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GOP opposition to vaccine mandates extends far beyond Covid-19
WASHINGTON — Right-wing politicians’ resistance to vaccine mandates is extending far beyond Covid-19 immunizations, a…
Category: Medicine
A telehealth effort to treat PTSD and bipolar disorder in rural areas showed ‘huge gains.’ Now comes the hard part
A multiyear effort to pipe big-city mental health providers to rural communities over video accomplished…
Antidepressants Could Lower Death Risk In COVID-19 Patients: Study
A study is shedding light on fluoxetine’s ability to lower the risk of death in…
STAT+: ‘Where’s my prescription?’: California wants to revoke an OptumRx pharmacy license for prescribing lapses
The California Board of Pharmacy is seeking to revoke or suspend a pharmacy license held…
Nancy Hopkins, pioneering biologist and advocate for gender equity in science, wins STAT Biomedical Innovation Award
Nancy Hopkins, an MIT professor who has made significant strides in molecular biology and a…
Fauci on the next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ‘insanity’ of the threats he faces for pushing masks, vaccines
Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert who himself has become a something of…
Pfizer to file for emergency authorization for its Covid-19 pill
In an anticipated move, Pfizer (PFE) CEO Albert Bourla said the company plans ask the…
10 Hiking Equipment Must-Haves For National Hiking Day: Boots, Backpack & More
Heading out for a hike but not sure what to pack for your trip? Here’s…
Beer Health Benefits: 8 Reasons Why Booze Is Good For The Gut
For many of us, there’s nothing more satisfying than opening a cold beer at the…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biogen R&D chief retiring amid controversy over Alzheimer’s drug; Pfizer strikes deal for generic versions of its Covid pill
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Crystal clear blue…
STAT+: The prices of 7 drugs were hiked without proof of new benefits, costing the U.S. $1.6 billion in 2020
During 2020, drug makers raised prices on seven widely used medicines by substantial amounts without…
STAT+: Like Merck, Pfizer strikes a licensing deal with the Medicines Patent Pool for a Covid-19 pill
Amid considerable anticipation over its Covid-19 pill, Pfizer (PFE) reached a licensing agreement with the…
Vaccination Deaths: Washington Reports Third Death After Receiving Second Pfizer Dose
A 17-year-old female died of cardiac arrest weeks after receiving her second Pfizer dose, marking…
Opinion: Personalized medicine goes far beyond genetics
Since the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, most public considerations of personalized medicine…
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…
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…
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…
What Causes Long COVID?
There are several theories on what could be behind the lingering symptoms of COVID-19 in…
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…
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,…