Opinion: Deadline looms to stop the Health Insurance Tax — but Congress has been there before
It has become something of an unintentional tradition in Congress to allow key votes to…
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STAT Plus: Amid fears of superbugs, sales of antibiotics used in food-producing livestock rose last year
In a surprise showing, the sale of medically important antibiotics given to food-producing livestock rose…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: FDA does about-face on rare disease drug; patent office pulls lawyer from Gilead case
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
STAT Plus: The good, the bad, and the really, really ugly behind Sarepta’s drug approval
What does it all mean now that the Food and Drug Administration has issued a…
STAT Plus: U.S. Patent Office removes lawyer from high-profile case involving a Gilead HIV medicine
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has removed a senior legal adviser from a high-profile…
Opinion: Integrated care opens new doors to mental health, addiction care
In every American community — wealthy or poor, rural or urban, young or old —…
Opinion: BMJ should retract flawed research paper on chronic fatigue syndrome
Few journals have been more admirable than The BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) and…
My baby needed expensive intensive care, but my insurer was taking a long weekend. How can this be?
On Thanksgiving evening my baby spiked a high fever. By Friday morning her little head…
STAT Plus: Biotech veteran Chris Garabedian on Sarepta’s legacy and Biogen’s future at the FDA
This September marked the third anniversary of a pivotal moment in biotech. Back in 2016,…
FDA changes course on Sarepta’s once-rejected muscular dystrophy drug
The Food and Drug Administration reversed its decision on a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy…
Peter Pan, Wendy And An Unexpected Science Adventure
In a new stage adaptation, Wendy Darling from “Peter Pan” turns from a default mother…
The Science Behind Christmas And Mistletoe
Have you ever wondered why mistletoe and Christmas are connected? Read Original Article: The Science…
Study Shows Diet Plays A Huge Role In How Big Whales Can Be
According to a new study, the amount of calories that whales take play a pivotal…
New Mobile App Launched To Prevent Sudden Infant Deaths
The fight to prevent sudden infant death continues with a new app that warns parents…
Cannabis Popularity Soars As More People Battle Depression
CBD is gaining ground in the fight to treat depression. Read Original Article: Cannabis Popularity…
Top Science Books Of 2019
Voracious reader with a fancy for the scientific? If so, then here are top science…
Star Fruit Health Benefits: Boosts Immunity, Lowers Cholesterol And More
Here are the health benefits you get from star fruits. Read Original Article: Star Fruit…
Calorie Deficit For Weight Loss: What You Need To Know
Diets often require calorie deficit to lose weight but what is a calorie deficit in…
This One-Minute Breathing Technique Is Guaranteed To De-Stress You Fast
Stressed? This simple breathing exercise might be just what you need to lessen the load….
Data from Exploratory Analysis Show Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Improved Overall Survival as Monotherapy for the First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Regardless of KRAS Mutational Status
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. New Findings from Phase 3 KEYNOTE-042 Study Were Presented Today at…
Not All Chinese On Board With Sustainable-Energy Practices
A new study highlighted why some people in rural China still preferred using outdated coal…
How Much Iron Do We Really Need To Consume Per Day?
Iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutrient deficiency in the the world experienced by…
Opinion: Congress: Don’t eliminate funding for the diversity creating Health Career Opportunity Program
The Senate is preparing to make a big mistake with a small budget item. On…
Opinion: Machine learning for clinical decision-making: pay attention to what you don’t see
Even as machine learning and artificial intelligence are drawing substantial attention in health care, overzealousness…
Surgeons test-drive the amputation of the future with a mail-order limb, rerouted nerve, and prosthetic hand that grips like the real thing
WALTHAM, Mass. — The surgeons, peering through loupes with 3x magnification, have dissected away the…
STAT Plus: Something Ventured: Akrevia Therapeutics and three other startups got venture funding a year ago. Did it help them do what they said it would?
This story is part of STAT’s quarterly series Something Ventured, which looks at early-stage startups….
Opinion: More Americans are dying at home. Is that a good thing?
How Americans die has fundamentally changed with advances in medical technology and the ways diseases…
STAT Plus: After Ice Bucket campaign, researchers have optimism about insights into ALS puzzle
Five years after Pete Frates helped launch the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness and…
It’s a bonanza: With drug pricing bill up for a vote, D.C. news outlets are drowning in advocacy ads
WASHINGTON — Pick up this morning’s print edition of Politico and you’ll be hard-pressed to…
Triggering Event May Have Not Been Needed In Filling Earth’s Atmosphere With Oxygen
New research states that the oxidation of our planet’s atmosphere may have been caused by…
Science Explains Why We Love Baby Yoda
X-wing ears, saucer-shaped eyes and an innocent look, we all love Baby Yoda. Can science…
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44,000-Year-Old Cave Painting Now Known As World’s Oldest Storytelling Art
According to researchers, a cave painting in Indonesia that depicts wild animals encountering otherworldly hunters…
Gut Expert Reveals 5 Things Everyone Should Do This Winter Season
Here’s what you need to do this holiday season to keep yourself from getting sick,…
Is Cheese Addiction A Thing?
Cheese is one of the most well-recognized dairy products that we have today but does…
Why Scientists Continue To Defend Unsafe Food, Compounds
Science is for the betterment of humanity but why are there countless deceitful science that…
Methi Seeds For Weight Loss: Does It Work?
Though research is lacking, some experts believe that methi seeds soaked overnight and added to…
Nutritional Therapist Addresses Notion That Carbs Make People Fat
Nutritionist Terry Fairclough sheds light on the different assumptions on the intake of carbohydrates. Read…
The Beautiful Tradition Of The World Capital Of Ugly People
Piobbico in Italy has been celebrating its residents’ “ugliness” for the past 140 years to…
Greenland Now Loses Ice Faster, Puts Millions At Risk Of Coastal Flooding
New satellite study found that the Greenland ice sheet has been losing ice more than…
‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Expected To Trigger Seizures In Theaters
Makers of “‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” have issued warning about the flashing lights…
How To Manage Anxiety Attack: Study Finds Simple Way To Prevent Fear, Panic
Researchers found that knowing how to find certain “safety signals” could help people slow down…
Smartphones, Laptops, TVs Found Releasing Potentially Harmful Chemicals
Smartphones, TVs, computers and other devices with screens have been found producing chemicals that could…
Children In These Countries Are ‘100-200 Times’ More Likely To Die After Surgery
Children who undergo surgery in low- and middle-income countries are 100 to 200 times more…
Opinion: Oral immunotherapy can be a game changer for many with food allergies
Food allergies upend lives. In children, food allergies can scale back or completely stop participation…
Democrats’ drug pricing bill is a sneak peek at the party’s 2020 campaign message
WASHINGTON — If Democrats are spoiling for a 2020 fight focused on anything besides impeaching…
‘Dump it down the drain’: How contaminants from prescription-drug factories pollute waterways
A cacophony of machines, some as big as a dump truck, mix pharmaceutical ingredients, press…
Opinion: 11-country survey of primary care physicians shows where U.S. is lagging and keeping pace
Primary care is the backbone of any high-performing health care system. It works best when…
STAT Plus: In tight Massachusetts job market, it’s relo for biotech and remote for tech hires
A state unemployment rate of 2.9% doesn’t quite capture how tight the job market is…
STAT Plus: With new trade deal, Trump deals a blow to drug makers
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s Tuesday agreement on a new trade deal with Canada and…
STAT Plus: GAO finds ongoing problems with FDA inspections of foreign drug facilities
Amid rising concern over the quality of the pharmaceutical supply chain, a government report finds…