An AI model to predict kidney damage, trained on data from veterans, works less well in women
The study was a page-turner: Researchers at Google showed that an artificial intelligence system could…
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Before making unbiased pulse oximeters, researchers need a better way to measure skin tone
There’s a growing consensus among physicians and government regulators that pulse oximeters measure oxygen levels…
STAT+: The health insurer will see you now: How UnitedHealth is keeping more profits, as your doctor
Next year, UnitedHealth Group — one of the largest health care companies on the planet…
STAT+: Thirty Madison, looking to stand out in a crowded telehealth market, quietly plans expansion into sleep care
In the fight to command the growing market for telehealth, Thirty Madison is staking out…
Medical malpractice lawsuits, delayed by the pandemic, are hitting hospitals harder than expected
Carlos David Castro Rojas was a healthy 27-year-old engineering student when he fell off a…
STAT+: AAM’s Dan Leonard, president of generic drug lobby, ousted
The generic drug industry’s lobbying group, the Association for Accessible Medicines, fired its president Dan…
Image manipulation in science is suddenly in the news. But these cases are hardly rare
In 2004, Mike Rossner and Kenneth Yamada, two top editors at the Journal of Cell…
STAT+: Inside one startup’s quest to build proteins from scratch using artificial intelligence
A Somerville startup and an academic lab in Seattle say they have developed a way…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Private equity moving to buy clinical trials firms; data provider limits media access to drug prices
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
STAT+: An Anavex study spin job sullies an otherwise spectacular Alzheimer’s conference
Anavex Life Sciences said Thursday that its experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s disease slowed the rate…
Opinion: Breakthrough Therapies Act: Good idea, wrong solution
The Breakthrough Therapies Act, recently proposed by Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.)…
Farts, Poop And Pee: An AI Will Listen To These Sounds And Detect Abnormalities
The AI was fed publicly available audio and video of excretions, with frequency spectrum captured…
‘The hospital never supported the midwives’: As more birth centers open, their viability hinges on nearby hospitals
BEVERLY, Mass. — It was fitting, one activist said, that the sky was storming on…
Opinion: Congress: Close the gap between funding for nutrition research and the toll diet-related disease takes on Americans
You are what you eat. Every year, new scientific discoveries make clear that food is…
In Philadelphia, ‘tranq’ is leaving drug users with horrific wounds. Other communities are bracing for the same
PHILADELPHIA — The volunteers were handing out the staples of harm reduction: safe injection and…
STAT+: Alzheimer’s researchers try out an unfamiliar sensation: optimism
SAN FRANCISCO — Scientific meetings about Alzheimer’s disease can be funereal affairs, with researchers from…
STAT+: Gilead wins a key battle with the CDC over patents for its Truvada HIV pill
Gilead Sciences won a key round in its battle with the U.S. government over allegations…
Listen: Wither PhRMA, Alzheimer’s treatment data revealed, and the first fecal microbiome drug approval
A big Alzheimer’s treatment data reveal. The first FDA-approved fecal microbiome drug. And a stinging…
‘A constant information lag’: The troubled recall of Philips CPAP machines underscores flaws in device oversight
The ongoing recall of millions of breathing devices made by Philips has been botched and…
Abortion rights groups look to next fights after 2022 wins
CHICAGO — Emboldened by the results of November’s midterms, abortion rights supporters say they are…
STAT+: With early data and a possible advantage, Amgen enters the obesity drug race
Amgen released detailed data on Thursday suggesting an early-stage drug can induce significant weight loss…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Roche Alzheimer’s drug didn’t clear enough amyloid; startup to seek approval of nasal swab version of naloxone
Good morning, Jason Mast here filling in for Ed. There are many types of coffee…
Women, Individuals With High BMI May Face Greater Risk Of Long COVID: Study
Long COVID, also known as post-COVID syndrome, is the condition wherein the symptoms patients develop…
Scientists Find Differences In Brain Structure Of Older People With Better Cognitive Abilities
Chen Yaojing,a researcher at Beijing Normal University, said that the human frontal lobe was the…
Opinion: The U.S. doesn’t need a new ‘essential hospital’ designation
A recent essay in Health Affairs, a prominent health care journal, proposed a useful-sounding idea:…
STAT+: Afraid of pharma pushback, a health data broker puts up a barrier to drug pricing information
At a time when many Americans are clamoring for more transparency into prescription drug pricing,…
Elon Musk says Neuralink’s brain-machine implant could enter human studies next year
Elon Musk’s brain-machine interface company Neuralink aims to put its first implant in a human…
STAT+: Roche’s failed Alzheimer’s studies lend weight to an emerging idea about potential treatments
SAN FRANCISCO — The failure of a once-promising Alzheimer’s disease medicine from Roche appears to…
STAT+: ‘This actually changes everything’: Altered image in 1999 paper raises potential peril for Stanford president
New findings of altered images in research co-authored by Stanford University president Marc Tessier-Lavigne add…
FDA approves first microbiome drug from Ferring Pharmaceuticals
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first therapy using bacteria from stool samples to…
Covid evolution wipes out another antibody treatment, threatening the country’s medicine cabinet
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ended its emergency authorization for the only remaining…
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CDC launches initiative to test wastewater for polioviruses in some communities
With growing concern about the circulation of vaccine-derived polioviruses in the United States, the Centers…
Stanford is investigating its president over allegations of research misconduct
Stanford University has opened an investigation into its president, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, a renowned neuroscientist and…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Detailed data on Alzheimer’s drug hold up to scrutiny; Horizon in takeover talks with three pharma giants
Rise and shine, everyone. The middle of the week is upon us. Have heart, though….
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Opinion: Better lab test standards can ensure precision medicine is truly precise
Cancer is becoming less deadly in America. According to the recently released Annual Report to…
‘The more voice, the better’: How tech could bring a fuller picture of living with a disability to health records
Electronic health records don’t leave much room for nuance: On paper, two patients with the…
Opinion: Excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages benefit health and public budgets
The Covid-19 pandemic blew up budget deficits in low- and middle-income countries, pushing many toward…
With no exit strategy from ‘zero Covid’ policy, China could face tsunami in cases, experts fear
As the world watches the rare spectacle of protesters challenging China’s authoritarian leadership over its…
What’s A Green Mediterranean Diet? It May Help Reduce Harmful Visceral Fat
Those who opted for the traditional Mediterranean diet lost 7%, while those who followed the…
STAT+: On the long road to treating Huntington’s genetic stutter, scientists return to overlooked clues
In the spring of 1981, a geneticist from Indianapolis and a neurologist from Chicago got…
Newly Developed AI Can Predict 10-Year Heart Risk From A Single Chest X-Ray
“The beauty of this approach is you only need an X-ray, which is acquired millions…
STAT+: Detailed data on Alzheimer’s therapy from Eisai, Biogen hold up to scientific scrutiny
SAN FRANCISCO — A closely watched new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease held up to scrutiny…
STAT+: Horizon Therapeutics in acquisition talks with Amgen, Janssen, and Sanofi
Amgen, Janssen, and Sanofi are in talks to acquire Horizon Therapeutics, the Irish drugmaker confirmed…
Google Cloud’s health strategy, NIH’s Covid data dilemma, & rumored telehealth mergers
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
After three years in prison, ‘CRISPR babies’ scientist is attempting a comeback
He Jiankui, the Chinese biophysicist who created the first gene-edited children, had been quiet since…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: PhRMA trade group is losing its edge; Eisai CEO tries to silence critics of Alzheimer’s drug
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus…
Opinion: Rushing into the World Bank’s Pandemic Fund is a bad idea
The World Bank has rolled out a new Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness,…
Resistance to FDA’s opioid-disposal plan raises concerns about CADCA, a powerful advocacy group
At its surface, it seems like a simple problem with a simple solution. Across the…
STAT+: PhRMA, once invincible in Washington, has lost its edge
WASHINGTON — PhRMA has a reputation in Washington for might, for money, for scorched-earth tactics,…
8 Glasses Of Water A Day Myth Or Truth? Here’s The Right Answer
Water turnover was seen the most between ages 20 and 30 in men and women…