High blood pressure in kids doubles their risk of cardiovascular disease, study finds, bringing a call for routine screening
Children and adolescents diagnosed with high blood pressure have double the risk of major cardiovascular…
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Meet the scientist sending tumors into space
What happens when you catapult cancer into space? Or shoot stem cells toward the stars?…
Opinion: Digital devices can help clinicians prescribe physical activity
Physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for death. With most adolescents and one-quarter…
STAT+: NYU professors who defended vaping didn’t disclose ties to Juul, documents show
WASHINGTON – Two New York University professors collaborated directly with executives of the vaping company…
Opinion: Readers respond to funding academic medical centers, the ‘residency research arms race,’ and more
STAT now publishes selected Letters to the Editor received in response to First Opinion essays…
STAT+: 4 burning questions about Amgen’s obesity drug, a potential Wegovy and Zepbound competitor
Amgen’s comments Thursday that it’s “very encouraged” by interim Phase 2 data for its obesity…
Opinion: Virtual first is flaming out. A virtual-second model can refresh telehealth
Telehealth needs a major refresh. Just this week, retail juggernaut Walmart announced it is shuttering…
Texas dairy farm worker’s case may be first where bird flu virus spread from mammal to human, scientists say
A new report on the first human bird flu case tied to the outbreak in…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an Amgen obesity drug, a Senate bill on shortages and more
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
ICER casts doubt on Sarepta’s DMD gene therapy
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STAT+: Senate drug shortage bill would pay hospitals bonuses for good contracting practices
WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee has drafted a bipartisan bill to mitigate drug shortages…
Statehouses are a hotbed of tobacco lobbying and legislation
WASHINGTON — Around the country, statehouses from Harrisburg, Penn. to Tallahassee, Fla., are being flooded…
New Medicaid rule expected to lower wait times for home-based care, raise caregiver wages
Caregivers for older adults and people with disabilities could see a bump in their wages…
Opinion: An AI-based second opinion service could improve clinical decision-making today
Millions of Americans rely on the internet to answer questions about their own health. The…
Opinion: People like me with bipolar disorder must help shape research and clinical care
Doctors have observed and treated bipolar disorder for thousands of years. Known throughout history by…
CDC’s top flu scientist says the risk to the public from H5N1 is low, but she isn’t sleeping well. Here’s why
Vivien Dugan isn’t getting much sleep these days. The director of the influenza division at…
STAT+: Amgen goes all in on injectable obesity drug as it scraps early-stage pill
Amgen said Thursday that it will no longer develop an early-stage obesity pill, and will…
STAT+: Lawmakers unlikely to permanently extend telehealth flexibilities this year
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress appear poised to advance another short-term extension of pandemic-era telehealth…
Bird flu virus circulated in cows for four months before outbreak confirmed by USDA, analysis shows
As agricultural authorities and epidemiologists try to get their arms around the scope of the…
STAT+: Gilead gets a boost from California court in a case over slow-walking an HIV drug
In a boost for Gilead Sciences, the California Supreme Court agreed to review a contentious…
STAT+: Health economist marks up UnitedHealth CEO’s Senate hearing on the Change Healthcare cyberattack
For lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, Wednesday’s congressional hearings about the Change Healthcare…
Opinion: Why isn’t there agreement on when women need to start getting mammograms?
If, after reading the latest recommendation on breast cancer screening by the United States Preventive…
Listen: Controversial brain tissue research, obesity drug sales, and Novartis’ M&A drama
The removal of small amounts of brain tissue from desperately ill patients, done as part…
Republicans, concerned about dairy industry, urge calm about H5N1 bird flu
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers have one big message on the avian flu outbreak in cows:…
UnitedHealth’s Andrew Witty gets no pity in Congress
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
STAT+: Novo Nordisk defends Ozempic price in face of Senate scrutiny
Novo Nordisk defended the prices of its blockbuster diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy…
Scientists spot an orangutan using a plant to treat his own wound in the wild
When male Sumatran orangutans let out a long call, they’re usually trying to grab female…
The biotech news you need to read this morning
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Wegovy and Ozempic sales, rising pharma layoffs, and more
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Sadly, gray skies are…
STAT+: Novartis’ $3 billion MorphoSys boondoggle
This is the online edition of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a new subscriber-only newsletter. STAT+ subscribers…
STAT+: BridgeBio spins out oncology company as it focuses on heart drug
BridgeBio Pharma is spinning out its oncology subsidiary into a fully independent company, as it…
STAT+: Novartis extends radiopharma plans with $1 billion acquisition
Novartis already produces the leading drug in the radiopharmaceutical field. Now, it is devoting even…
STAT+: Transcarent, Glen Tullman’s health tech unicorn, raises $126 million
Transcarent, the fast-moving company helmed by health tech investor and former Livongo CEO Glen Tullman,…
Opinion: The U.S. needs a reliable supply of baby formula. A new bill in Congress can help
Families in America should never have to scrounge for baby formula. The United States needs…
Tracking bird flu virus changes in cows is stymied by missing data, scientists say
Another upload of genetic sequence data from the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle…
Opinion: Instead of adding quality metrics, harness fewer high-quality ones to improve outcomes and reduce provider burden
Ensuring excellent quality and outcomes is the essential goal of medical care. To achieve it,…
STAT+: Biological clocks could be the key to longer, healthier lives. But scientists don’t yet agree on what ‘aging’ is
It’s no secret that a lucky few seem to glide into old age, the years…
U.S. maternal mortality rate dips, but will the trend continue?
After years on the rise, the U.S. maternal mortality rate decreased in 2022, new government…
STAT+: DEA reverses a policy to avert morphine shortages
WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Agency is reversing a regulation that had been expected to…
Opinion: From sewage to safety: Hospital wastewater surveillance as a beacon for defense against H5N1 bird flu
Pandemics start slowly — a few cases here, a few there — until suddenly people…
STAT+: Moderna ends collaboration with CRISPR company Metagenomi, parts ways with gene editing chief
Three years ago, Moderna, flush with cash from Covid vaccine sales, announced it would start…
STAT+: CVS went hard after Medicare Advantage patients, now it’s retreating
CVS Health got walloped at the outset of 2024 as older adults in its Medicare…
STAT+: Lawmakers grill UnitedHealth CEO on Change cyberattack. ‘Your company let the country down’
On Wednesday, UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty appeared before Congress to answer for what lawmakers called…
STAT+: Experimental gene therapy seems to alleviate skeletal defects tied to rare inherited disease, study shows
LONDON — In 2021, a team of Italian researchers reported that an experimental gene therapy…
Pasteurization inactivates H5N1 bird flu in milk, new FDA and academic studies confirm
Extensive testing of pasteurized commercially purchased milk and other dairy products from 38 states has…
Lawmakers, as part of ‘lab leak’ Covid inquiry, press to bar EcoHealth from federal research funds
WASHINGTON — A House panel is pushing for a virus research group and its director…
STAT+: To regrow blood vessels after heart attack, a little transplant of mitochondria goes a long way in mice
Blood vessels in the legs or heart sustain considerable damage when they are narrowed by…
Exercise is good for health — but why? A study in rats offers insight
It’s widely known that exercise is beneficial for health. Yet science doesn’t have a clear…
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The latest government crackdowns on biotech you need to know
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FTC fighting ‘junk’ patents, Pfizer direct-to-consumer plans, and more
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially…