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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Roivant deal, limited access to medicines and more
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill by 306 to 81 votes to make…
STAT+: Pharma is still struggling to widen access to medicines — and reach patients — in low- and middle-income countries
Amid calls to expand access to medicines in low- and middle-income countries, a new analysis…
STAT+: Viridian drug achieves study goals as treatment for thyroid eye disease
Viridian Therapeutics said Tuesday that an experimental treatment improved the signs and symptoms of thyroid…
Holistic modelling as a catalyst for effective obesity policy
Despite longstanding government rhetoric of a commitment to tackling obesity, UK policies have not provided…
Lightning strikes the health of low income workers in India
On the morning of 6 July, 48 year old Leela Devi went to harvest moong…
Great Ormond Street Hospital reviews over 700 children treated by former surgeon
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London is urgently reviewing all 721 patients of…
Legal clarity allows the use of GnRH analogues in research
The Cass review of the care of children and adolescents with gender dysphoria was a…
STAT+: Roivant acquires drug for pulmonary hypertension from Bayer
For months, investors have been asking Roivant Sciences chief executive Matt Gline to reveal the…
Limit appointments to ensure safe working, GPs advised
GPs should extend the length of their appointments to 15 minutes, a move which would…
The little-known bill that made drugs more affordable
This is Part 4 of “Behind the Counter,” an in-depth video series demystifying the complex…
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STAT+: Former Verily executives hatch plan to invest millions in high-tech medical data
Two former Verily executives say that they are starting a new initiative, Highlander Health, to…
Q&A: Atsena Therapeutics’ gene therapy for inherited blindness shows promise
Seven years after the FDA approved Luxterna, scientists have yet to bring another congenital blindness…
Opinion: How much does it cost to give birth in the U.S.?
What does it cost to have a baby in the United States? This question has…
A race-free algorithm is merely the start for a safety net hospital confronting an onslaught of kidney disease
NEW YORK — One Brooklyn Health, a safety net hospital system that serves some of…
Deserts’ biggest threat? Flooding
A new study has found that the increase in soil erosion in coastal areas due…
Grim statistics on koala survival odds
Records of koala admissions to veterinary hospitals in South East Queensland shows euthanasia was the…
Anxiety and Complementary Health Approaches – National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov)
Anxiety and Complementary Health Approaches National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov) Read Original Article: Anxiety and…
STAT+: House passes bill that targets China biotechs
WASHINGTON — The House Monday passed a bill by 306 to 81 votes to make…
New AI can ID brain patterns related to specific behavior
Scientists have developed a new AI algorithm that can separate brain patterns related to a…
UN investigators warn of widespread abuses in Myanmar conflict
Warfare in Myanmar has escalated into systematic atrocities, including attacks targeting civilians, torture and sexual…
Framing climate action as patriotic and status-quo friendly increases liberals’ and conservatives’ belief in climate change
A new psychology study shows that framing the need to address climate change as patriotic…
Cattle raised by Maasai farmers aren’t the conservation villains they’ve been made out to be, study finds
A new study has found the pastoral practices of the Indigenous Maasai people of Kenya…
Belief in academic ability key factor in academic success for low-income students
A strong belief in their own academic ability can help children from low-income families defy…
COVID-19 lockdowns prematurely aged teenage brains, study shows
New research has found that lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unusually accelerated brain…
Air pollution exposure in infancy may limit economic mobility in adulthood
Higher exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) during infancy was associated with lower economic…
Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class
Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the…
‘Incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children
Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on students, teachers…
Artificial muscles propel a robotic leg to walk and jump
Researchers have developed a robotic leg with artificial muscles. Inspired by living creatures, it jumps…
Researchers identify factor that drives prostate cancer-causing genes
Researchers have uncovered a key reason why a typically normal protein goes awry and fuels…
New molecular engineering technique allows for complex organoids
A new molecular engineering technique can precisely influence the development of organoids. Microbeads made of…
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How the brain’s inner chamber governs our state of consciousness
Investigators studying the nature of consciousness have successfully used a drug to identify the intricate…
Hep C: We’re closer than ever to solving mystery of deadly virus
Around 300,000 people die from hepatitis C every year. A new study has mapped the…
Breakthrough insights into carbon dioxide absorption using cement-based materials
Cement-based materials provide a potential solution for mitigating climate change by trapping and storing atmospheric…
Sharks are abandoning stressed coral reefs in warming oceans
Grey reef sharks are having to abandon the coral reefs they call home in the…
Researchers develop analytical pipeline to identify unexploited genes that hold research value
A research team has developed an analysis pipeline to identify unexploited genes for a given…
Apple pushes into sleep apnea detection but health care integration remain unclear
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple on Monday announced a new Apple Watch feature that will warn…
STAT+: How powerful hospitals helped take R1 RCM private
You’re reading the web version of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow…
‘Out-of-body’ research could lead to new ways to promote social harmony
Out-of-body experiences, such as near-death experiences, can have a ‘transformative’ effect on people’s ability to…
Extreme weather to strengthen rapidly over next two decades
The study shows how global warming can combine with normal variations in the weather to…
Reconnect with our common humanity and reject ‘treacherous new normal’
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered his annual global update on Monday, urging…
Microwaving waste cooking oil into useful chemicals
Converting biomass such as waste cooking oil into useful chemicals through catalysis can help create…
Four year medical degrees reduce diversity of medical students and care for disadvantaged groups
I agree with Finn and colleagues that the four year undergraduate medical degree will only…
With TV drug ads, what you see is not necessarily what you get
Triumphant music plays as cancer patients go camping, do some gardening, and watch fireworks in ads…
Doctors in Louisiana sound alarm as criminalisation of abortion drug looms
Three weeks before a Louisiana law comes into force criminalising the possession of the common…
Terns’ GLP-1 pill leads to weight loss in early study
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Maryland law governing 340B discounts, an obesity drug, and more
The largest U.S. pharmaceutical industry trade group and several drug companies lost a bid to…
STAT+: Merck executive plays down impact of new lung cancer drug data on Keytruda
With strong data released over the weekend, an experimental Chinese drug showed it could one…
STAT+: RayzeBio, Dice alums raise $370 million for new autoimmune startup
After leading his previous company through a back-to-back IPO and M&A deal, the former chief…