Bringing science to the absence of evidence for wellness solutions – STAT
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Bristol Myers sues HHS over Medicare drug negotiations; Lilly reports new shortages of Mounjaro diabetes drug
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week, albeit an abbreviated one for many,…
Listen: ‘Food apartheid’ starves minority neighborhoods on Long Island
James Boone wakes up at 6 a.m. nearly every Sunday, driving his van to Trader…
‘Falling through the cracks’: Why ADHD is under-diagnosed among Asian Americans
Behind a veneer of accomplishment, underneath good grades and musical talents, Emily Chen was in…
Opinion: Cancer drug shortages should have patients rioting in the streets
Cancer patients, like those I treat in San Diego and thousands more across the country,…
Opinion: How to separate sound wellness solutions from seductive snake oil
When pandemic lockdowns prevented access to traditional health care facilities, the demand for alternative and…
VIDEO: Complimentary and alternative therapies for lymphoma – Healio
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Growing Popularity of Complementary and Alternative Medicine … – GlobeNewswire
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Alternative medicine doctor in Ringgold found guilty of violating … – The Georgia Sun
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Amazon called to account – on health data – POLITICO
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Is drinking sparkling water a healthy alternative? Here’s what science has to say – EL PAÍS USA
Is drinking sparkling water a healthy alternative? Here’s what science has to say EL PAÍS USA…
Testosterone supplementation not linked to heart attacks in study, reversing earlier finding
Testosterone supplementation in men with low levels of the hormone did not increase the risk…
STAT+: Trade group scolds drugmaker for ‘unethical’ attempt to gain info about rival product
In a notable move, a U.K. trade group has rebuked Leo Pharma for a “serious…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA cites another troubled plant at company contributing to cancer drug shortages; USDA to push food producers over antibiotic claims
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Getting rid of bias in clinical calculators isn’t as simple as taking race out of the equation
Racial bias is everywhere in medicine, including the calculators doctors commonly use to predict a…
Why it won’t be so easy for medicine to displace BMI
The policy that the American Medical Association adopted this week to de-emphasize the use of…
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Opinion: The DNA from dog tumors may hold the secret to better human cancer drugs
This year, nearly 6 million dogs in the U.S. will receive a cancer diagnosis. That’s…
Opinion: The FDA needs a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab
Over the past several months, my conversations with colleagues in the Alzheimer’s field have featured…
Use of integrative and complementary health practices by Brazilian … – BMC Public Health
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This Statin Alternative Helped Reduce Bad Cholesterol By 21% – Healthline
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Billings residents turn to alternative health services to maintain … – Q2 News
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Manufacturing, ag, health care in demand as grads seek alternative pathways – Mankato Free Press
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FDA advisers endorse updating Covid vaccines to target latest Omicron strain
The Covid-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today’s vaccines…
A chatbot that’s cautious about GPT, AI pronouncements, and a VC looks to Israel
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
Listen: Biogen’s messy board, Laronde’s data problem, & the downside of a boom
Can unicorns survive without data? Did biotech get over its skis? And what is going…
White House ‘naloxone summit’ omitting prominent advocates for lower costs
The invite list for the White House’s upcoming “summit” on naloxone pricing and accessibility has…
STAT+: USDA to push food producers to substantiate claims that animals are raised without antibiotics
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a program to ensure food producers substantiate claims…
Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in the pandemic, study says
The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: PBMs are targeted in yet another congressional bill; access to new Alzheimer’s drug may not happen quickly
Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. However, this is also shaping…
STAT+: Instead of credible data, PDS Biotech delivers ‘results might get better, later’ promises
Tumor response rate is a common way to assess the efficacy of a cancer drug….
Black former NFL players more burdened by chronic pain than white counterparts, study finds
It’s to be expected, says two-time Pro Bowler Julius Thomas, that “colliding into other people…
Mandy Cohen, seen as next CDC director, would bring political chops to an agency lacking them
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be about to undergo a paradigm shift…
Opinion: STAT+: How I’m helping companies think through whether they should cover GLP-1s like Ozempic for employees
We have a knack in the U.S. for blurring behavior and medicine. Look at weight….
Opinion: What happens when patients beat their doctors to their test results
Not so long ago, a father broke down in tears with me over Zoom —…
STAT+: Federal advisory group rejects proposal to make medical device tracking easier
Every medical device has its own unique code, allowing manufacturers to keep track of their…
Bacterial infection may be ‘key event’ in common but mysterious endometriosis, study says
Endometriosis, a common gynecological condition, is one of health’s great mimickers. It can manifest as…
STAT+: Health insurance stocks tumble after UnitedHealth says Medicare enrollees are getting more care
A top executive at UnitedHealth Group said Tuesday that the health insurance and services conglomerate…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: A not-so-new Biogen?; ALS Association and 15 chapters part ways over organizational clashes
Rise and shine, everyone. The middle of the week is upon us. Have heart, though….
Opinion: Listen: Physicians have a moral and professional obligation to get into ‘good trouble’
Just days after the end of Roe v. Wade, Caitlin Bernard, an OB-GYN in Indiana,…
Opinion: Medicaid adult dental benefits are shamefully — and dangerously — inadequate in most states
In the middle of the night, you’re jolted awake by a throbbing pain in your…
Muzzled for years, vindicated MIT professor says fraud investigation into his lab did lasting damage
For three years, nine months, and one week, Ram Sasisekharan lived under a gag order….
Bendable Therapy, a new alternative mental health clinic, will offer … – KTVZ
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STAT+: Bitter infighting leads 15 chapters to break away from leading ALS advocacy group
After a bitter dispute, the ALS Association has settled a lawsuit filed by 15 chapters…
STAT+: Biogen’s boardroom scandal saddles CEO with first crisis
This was supposed to be the new Biogen. When Chris Viehbacher, a respected pharmaceutical executive,…
STAT+: Key House Republican escalates rhetoric against PBMs
WASHINGTON — A key House Republican ramped up his criticism of pharmacy benefit managers Tuesday,…
CDC’s Walensky parries Republican criticism over Biden’s Covid response
WASHINGTON — One of the very last duties of one of President Biden’s very first…
AMA asks doctors to de-emphasize use of BMI in gauging health and obesity
CHICAGO – The American Medical Association on Tuesday strongly criticized the body-mass index, urging doctors…
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Suicide hotlines shared data with Facebook, providers debate AI disclosure, and Uber Health expands
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
‘The drug bust paradox’: Study shows opioid deaths double after police action
Police drug busts are strongly associated with a large and sudden spike in overdose deaths,…
STAT+: Sanders wants NIH to adopt ‘reasonable pricing’ language for drugs that agency research helps develop
In another bid to lower prescription drug prices, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued a…