 66…
STAT+: Harvard longevity scientist sparks furor with claim about reversing aging in dogs
Renowned Harvard University geneticist and longevity researcher David Sinclair recently made an astonishing assertion: Scientists…
Waist-to-height ratio detects fat obesity in children and adolescents significantly better than BMI
An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index…
We know the Arctic is warming — What will changing river flows do to its environment?
Scientists recently combined satellite data, field observations and sophisticated numerical modeling to paint a picture…
Fossil named ‘Attenborough’s strange bird’ was the first in its kind without teeth
A new fossil, named ‘Attenborough’s strange bird’ after naturalist and documentarian Sir David Attenborough, is…
Arctic could become ‘ice-free’ within a decade
While summer sea ice loss in the Arctic is inevitable, it can be reversed if…
8 in 10 lizards could be at risk due to deforestation
These reptiles move around tree trunks to seek warmth or shade. With trees disappearing, they…
Plant Lavender, Marjoram and Ivy on your green wall to clean up the air
Green walls can strip pollution from the air — and some plants do it better…
Coronary artery calcium score predictive of heart attacks, strokes
Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk…
It’s time to stop treating menopause like a disease, researchers argue in series of Lancet articles
One in eight people is postmenopausal, and about 50 million women enter menopause every year….
STAT+: WTO proposal for Covid diagnostics and therapeutics waiver is abandoned
After 18 months of debate, the World Trade Organization failed to adopt a controversial proposal…
Where’s Lilly’s Alzheimer’s approval?
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Ozempic tackling kidney disease, OTC birth control, and more
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, despite a…
Researchers invent new triple-junction tandem solar cells with world-record efficiency
Scientists have developed a novel triple-junction perovskite/Si tandem solar cell that can achieve a certified…
Protecting joints from bacteria with mussels
A collaborative team of researchers developed an implant coating triggering antibiotic release in response to…
Sleep apnea symptoms linked to memory and thinking problems
People who experience sleep apnea may be more likely to also have memory or thinking…
Scientists revolutionize wireless communication with three-dimensional processors
Scientists have pioneered a method for using semiconductor technology to manufacture processors that significantly enhance…
New research shows migrating animals learn by experience
Individual white storks incrementally straightened their migration routes to find more direct ways to move…