Study Shows Mild COVID-19 Cases May Accelerate Aging Of Brain, Other Changes
There is strong evidence that COVID-19 causes brain tissue damage and other brain-related abnormalities, according…
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Nordic Diet Provides Health Benefits To People Even Without Weight Loss: Study
The participants were asked to maintain their weight throughout the study. Read Original Article: Nordic…
Alternative medicine charity winds down after regulator ‘identified concerns’ about its public benefit – Third Sector
Alternative medicine charity winds down after regulator ‘identified concerns’ about its public benefit Third Sector Read…
STAT+: AbbVie settles litigation with another drug maker over a biosimilar version of Humira
After months of squabbling over allegedly stolen trade secrets, AbbVie (ABBV) has settled litigation with…
STAT+: Congress moves toward giving FDA authority over synthetic nicotine products like Puff Bar
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are within striking distance of closing the largest loophole in the Food…
Health care organizations face a cybersecurity mandate
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: Congress considers a longer phase-out of looser, Covid-era telehealth policies
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are considering extending the more flexible telehealth policies put in place during the…
STAT+: Mallinckrodt to pay $260 million to settle federal lawsuits over Medicaid rebates and kickbacks
After years of squabbling, Mallinckrodt agreed to pay $260 million to settle accusations that it…
Covid budget crunch looms over government funding fight
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the politics and…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.S. lawmaker proposes bill to curtail FDA’s accelerated approval; Moderna to enforce Covid patents in wealthy countries
Top of the morning to you. A shiny sun is enveloping the Pharmalot campus this…
STAT+: Moderna looks to enforce its Covid-19 vaccine patents in wealthy countries
Amid intense public pressure, Moderna (MRNA) updated a pledge not to enforce patents for its…
COVID: Risk Of Severe Disease Could Be In Your Blood, New Research Finds
High levels of the ABO enzyme coinciding with severe COVID strengthens the idea that blood…
Opinion: Penelope, a fictional pig, taught me how to talk with my patients about their fractured sleep
“How is your sleep?” I’ve posed this question to hundreds of patients. Read the rest……
Older Americans More At Risk Of Injury, Death From Consumer Products, Report Finds
Older Americans comprise 71% of consumer product-related deaths annually. Read Original Article: Older Americans More At Risk…
Opinion: The U.S. must fix its innovation engine: the patent system
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‘Why would I want that?’: My sister’s simple question reshaped my physician job search
My younger sister has just started college, and she was thinking about pursuing a career…
Prisons skimp on Covid treatments like Paxlovid, even as Biden plans to flood pharmacies with it
WASHINGTON – Pfizer’s antiviral drug Paxlovid seems tailor-made for combatting Covid-19 in prisons: It doesn’t…
STAT+: A glaring gap in Congress’ surprise billing law leaves patients on the hook for pricey, out-of-network lab tests
For Soung Luy, it seemed easy: His primary care doctor told him he needed blood…
Most Side Effects Of Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Are Mild, Fade After One Day: Study
A large-scale study has found that most side effects of the mRNA vaccines are mild….
Florida’s decision on Covid vaccines for healthy kids adds to confusion and distrust
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced Monday that the state will recommend that healthy children…
STAT+: FDA effort to improve clinical trial diversity failed to make a difference for Black patients, study finds
Six years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched a five-year action plan to…
STAT+: Key Democrat moves to crack down on FDA accelerated approvals
WASHINGTON – A powerful Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill that would dramatically rein in…
STAT+: Few public biotech companies disclose environmental, social, and governance steps
Environmental, social, and governance issues are gaining greater attention among investors, but only 30% of…
Newly discovered brain cells may be a memory filing system, study suggests
A scientist opens a laptop in front of a patient. On screen, a boy, tied…
‘We’re all in this together’: As long Covid studies continue, researchers cast a wider net
There are almost as many questions about long Covid as there are symptoms. From the…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: White House bid for Covid drug funding hurt by transparency issue; Bluebird Bio runs short of cash
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: A key study of Gilead’s breast cancer drug meets goal, but withheld data raise doubts
Gilead Sciences said Monday that a large clinical trial of its drug Trodelvy achieved its…
Public health experts sketch a roadmap to get from the Covid pandemic to the ‘next normal’
A new report released Monday charts a path for the transition out of the Covid-19…
STAT+: With cash running short, Bluebird Bio and its gene therapies face uncertain future
Bluebird Bio, the troubled developer of gene therapies, has warned that cash is running short,…
Opinion: Politicians should not be deciding what constitutes good medicine
Most people get their medical advice from their doctors. But many may soon get it…
Opinion: Sunsetting medical license reciprocity would return medicine to the dark ages
Like many other 3-year-old boys, Braxton Davis is lively and at times playfully mischievous. But…
Doctors, companies push to keep looser, pandemic-era rules for prescribing opioid addiction treatment via telemedicine
WASHINGTON — It got a lot easier for patients with opioid addiction to get their…
Women see more adverse events with chemotherapy and newer cancer treatments, study finds
When Crystal Ortner was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, her doctors decided to tackle…
STAT+: Researchers question whether Amazon’s partnership with Teladoc will really improve access to health care
Amazon and Teladoc have pitched a new feature letting millions of consumers call doctors directly…
Most Of The US Population Relieved From Mask Duty: Is The Pandemic Over? Experts Weigh In
As states nationwide and nations worldwide are relaxing their COVID-19 protocols, people are wondering if…
Almost A Third Of People Report Lingering Symptom 6-12 Months After COVID-19: Study
Almost a third of people report at least one ongoing symptom between 6 and 12…
Almost A Third Of People Report Lingering Symptom 6-12 Months After COVID-19: Study
Almost a third of people report at least one ongoing symptom between 6 and 12…
Is Omicron ‘More Deadly’ For The Vaccinated?
California saw more deaths among the vaccinated people during the peak of omicron compared to…
COVID-19 Infection: What’s The Most Alarming Symptom?
Most patients struggle with shortness of breath while battling the novel coronavirus. Read Original Article:…
Quarter annual holistic health and psychic fair returns to Lafayette hotel – WTAP
Quarter annual holistic health and psychic fair returns to Lafayette hotel WTAP Read Original Article: Quarter…
UCSD Health’s alternative approach uses high-intensity sound waves to treat prostate cancer – La Jolla Light
UCSD Health’s alternative approach uses high-intensity sound waves to treat prostate cancer La Jolla Light Read…
97 MDG offers new alternative medical services – altus.af.mil
97 MDG offers new alternative medical services altus.af.mil Read Original Article: 97 MDG offers new alternative…
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97 MDG offers new alternative medical services aetc.af.mil Read Original Article: 97 MDG offers new alternative…
Acadian Ambulance utilizing alternatives to emergency department and hospital visits – KATC News
Acadian Ambulance utilizing alternatives to emergency department and hospital visits KATC News Read Original Article: Acadian…
STAT+: An international treaty is needed to prevent countries from banning exports of medical products, experts urge
Amid increasing concern over shortages of medical products, a new study recommends that the United…
STAT+: ViiV causes an outcry by declining to pursue voluntary licensing for its HIV prevention shot
In a surprise move, ViiV Healthcare has decided not to license its long-acting injectable HIV…
White House transparency disputes imperil funds to buy Covid therapeutics
WASHINGTON — The White House hasn’t publicly detailed exactly how it’s spent the more than…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Sacklers and states agree to $6 billion opioid settlement; Biogen layoffs get under way
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
STAT+: Microsoft closes $16B acquisition of Nuance, launching a bold experiment in health AI
AI’s next big health care experiment can now begin. Microsoft closed on a $16 billion…
Opinion: Finding cures faster: Bring the FDA into the 21st century with advanced testing
From every sector, the cry is being raised: “We can’t go back to the way…