Opinion: FDA’s plan to define “healthy” for food packaging: Better than the existing labeling anarchy, but do we really need it?
The FDA has announced the set of rules it proposes to enforce for manufacturers to…
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Another potential roadblock to wider telemedicine abortion: state medical boards
In the post-Roe landscape, advocates for abortion rights are pinning hopes on telehealth as one…
STAT+: Health plans say texting could help reach underserved patients. But a federal rule is getting in their way
Health plans trying to reach low-income and underserved customers say they’re being stymied by a…
Herbal medicine: Types, uses, and safety – Medical News Today
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Spooktacular CE opportunities – DVM 360
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Biden pardons thousands for possession of marijuana and moves toward reclassification
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of…
STAT+: Drugmakers will be penalized if they hike prices on patients in private insurance market
WASHINGTON — Democrats’ drug pricing law will still penalize drugmakers if they hike prices on…
STAT+: FDA and Covis release dueling documents over the fate of a controversial drug for premature births
In the run-up to an extremely unusual hearing later this month, newly released documents underscore…
Listen: Nobels for science, biotech dealmaking, & a friendly FTC
What can we learn from mummy DNA? Is Pfizer single-handedly propping up biotech? And how…
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Youth vaping rates appear to be dropping, but regulators and advocates aren’t satisfied
WASHINGTON — A new survey from the CDC and the FDA suggests that youth vaping…
Citing Ebola outbreak in Uganda, U.S. to screen all passengers arriving from there
The United States is going to direct travelers arriving from Uganda, where a fast-growing Ebola…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Vertex exec says prices for gene therapies are ‘in the ballpark’; insulin access in poor countries remains spotty
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. And this is especially…
STAT+: ‘Patchy efforts’ by major insulin makers mean access lags in many poor countries
The three companies that dominate the global market for insulin have launched various programs to…
Why Most Americans Don’t Want To Get The Flu Shot This Season
A survey found most prefer to wear masks instead. Read Original Article: Why Most Americans…
Like Eating Late? New Study Sheds Light On Why You Should Kick The Habit
The researchers found that late eating affected all three main factors. It “doubled the odds…
This Is What Happens To Your Brain When You Pet Dogs
The prefrontal cortex activity increased each time the participants interacted with the subjects (dog or…
Opinion: The new law that could stealthily transform biomedical innovation
Buried deep within the Inflation Reduction Act’s drug-price negotiation provisions is language that could open…
From BQ.1.1 to XBB and beyond: How the splintering of Omicron variants could shape Covid’s next phase
The United States is in a (relative) Covid-19 lull, with cases and hospitalizations falling as…
STAT+: Medicare tasks a senior adviser with staffing its new drug pricing division
WASHINGTON — Medicare has tasked a senior adviser at the agency with assembling a small…
Call it data liberation day: Patients can now access all their health records digitally
The American Revolution had July 4. The allies had D-Day. And now U.S. patients, held…
STAT+: Alzheimer’s clinical trials have a recruitment problem. Telehealth platform Ro thinks it can help
Telehealth company Ro has reached an agreement with the National Institute on Aging to create…
The U.S. is terrible at keeping businesses from worsening public health, experts say
WASHINGTON – Here in the U.S., it’s “in” to study the social determinants of health….
The Colours of Healing: Alternative therapies in Egypt – Al Jazeera English
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$1 million gift to OHIO’s Heritage College honors osteopathic manipulative medicine pioneer Robert Fulford – Ohio University
$1 million gift to OHIO’s Heritage College honors osteopathic manipulative medicine pioneer Robert Fulford Ohio University…
STAT+: Errors have plagued insurance directories of doctors. The government wants to clean them up with its own
The federal government wants to create a national directory that houses accurate, up-to-date information for…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Nobel awarded for novel chemistry used in drug development; Biden will nominate surgeon general for WHO post
Good morning, Pharmalitte students. I’m Allison DeAngelis, substituting for Ed today. It’s a rainy day…
Opinion: Interoperability can’t wait: Don’t delay information blocking rules
Interoperability is a word you seldom hear uttered outside the health care sector (though there…
Three scientists win chemistry Nobel Prize for developing ‘click’ and ‘bioorthogonal’ chemistry
Carolyn Bertozzi of Stanford University, Morten Meldal of the University of Copenhagen, and K. Barry…
Rugby Players Face Highly Increased MND Risk: Disease Study
Multiple studies have shown a link between brain injuries and an increased risk of developing…
Opinion: Needed: stricter screening of gene synthesis orders, customers
Scientists rely on gene synthesis technologies as a research tool for everything from basic research…
Opinion: Listen: Wheelchair users and Medicare disagree on what’s ‘primarily medical in nature’
Modern wheelchairs have amazing capabilities. At the push of a button, they can position a…
‘What a gift to give’: For a woman struggling with infertility, a sister’s unexpected offer of surrogacy brings new hope
Lydia Gatton’s first in vitro fertilization appointment was just a week away when the fifth-grade…
Watch: Why aren’t ectopic pregnancies viable?
Following the fall of Roe v. Wade, many clinicians have become fearful and uncertain about…
STAT+: The Q4 health tech tracker: 17 key industry events and milestones to watch
Health tech companies and their backers are increasingly cautious as they brace for uncertain market…
How to Best Serve Patients Who Prefer Alternative Medicine – DailyNurse
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Republicans offer a real healthcare alternative – Washington Examiner
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Epic’s overhauled sepsis model, Verily’s close FDA ties, & AI for biopsies
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.S. Supreme Court asks solicitor general for views on ‘skinny label’ case; Express Scripts and Kroger are mired in dispute
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
Do Vegans Outlive Non-Vegetarians? Here’s What Studies Have To Say
Veganism is the form of diet wherein people abstain from any animal products or by-products….
Opinion: Messaging — the unrecognized coefficient in pandemic control — matters
A little over a century ago, scientists working in laboratories discovered that microbes were the…
STAT+: CAR-T therapy doesn’t work in all cancer cases. Scientists are starting to figure out why
When CAR-T therapy works against blood cancer, it can work spectacularly, but cancer still returns…
STAT+: At Verily, a growing line of business builds on a revolving door to the FDA
After years spent building a seemingly slapdash set of medical initiatives, Verily seems to have…
Alternative medicine quiz – KLRT – FOX16.com
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‘History is repeating itself’: The story of the nation’s first clinic for gender-affirming surgery
Nearly 60 years ago, Johns Hopkins Hospital opened a first-of-its-kind clinic to provide gender-affirming surgery….
Get a Ph.D. in health policy — from a single Powerpoint slide
Looking for an actually concise explanation of a half-century’s worth of research and arguments about…
Opinion: How can the latest Alzheimer’s therapy reach patients? Follow this trustworthy process
The press release issued by pharmaceutical companies Eisai and Biogen on Sept. 27 might someday…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Price of new ALS drug prompts criticism; many drug price hikes exceeded U.S. inflation rate
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: Many trials to confirm benefits of drugs granted accelerated approvals are running late
Amid heightened debate over a regulatory program for speeding the approval of some medicines, a…
Nobel Prize in medicine awarded for research into the evolutionary history of humankind
A Swedish scientist won the 2022 Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology on Monday for…