Opinion: Personalized medicine goes far beyond genetics
Since the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, most public considerations of personalized medicine…
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Opinion: The pandemic didn’t increase suicides. That shouldn’t be a surprise
In the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, mental health experts and members of the…
The Catholic hospital system Ascension is running a Wall Street-style private equity fund
WASHINGTON — America’s largest Catholic hospital system, Ascension, has quietly built out a strikingly unusual…
STAT+: ‘It’s going to set the bar pretty high’: A path forward for trusted AI in breast cancer risk prediction
As the role of artificial intelligence grows in medicine, one of the leading concerns is…
Watch: A conversation with the 2021 STAT Wunderkinds
Each year, STAT sets out to celebrate the unheralded heroes of science and medicine, poring…
STAT+: How America’s largest Catholic hospital system is moonlighting as a private equity firm
The nation’s largest Catholic hospital system, a sprawling behemoth of more than 140 hospitals called…
STAT+: In a sudden move, Al Sandrock, the man behind Biogen’s Aduhelm, to retire
Al Sandrock, Biogen’s top scientist and the face of its years-long campaign to develop a…
Alternative Ways To Invest Your Health Savings Account (HSA) – Forbes
Alternative Ways To Invest Your Health Savings Account (HSA) Forbes Read Original Article: Alternative Ways To…
CLL treatment: Medical and alternative for various stages – Medical News Today
CLL treatment: Medical and alternative for various stages Medical News Today Read Original Article: CLL treatment:…
Sacred Divine Femininity – Erie Reader
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Opinion: Texting saved lives during Covid. What does that mean for health care’s future?
Despite the ongoing push to increase the number of vaccinated people in the U.S., about…
Scientists report finding a second person to be ‘naturally’ cured of HIV, raising hopes for future treatments
One evening in March 2020, a doctor walked out of a hospital in the Argentine…
STAT+: Conflicts of interest exist among editors and authors of widely used psychopharmacology textbooks
Amid ongoing concerns over conflicts of interest that may affect medical practice, a new analysis…
STAT+: Biogen’s pricey Alzheimer’s drug will fuel record premium hikes for Medicare Part B
The high cost of the Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen (BIIB) is a key reason that…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Califf has lots of unfinished FDA business; FDA’s warnings prompt trial sponsors to report results
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
This Known Virus Could Be The Next Global Threat To Children, CDC Warns
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, but experts are already worried about an existing…
Opinion: It’s time for individuals — not doctors or companies — to own their health data
Health data should be like a mountain stream, flowing in a single direction with a…
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Opinion: Why two emergency physicians’ kids took part in the Pfizer vaccine trials
Cue the collective sigh of relief from many parents across the country. While the Pfizer-BioNTech…
8 lingering questions about the new Covid pills from Merck and Pfizer
The past two months have brought extremely good news in the fight against Covid-19. Two…
Why do people resist blood sugar medication in favour of alternative therapies? Is it safe? – Times of India
Why do people resist blood sugar medication in favour of alternative therapies? Is it safe? Times…
What Causes Long COVID?
There are several theories on what could be behind the lingering symptoms of COVID-19 in…
Air Force releases alternate component fitness score charts – Air Force Link
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STAT+: When FDA rattles its sabre, drug makers and universities start reporting overdue trial results
Over the past eight years, more than 90% of drug makers and universities that received…
Biden taps Califf to helm FDA — an agency where he has plenty of unfinished business
WASHINGTON — Robert Califf, President Biden’s new pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: J&J to split into two companies; AstraZeneca will price its Covid-19 vaccine to make it profitable
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: Broadband access: Health care’s newest challenge
The past two years have underscored the long-standing but always disturbing reality that millions of…
Opinion: Isolated in Uganda: How Covid-19 evacuations highlight unfairness of global health partnerships
Patients gasping for air in hospital hallways, trailers serving as makeshift morgues, emergency medical tents…
STAT+: 5 health tech startups targeting the Medicaid population to watch
When it comes to new opportunities, health tech companies tend to follow the money. That…
STAT+: Startup Spotlight: Rectify is hoping it can mend broken ABC transporters, starting in the liver
A former Vertex scientist is setting his sights on an entire family of transporter proteins…
Alternative medicine practice offers good health through the feet – The Oakland Press
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STAT+: ‘A work in progress’: BioNTech’s CEO wants to widen Covid-19 vaccine access on his own terms
Two years ago, Ugur Sahin was an under-the-radar but extremely determined scientist running a company…
Listen: Moderna v. NIH, psilocybin as a medicine, & the cultural intake of pharma CEOs
Who invented Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine? Can psychedelic medicines be mainstream? And who’s going to run…
STAT+: Cortexyme bets a lower dose of its once-failed Alzheimer’s drug can work in another trial
Cortexyme, pressing forward after its novel approach to Alzheimer’s disease failed in a mid-stage trial,…
Using optogenetics, scientists pinpoint the location and timing of memory formation in mice
A mouse finds itself in a box it’s seen before; inside, its white walls are…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: NIH to fight Moderna in court over Covid-19 vaccine patents; ‘puzzling’ results in an Alzheimer’s study
Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because our…
5 years of progress: The first STAT Wunderkinds on their biggest challenges and proudest moments in science
Next week, STAT will unveil its fifth class of Wunderkinds, a group of doctors and…
‘You need a whole team’: How a virtual mentoring program has helped bring care closer to rural patients
By the time Sanjeev Arora’s patient had trekked the 200 miles to his office to…
COVID-Resistant People Found To Be Key In Fight Against Pandemic
A new study is shedding light on the role of a group of people who…
Sequencing whole genomes helps diagnose far more rare diseases, study shows
When the U.K.’s National Health Service started to use whole genome sequencing, doctors were able…
STAT+: ‘Quite puzzling’ results in Alzheimer’s study cloud future of tau-targeting antibody treatment
New clinical trial results may temper early hope for an experimental Genentech treatment that targets…
Opinion: Understanding health care consumer preferences is key to effective Covid-19 vaccination messaging
Health care, like politics, is local. The performance of certain procedures or the prevalence of…
National Happy Hour Day 2021: 10 Must Buy Beers For Thanksgiving
Here are the best-ranked beers you should try in celebration of National Happy Hour Day….
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Moderna and NIH clash over Covid-19 vaccine patent; Biogen probes Alzheimer’s patient death
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
STAT+: Company that sold overdose antidote to pay $12.7 million to settle charges of fraudulent scheme
Kaleo, a small and controversial company, agreed to pay $12.7 million to resolve allegations that…
Opinion: Listen: A patient and a nephrologist on how using race in kidney testing puts lives at risk
Ever since medicine adopted a race-based formula to assess kidney health in the mid-2000s, some…
STAT+: Obesity journal editor’s extensive company ties raise concerns about conflicts of interest in publishing
Over the past seven years, a top editor at a medical journal devoted to obesity…
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What would the public health experts do? STAT asked 28 about their holiday plans amid Covid-19
It has been nearly two years since Covid-19 reared its ugly head, as best we…
Opinion: I’m almost always the only Hmong American scientist in the room. Yet I was told I come from a group overrepresented in STEM
I grew up in a small, low-income community surrounded by diverse groups of people, including…
What’s The Best COVID-19 Vaccine Booster For Janssen Recipients?
There is evidence that J&J vaccine recipients would benefit more from booster doses from Moderna…
STAT+: Oklahoma court overturns $465 million opioid verdict against Johnson & Johnson
The Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a $465 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) in…