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Exercise Found To Lower Chances Of Having Severe COVID-19
Physical activity could help ensure better health outcomes when infected with COVID-19. Read Original Article:…
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Pillowfort Weighted Blankets Recalled After 2 Deaths; Could Cause Suffocation
The product reportedly poses a risk of suffocation. Read Original Article: Pillowfort Weighted Blankets Recalled…
‘Senior Wave’ Driving Up COVID-19 Hospitalizations: Expert
Hospitalizations among older adults are nearing the peak of the delta variant surge. Read Original…
Research Uncovers This Crucial COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Benefit
Researchers discovered another benefit of getting boosted amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Original Article: Research…
New FDA guidance explains that Plan B is not an abortion pill
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday altered the language attached to emergency contraceptive pills…
Flu activity in the U.S. continues to decline after early surge
Flu activity across the United States continues to decline, though it remains at high levels…
California medical school apologizes for unethical prisoner experiments
SAN FRANCISCO — A prominent California medical school has apologized for conducting dozens of unethical…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA approves a Genentech blood-cancer drug; Sean Parker expands his immunotherapy research empire
Good morning, Pharmalittle family! Your loyal scribe Ed Silverman is taking today off, so he…
Common Acne Treatment In Adolescents Can Have Long-Term Effects On Skeletal System: Study
It was found in the study that minocycline therapy did change the composition of the…
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US Life Expectancy Hits Two-Decade Low: Covid, Drug Overdoses To Blame
The average life span of Americans in 2021 was 76 years and four months, the…
Hope For Macular Degeneration? ‘One Step Closer’ To Cure For Age-Related Blindness
Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world and affects…
Opinion: Allowing pharmacies to dispense methadone is dangerous for patients and communities
Congress is expected to pass a massive $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package that includes numerous…
STAT+: Parker Institute extends ‘crazy idea’ funding to two more cancer centers
With his Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Sean Parker has been building a dream team…
STAT+: ‘Apples to apples’: How new health data rules could hold providers accountable
Last year, medical records opened up to patients. This year, they’re opening up to the…
STAT+: Apple Watch hit with import ban, but ruling remains suspended as AliveCor patent battle plays out
In the latest twist in a battle between Apple and medical device company AliveCor, the…
2022 in review, CEO indictments, & the year ahead
When does optimism become criminal? Why can’t biotech find its way back? And what’s going…
U.S. life expectancy falls for second straight year as drug overdose and Covid deaths take toll
Life expectancy for Americans fell for the second straight year in 2021, largely driven by…
After nine months, an update on NIH’s long Covid research
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Eisai and Biogen’s latest Alzheimer’s drug needs to be cheaper than the last one, analysts say
The latest Alzheimer’s disease treatment from Eisai and Biogen needs to be cheaper than $20,000…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Merck pays Chinese biotech $175 million for cancer drugs; who will make a gene therapy for very sick kids?
Good morning everyone! Matthew Herper is here, filling in for Pharmalot, who is taking a…
6 Neurogenerative Diseases Have Common And Unique Cellular Signposts, Study Finds
According to the United Nations, the global death toll from all neurodegenerative diseases combined might…
Monty Python’s Silly ‘Teabag’ Walk May Have Actual Health Benefits: Study
The Teabag and Putey styles of walking had been analyzed before, the researchers said, noting…
Pandemic response gets a permanent new home at the White House
WASHINGTON — The era of the rotating cast of public health czars at the White House…
Opinion: Lessons learned from the deadly combination of sepsis and Covid-19
Sepsis, a deadly overreaction of the immune system to infection, has befuddled clinicians and researchers…
Under new rules, methadone clinics can offer more take-home doses. Will they?
Danielle Russell is, as she says, a “poster child” for methadone. For more than a…
STAT+: Backed by a longtime mental health leader, a new startup aims to build support for serious mental illness
The number of startups focused on mental health has surged in the wake of the…
Drinking 2 Cups Of Coffee A Day Doubles Heart Attack Risk Of People With High Blood Pressure: Study
People with severely high blood pressure should go easy on coffee, according to new study…
STAT+: Former MIT professor tried to influence investigation of harassment at lab, report states
Former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor David Sabatini attempted to influence a legal investigation into…
Gene therapy trial shows promise for treating ‘bubble boy’ syndrome. Now comes the hard part
H.T. Begay is a happy kid. He’s smiley, silly, and definitely trying to make you…
In a first, children with rare genetic diseases get mitochondrial transplants from their mothers
At a far distant point in Earth’s ancient past, two separate, single-celled life forms —…
STAT+: California wants to revoke a CVS mail-order license for illegally filling opioid and ADHD prescriptions
California authorities are seeking to revoke a license held by a CVS Health mail-order pharmacy…
STAT+: Young private equity firm Catalio to absorb hedge fund HealthCor, capping off busy year of investment M&A
Two veterans of the health care investing world — Art Cohen and Joe Healey —…
STAT+: Medicare’s home hospital program may soon get a lifeline from Congress. Can it prove its worth?
A Medicare program that allowed approved health systems to bill for hospital care delivered in…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: ICER cuts cost-effective price for Pfizer Covid pill; McDonald’s sets targets to reduce antibiotic use in cattle
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
Infectious disease board recommends hospitals stop screening asymptomatic patients for Covid-19
An influential board of infectious disease physicians recommended Wednesday that hospitals and other health care…
How Does The Cardiovascular System Cope With Hot And Cold Environmental Stress? Studies Finds Out
“In both studies, we replicated real-world environmental temperatures the body might be exposed to and…
Opinion: Specialized centers can help realign the U.S.’s moral compass for sickle cell disease
Even as the United States has made commitments to health as a human right and…
Every kick, a reminder: in post-Roe California, a painful wait before ending a wanted pregnancy
This is part of a series of snapshots from post-Roe America. He loved peaches. He…
This Food Dye Found In Breakfast Cereals Could Lead To Bowel Inflammation
There is growing evidence that people’s diet may be influencing the development of IBDs, with…
Why EPA’s long-awaited proposal on two ‘forever chemicals’ is bound to be controversial
By the end of this year, the Environmental Protection Agency has promised to propose new…
CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Against ‘Surging Respiratory Viruses’ During The Holidays
The public health agency wants everyone to stay protected from the tripledemic. Read Original Article:…
STAT+: Biden admin shares ownership data for thousands of hospitals, improving transparency about private equity’s stake
Citing its commitment to transparency and promoting competition, the Biden administration on Tuesday released a…
STAT+: McDonald’s adds targets for limiting antibiotic use in beef to its menu, but doesn’t say when
After being accused of backtracking on a commitment to reduce its use of medically important…
CytoDyn’s former CEO indicted for securities fraud. His misleading statements hurt patients even more than investors
Beginning in 2018 and through 2021, CytoDyn and its former CEO Nadir Pourhassan told investors…
Diabetes treatments are improving. Racial disparities are wider than ever
Despite advancements in insulin treatments over the past three decades, disparities in outcomes have widened…
CVS, Walgreens limiting purchases of children’s drugs amid cold and flu season shortages
Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pharma wins changes in bill concerning accelerated approval; pharmacy chains restrict purchases of pediatric pain relievers
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. And we can tell…
STAT+: Kite to buy Tmunity Therapeutics, Carl June’s troubled CAR-T startup
Kite Pharma, Gilead’s cell therapy subsidiary, said on Tuesday it would buy Tmunity, a biotech…
Low-Carb Or Low-Fat? This Diet Controls Weight Loss And Diabetes, Study Finds
The study is all the more important given that more than 480 million people globally…
Opinion: Reducing the threat of vaccine-preventable diseases starts with kids
Americans have been warned — again — about lax attention to routine vaccinations. This time…