Opinion: Some ‘inconvenient’ truths about pharmacy benefit managers
Pharmacy benefit managers have been in the crosshairs of late, as the focus of media…
Category: Science and Research
What’s in a drink? U.S. regulators consider new alcohol label, but health advocates want even more
If you twirl a bottle of alcohol and squint, you might see a text box…
Stories from the UN Archive: Tumbling for peace and development
The UN has long recognised the power and universality of sport, from forging alliances with…
‘Health sciences’ name for chiropractic college ‘misleading’ – Times Higher Education
‘Health sciences’ name for chiropractic college ‘misleading’ Times Higher Education Read Original Article: ‘Health sciences’ name…
Three MDMA therapy papers retracted over data integrity concerns
The journal Psychopharmacology has retracted three papers about MDMA-assisted psychotherapy — right on the heels…
Opinion: Getting to ‘Plan B’ for psychedelic medicine: Lessons from reproductive health
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision not to approve Lykos Therapeutics’ application for MDMA (a…
Opinion: Controlling obesity is a noble goal. Controlling mpox is a far more urgent one
As a global health investor and public health advocate, I understand the benefit of weight…
FDA India Office Addresses Herbal and Ayurvedic Products – FDA.gov
FDA India Office Addresses Herbal and Ayurvedic Products FDA.gov Read Original Article: FDA India Office Addresses…
LIST: Here’s where you can buy recreational marijuana in Ohio Tuesday – Ohio Capital Journal
LIST: Here’s where you can buy recreational marijuana in Ohio Tuesday Ohio Capital Journal Read Original…
Millions of years for plants to recover from global warming
Catastrophic volcanic eruptions that warmed the planet millions of years ago shed new light on…
Opinion: First Opinion readers respond to essays on right to try lies, pharma execs, and more
First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and maybe even provocative articles about the…
Indigenous Day celebrates ‘guardians of the environment’
As countries celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Friday, the theme of ”…
CDC slightly increases risk bird flu could cause a pandemic in latest assessment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new risk assessment of the H5N1…
Opinion: Noah Lyles collapse with Covid: How not to manage health at the Olympics
Noah Lyles, a 27-year-old from Gainesville, Florida, has had himself quite an Olympics. He won…
Potential new approach to enhancing stem-cell transplants
A discovery may boost the effectiveness of stem-cell transplants, commonly used for patients with cancer,…
DO NOT PUBLISH: FDA rejects MDMA as a psychedelic treatment for PTSD
The Food and Drug Administration rejected MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder on…
Largest protein yet discovered builds algal toxins
While seeking to unravel how marine algae create their chemically complex toxins, scientists have discovered…
Study reveals ways in which 40Hz sensory stimulation may preserve brain’s ‘white matter’
Scientists report that gamma frequency light and sound stimulation preserves myelination in mouse models and…
Bacteria encode hidden genes outside their genome–do we?
A ‘loopy’ discovery in bacteria is raising fundamental questions about the makeup of our own…
Greenland mega-tsunami led to week-long oscillating fjord wave
In September 2023, a megatsunami in remote eastern Greenland sent seismic waves around the world,…
Glossy black-cockatoos prefer the fruits of ancient rocks
New research has shown that glossy black-cockatoos prefer to feed from trees growing in acidic…
Nature at risk in the hunt for the perfect selfie
The need for a dramatic selfie or the perfect landscape photo is proving detrimental to…
Classical music lifts our mood by synchronizing our ‘extended amygdala’
Whether Bach, Beethovan, or Mozart, it’s widely recognized that classical music can affect a person’s…
New technology uses light to engrave erasable 3D images
Researchers invented a technique that uses a specialized light projector and a photosensitive chemical additive…
Record-breaking recovery of rocks that originated in Earth’s mantle could reveal secrets of planet’s history
Scientists have recovered the first long section of rocks that originated in the Earth’s mantle,…
Early mammals lived longer
What distinguishes the growth and development patterns of early mammals of the Jurassic period? Paleontologists…
Why Trump’s mifepristone comments were a gift to the Harris campaign
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump doesn’t want to talk much about abortion in his 2024 presidential…
When I use a word . . . Utopias, dystopias, cacotopias, agathotopias, kalotopias, and the NHS
UtopiasThe word “utopia” was coined by Sir Thomas More as the title of the 1516…
FDA approves EpiPen alternative, a nasal spray for anaphylaxis
On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first needle-free treatment for adults and…
Government must care for doctors
Salisbury makes a very good point: the word “care” is in danger of losing its…
Reform of academic medicine requires a focus on integrated academic training
I hope The BMJ1 and others2 continue to highlight the current state of academic medical…
UN rights chief ‘shocked and appalled’ by Israeli minister’s comment on starving Gazans to death
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Friday for the Israeli authorities to monitor…
Morning Rounds: Another Ebola outbreak?
Want to stay on top of health news? Sign up to get our Morning Rounds newsletter in…
Whooping cough: Health officials urge pregnant women to get vaccinated as another infant dies
Health officials have again urged pregnant women to ensure they are vaccinated to protect their…
NHS must “learn from mistakes” after failure to organise woman’s 24 hour care, says ombudsman
England’s health ombudsman has urged integrated care boards to learn from mistakes to prevent families…
.jpg)
Physician associates working in primary care could worsen health inequalities
Despite promises by the government to increase the number of GPs in the UK to…
The challenge of structural violence
Every day and in every country around the world people are harmed, and robbed of…
Why did Novo pull heart failure paperwork for Wegovy?
Hey, humans. Today, we talk about the decades-long pursuit to get MDMA approved as a…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a California bill to restrain PBMs, a U.K. trade group scolding Novo, and more
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
HIV: Breakthrough study raises hopes of effective prevention if drug’s cost can be lowered
Landmark results in an African trial of HIV prevention through twice yearly injection could finally…
STAT+: A bespoke genetic therapy is helping Susannah. Can similar drugs be made at scale for other rare diseases?
Will it work? It was the question everyone around Susannah Rosen kept asking. Since infancy,…
MDMA therapy is facing an imminent FDA decision. Here’s what you need to know
A decades-long campaign to legalize MDMA as a mainstream medical treatment will reach a climax…
Opinion: Medicine needs fiction, especially now
The American medical system needs fiction because, as Albert Camus supposedly said, “Fiction is the…
Gender equality at risk: UN officials highlight danger of pulling peacekeepers out
Senior UN officials on Wednesday warned of the consequences for protection of women and their…
STAT+: Medicare paid substantially more for J&J’s Stelara when it was covered under Part D than under Part B
A popular biologic medicine used to combat autoimmune diseases cost Medicare and its beneficiaries considerably…
Five things to know about this year’s Indigenous Peoples Day
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is marked annually on 9 August. This year’s…
World News in Brief: Hostilities in Syria, Israeli detention practices, ‘summer wave of COVID-19’ in Europe
Escalating hostilities in Deir-ez-Zor in eastern Syria is impacting civilians and the infrastructure they rely…
STAT+: Judge rules against Chamber of Commerce in Medicare drug negotiation lawsuit
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday tossed out a U.S. Chamber of Commerce lawsuit…
Upcoming elections in Cameroon mark a ‘key opportunity’ to commit to human rights: UN human rights chief
Despite obstacles, Cameroon maintains immense potential to foster social change and promote civic engagement in…
UN rights chief ‘deeply troubled’ by dissolution of Thailand’s Move Forward Party
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday that a decision of…