98% Of US Population Can Ditch Masks As COVID Eases: CDC
The revised figures may give ammunition to critics who want the administration to lift mask…
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Girls More Likely To Attribute Failure To Lack Of Talent: Study
Contrary to what one may expect, the differences were most pronounced in wealthy nations. Read…
Opinion: Giving gender-affirming care: ‘gender dysphoria’ diagnosis should not be required
As people around the world come to acknowledge that gender is something defined along a…
Opinion: Another way to empower nurses: Listen to them
Five days before my mother died of septic shock, a nurse tried to alert me…
With overdoses at record highs, a veterinary tranquilizer spreading through the U.S. drug supply poses new threats
It was in the mid-2010s, the researchers heard, when “tranq dope” took off in Philadelphia….
Listen: Gilead’s growing pains, Covid’s origins, & Theranos as prestige TV
Can biotech companies age gracefully? Where did Covid-19 come from? And does Theranos make for…
‘Scum of the earth’: Opioid crisis victims face Purdue Pharma owners
NEW YORK — Releasing years of anguish and anger, victims of opioid abuse and those…
Widespread screening catches more cases of depression. But follow-up care still falls far short
In a routine checkup, a primary care physician like Lucinda Leung asks all the patients…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Bankruptcy court judge OKs Purdue settlement; U.S. Senate revives legislation to curb insulin costs
Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. However, this is also shaping…
Who Gets To Decide When The Pandemic Is Over?
Despite a long-held wish for the pandemic to end, our findings suggest many may feel…
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Omicron Subvariant Is On The Rise: What Does The CDC Have To Say?
BA.2 is known to be more contagious than its predecessor and is also spreading rapidly…
Pfizer-BioNTech’s Antiviral Pill For Treating COVID In Kids Has Entered New Trial Phase
Pfizer-BioNTech is moving into the next stages of development for a version of its COVID-19…
Opinion: Gaslighting of Black medical trainees makes residency something to ‘survive’
Some say the lack of Black physicians is a pipeline problem, with too few Black…
As providers are accused of interfering with access to patient data, pressure builds on government to act
Patients, lawyers, developers, and others across the country have lodged more than 250 federal complaints…
‘It’s not medical’: Oregon wrestles with how to offer psychedelics outside the health care system
PORTLAND, Ore. — Visitors to the fabric store, kitty-corner to a Whole Foods, are greeted…
Researchers Invent Huggable ‘Breathing Cushion’ To Ease Anxiety
The experiment demonstrated that holding the breathing cushion interface is an effective alternative to mindful…
New research casts doubt on a cornerstone of thyroid cancer treatment
For decades, radiation has been a cornerstone of thyroid cancer care. But it may soon…
STAT+: Dozens of towns and counties object to ‘hush money’ tied to Purdue opioid settlement
Ahead of a bankruptcy court hearing to approve a $6 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma…
First person to receive a pig heart transplant dies after two months
The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Insurers balk at opioid payouts to drugmakers and wholesalers; AbbVie settles another Humira biosimilar lawsuit
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
Molnupiravir: Why Are There Potential Safety Issues Around This COVID Antiviral?
Molnupiravir keeps inserting errors into the virus’s genetic material until it can no longer reproduce….
STAT+: Gilead’s Dan O’Day is pharma’s most charming executive — but with his deals falling apart, charm may not be enough
The news Gilead Sciences dropped Monday was so disappointing it irked even the nicest guy…
Opinion: Ignoring behavioral and social sciences undermines the U.S. response to Covid-19
The U.S. has bungled many of its efforts to rein in the Covid-19 pandemic. We…
Opinion: Hospitals need to get ahead of regulations on climate change
Climate change, an issue that hospital leaders should have voluntarily been working on following the…
Nurses, more powerful and visible after Covid, capitalize on new clout in Washington
WASHINGTON — Since the start of Covid-19, nurses have been hailed as heroes. But two…
Fresh Approach Needed to Tackle Addiction and Mental Health in a Post-Covid World
There is a mental health crisis brewing that currently far outweighs the Covid Pandemic. People…
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…
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…
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
If your car starts to smoke and sputter, you’d take it to an auto repair…
‘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…
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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…