New Gym Culture And Shocking Rise Of Body Dysmorphia
Working out every day, following extreme diets, and hopping on supplements have now become the…
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Opinion: Better use of health savings accounts: lessons from Singapore
Today, 9 in 10 Americans have health insurance, more than ever before, yet health care…
To prevent unnecessary biopsies, scientists train an AI model to predict breast cancer risk from MRI scans
A biopsy that turns out to have benign results can be a relief. But in…
Opinion: Will there be a Supreme assault on public health?
In just seven days last June, the U.S. Supreme Court set back public health by…
White House’s open-access research directive scrambles long-entrenched models, raising key questions
In August, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy released a memo directing…
STAT+: Epic overhauls popular sepsis algorithm criticized for faulty alarms
Epic Systems has revamped its widely criticized sepsis prediction model in a bid to improve…
Harassment prompts children’s hospitals to strip websites, threatening access to gender-affirming care
Children’s hospitals that have been targeted on social media for providing gender-affirming care — and…
Surface mapping a reliable diagnostic tool for gut health: An improved alternative to screen patients with poor gut – Science Daily
Surface mapping a reliable diagnostic tool for gut health: An improved alternative to screen patients…
Why Monkeypox Spreading In Wild Animals Could Spell More Trouble For Humans
Experts believe it will be impossible to eliminate the health issue once it becomes established…
Second COVID Booster Effective Against Hospitalization, Death In Nursing Home Residents
A new study found that the second COVID-19 vaccine booster was highly effective at protecting…
Severe Monkeypox Illness: CDC Issues Warning After Third Patient Death In The US
The public health agency issued the alert as Ohio reported the death of a monkeypox…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA approves a medicine to combat ALS; Medicare drug-price talks are poised to become a legal battle
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
A Chinese MRNA COVID Vaccine Is Approved For The First Time – In Indonesia
The approval comes as somewhat of a surprise as Walvax has yet to publish efficacy…
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Opinion: How the Inflation Reduction Act can help decarbonize the health care industry
The climate crisis — the greatest threat to human health in history — is often…
Fungi find their way into cancer tumors, but what they’re doing there is a mystery
For a while, scientists thought the trillions of microbes on our bodies lived in landscapes…
Opinion: Maternal-fetal surgery is not an alternative to abortion care
Every day, pregnant people across the United States get the news that the futures they…
Who will get the call from Stockholm? It’s time for STAT’s 2022 Nobel Prize predictions
We live in a time where the rate of medical and superlative scientific advances is…
STAT+: The biotech scorecard for the fourth quarter: 13 stock-moving events to watch
Here is STAT’s biotech scorecard, our regular ledger of stock-moving biotech events, for the fourth…
The Unscientific King: Charles III’s History Promoting Homeopathy – The Scientist
The Unscientific King: Charles III’s History Promoting Homeopathy The Scientist Read Original Article: The Unscientific King:…
Non-Pharmacological Therapies may Provide Alternative Treatment Options in Fibromyalgia – Rheumatology Network
Non-Pharmacological Therapies may Provide Alternative Treatment Options in Fibromyalgia Rheumatology Network Read Original Article: Non-Pharmacological Therapies…
Spirituality, Wellness, and Conspiracy Beliefs – Psychology Today
Spirituality, Wellness, and Conspiracy Beliefs Psychology Today Read Original Article: Spirituality, Wellness, and Conspiracy Beliefs –…
FDA approves ALS drug from Amylyx, giving patients a much-needed treatment option
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new medicine for ALS from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals on…
FDA moves on AI tools, bionic pancreas research, & equity in digital therapeutics
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
Juul exec slams FDA over its approach to regulating vaping
WASHINGTON — A Juul executive fiercely criticized the Food and Drug Administration’s approach toward regulating…
Listen: A surprise success in Alzheimer’s and how FDA history seeded modern controversy
Does the latest Alzheimer’s disease drug actually work? When does the FDA call in security?…
STAT+: Health app companies wrestle with how to design studies to prove treatments work
For companies that have spent years developing interactive technologies to help treat disease, the tricky…
STAT+: With rivals on its heels, Illumina launches a new line of high-end DNA sequencers
SAN DIEGO — After a steep drop in its stock price and with mounting competition…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Medicare plans sizable infrastructure for negotiating drug prices; Alzheimer’s data also boost Roche and Lilly
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell by…
Not Just Pests: Bed Bugs Produce This Chemical In Large Amounts, Study Finds
At just 1 to 7 millimeters, they feed on people’s and animals’ blood and have…
Stressed? Your Dog May Actually Be Able To Smell It In Your Breath, Sweat
The dogs were individually able to detect the stress samples and perform the alert behavior…
STAT+: Medicare lays out the bureaucracy it will need to negotiate drug prices
WASHINGTON — New documents obtained by STAT outline how Medicare is planning to build out…
Opinion: Rabies will continue to take lives without stronger human-animal health policies
The Covid-19 pandemic set back many of the global health goals for 2030. One of…
Ebola experimental vaccine trial may begin soon in Uganda
A clinical trial of one or perhaps two experimental vaccines designed to protect against the Ebola…
Opinion: How health systems can truly value Black lives: help close the racial wealth gap
Institutional declarations of support for Black lives were ubiquitous in the aftermath of the murder…
Her mother’s abortion was required under China’s one-child policy. Her own would be illegal under Tennessee’s post-Roe ban
This is part of a series of snapshots from post-Roe America. It started as a…
STAT+: Burning questions left unanswered about the latest Alzheimer’s therapy
News of the first clearly successful clinical trial for a new Alzheimer’s disease treatment in…
Study Confirms Link Between COVID-19 Vaccination And Increased Menstrual Cycle Length
The new international study just confirmed what a previous U.S. study found. Read Original Article:…
Poor Personalized Healthcare Limits Healthcare Consumerism – PatientEngagementHIT.com
Poor Personalized Healthcare Limits Healthcare Consumerism PatientEngagementHIT.com Read Original Article: Poor Personalized Healthcare Limits Healthcare Consumerism…
Alternative Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis – Verywell Health
Alternative Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis Verywell Health Read Original Article: Alternative Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis –…
A bionic pancreas aims to take the math out of managing type 1 diabetes
For people living with type 1 diabetes, it pays to be good at math. Keeping…
FDA proposes new rules for which foods can be called ‘healthy’
The Food and Drug Administration wants to update its rules for which foods can be…
Early analysis suggests monkeypox vaccine is reducing risk of infection in U.S.
A very preliminary analysis of data from 32 states appears to suggest that the monkeypox…
An Alzheimer’s therapy scores winning results, but what could it mean for patients?
The news Tuesday night that a clinical trial of an experimental Alzheimer’s therapy had succeeded…
STAT+: A ‘disaster’, or a ‘clear path’ forward?: New FDA guidance on AI in medicine sparks strong reactions
New guidance from the Food and Drug Administration is triggering strong reaction from researchers and…
STAT+: If a new Alzheimer’s drug works, was there any point to the Aduhelm controversy? Yes
The announcement Tuesday night from Eisai and Biogen that their experimental medicine, lecanemab, reduced Alzheimer’s…
Virtual drug screening identifies possible new antidepressants in LSD-like molecules
What’s a hallucinogen without the hallucinations? Perhaps a potent and fast-acting antidepressant, according to a…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biogen Alzheimer’s drug slowed cognitive decline in a trial; European pharma warns energy costs may halt some generic production
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
Virtual Event: When the Barrier to a Breakthrough Drug Is You Can’t Make It
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
STAT+: Lilly is accused by the federal government of discriminating against older sales reps
In an unusual move, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit accusing…
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US States With ‘High’ Adult Obesity Rate Doubles; Is Yours One Of Them?
According to the combined 2019-2021 data, all of the states and territories actually had more…