Candidate malaria vaccine provides lasting protection in NIH-sponsored trials
Recent trials of an experimental malaria vaccine in healthy Malian adults found that all three…
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STAT+: Medicare announces drug prices for historic first round of negotiations
WASHINGTON — The day drug makers dreaded has finally arrived. Medicare officials on Thursday unveiled…
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Opinion: HHS says it is working against climate change. But it’s really climate washing
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has stated it will do all that…
Opinion: Can AI help ease medicine’s empathy problem?
Modern medicine has an empathy problem. Artificial intelligence — done right — might be able…
Arthritis patients resort to an inconvenient Medicare workaround to avoid pricey drugs
As many as 40,000 chronically ill seniors are choosing to endure uncomfortable, time-consuming intravenous infusions…
Researchers unveil mysteries of ancient Earth
A team of researchers has made strides in understanding the formation of massif-type anorthosites, enigmatic…
International study detects consciousness in unresponsive patients
New research found that brain scans can detect consciousness in some patients with brain injury…
Patients with unexplainable chronic itch have unique blood biomarkers that could eventually lead to new targeted treatments
Millions of patients worldwide suffer from a chronic itching condition with no identifiable cause —…
Venting your frustrations can make friends like you better — if you do it right
Venting about your frustrations with one friend to another may feel good, but it doesn’t…
A taste for carbon dioxide
The remarkable affinity of the microbial enzyme iron nitrogenase for the greenhouse gas CO2 makes…
Physicists throw world’s smallest disco party
A new milestone has been set for levitated optomechanics as a group of scientists observed…
ALS patient lived with a brain-computer interface for 7 years. Here’s what researchers learned
Brain-computer interfaces are still years, and several FDA approvals, away from being available on the…
How bread dough gave rise to civilization
A major international study has explained how bread wheat helped to transform the ancient world…
New research identifies early sensorimotor markers for autism spectrum disorder
A study has uncovered significant findings related to the early sensorimotor features and cognitive abilities…
Researchers find possible inaccuracies in crash-reported child passenger injuries
Researchers found discrepancies between crash reports and hospital data that might paint an incomplete or…
STAT+: Gilead wins U.S. approval for drug to treat autoimmune liver disease
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new treatment for primary biliary cholangitis,…
Policing may play a role in youth mental health crises
New York City neighborhoods subject to higher rates of policing during the Stop and Frisk…
Giant fossil seeds from Borneo record ancient plant migration
Ancient fossil beans about the size of modern limes, and among the largest seeds in…
WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the spread of mpox in multiple African countries…
STAT+: Eli Lilly’s billions: Can the world’s most valuable pharma company keep inventing drugs at this pace?
On Tuesday, Eli Lilly unveiled a towering 346,000-square-foot laboratory in Boston’s Seaport District, a building…
Abortion, shingles, extreme heat, and sudden cardiac arrest
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an AstraZeneca U.K. vaccine plant, Medicare premiums, and more
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially…
Syros shares battered after it stops leukemia trial
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Opinion: Ultra-processed foods: the tobacco of the 21st century?
At the start of the clinic where I see patients with colorectal, stomach, pancreatic, and…
Opinion: Better safety studies could restore America’s confidence in vaccines
In February 2021, I received my second Covid-19 shot — the newly developed vaccine that…
Swipe up! Health apps deliver real results en masse
They’re the little digital tools you can download in a few seconds, but despite their…
Australia offers lessons for increasing American life expectancy
A new study comparing expected lifespans among six high-income English-speaking countries found that Australians live…
UAE Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market Report – GlobeNewswire
UAE Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market Report GlobeNewswire Read Original Article: UAE Complementary and Alternative Medicine…
STAT+: Grail announces layoffs as it looks to push forward blood-based cancer detection test
Cancer detection firm Grail announced sizable workforce cuts on Tuesday in a bid to save…
Common equine painkiller disrupts assisted reproduction technique efficiency in mares
Researchers have discovered that phenylbutazone, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) commonly prescribed in horses, can…
Exciting advance in stem cell therapy
A new technique for mechanically manipulating stem cells could lead to new stem cell treatments,…
New research explores the urea cycle’s strong connection to fatty liver disease
A physician scientist is making strides in understanding the molecular origins of fatty liver disease,…
Less sleep and later bedtime in childhood linked to future substance use
Adolescents were more likely to have consumed alcohol or tried marijuana by age 15 if…
Illumina lays out plan to boost growth by helping scientists interpret sequencing data
SAN DIEGO — The unwinding of Illumina’s ill-fated acquisition of Grail earlier this year left…
STAT+: Acelyrin announces layoffs, strategy shift after late-stage trial results for anti-inflammatory drug
Acelyrin, a California biotech focused on immunology and inflammatory disease, announced Tuesday that its experimental…
SwRI-led team finds evidence of hydration on Asteroid Psyche
Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have confirmed hydroxyl molecules on the…
Children born prematurely fall into three groups
A new study finds that preterm-born children fit into three profiles, with markedly different results…
Halogen bonding for selective electrochemical separation, path to sustainable chemical processing demonstrated
A team has reported the first demonstration of selective electrochemical separation driven by halogen bonding….
Study reveals urban trees suffer more from heat waves and drought than their rural counterparts
A recent study details how trees in New York City and Boston are more negatively…
The atmosphere in the room can affect strategic decision-making, study finds
The atmosphere within a group can influence the outcome of strategic decision-making, according to a…
Measuring Martian winds with sound
Martian landers have been able capture measurements of wind speeds — some gauging the cooling…
The politics of mifepristone in the 2024 election
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Morning Rounds: The billionaire who wants you angry about the food supply
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novartis losing bid to block a generic, pharma deals, and more
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Our mascots, for instance,…
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STAT+: Otsuka starts selling depression digital therapeutic, expects to lose money on it
Otsuka Pharmaceutical has started selling Rejoyn, its Food and Drug Administration cleared prescription app that…
Atai advances oral psychedelic in depression
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Opinion: Aspirin after a broken bone: health equity in a $5 bottle
There are few things more exciting for researchers than to mount and complete a clinical…
STAT+: Meet the billionaire media mogul who’s taking on the food industry
WASHINGTON — The idea for Todd Wagner’s new advocacy organization FoodFight USA, he says, came…
STAT+: Why U.S. health care cybersecurity laws are better at protecting a corpse’s privacy than patients’ lives
Two days into a cyberattack on his hospital system, Nate Couture reached the end of…
Starvation and adhesion drive formation of keratinocyte patterns in skin
Cell-cell adhesion-induced patterning in keratinocytes can be explained by just starvation and strong adhesion researchers…