STAT+: Young boy dies in trial for Pfizer Duchenne gene therapy
A young boy died in a trial for Pfizer’s experimental gene therapy for Duchenne muscular…
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STAT+: House panel eyes PBM reform to pay for telehealth extensions
A new bill set to be considered on Wednesday by the House Ways & Means…
STAT+: Assistants, not replacements: How AI can accelerate research and health care
When patients are dealing with a sexually transmitted infection, they don’t always get advice on…
Rights chief urges Russia to end crackdown as journalist detentions reach all-time high
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Russia to end its crackdown on journalists…
STAT Virtual Event | Navigating a New Era in Alzheimer’s Treatment
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about MDMA for PTSD, a CRISPR treatment for blindness, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. There is nothing…
Vertex starts gene therapy Casgevy in five patients
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Opinion: Treating chronic pain requires much more than medications
There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the new non-addictive pain pill that is up for…
WHO’s top scientist learned a hard lesson about H5N1 two decades ago: Stopping it takes more than biology
Jeremy Farrar, now the World Health Organization’s chief scientist, was working in Vietnam 20 years…
Opinion: As livestock move around the country, so does H5N1. The U.S. needs real-time tracking of livestock movements
The presence of H5N1 avian influenza virus, better known as bird flu, among dairy cows…
Opinion: Measles is coming back. My sister Marcie isn’t
At the end of February 1960, my healthy, precocious sister Marcie was halfway through the…
The Promise of Health Chatbots Has Already Failed – Mother Jones – Mother Jones
The Promise of Health Chatbots Has Already Failed – Mother Jones Mother Jones Read Original Article:…
Geologists, biologists unearth the atomic fingerprints of cancer
Earth scientists have long turned to minute differences in hydrogen atoms to explore the ancient…
At Milken Institute conference, CDC director Mandy Cohen talks public health preparedness
In the spring of 2020, as Covid-19 took hold around the world, Centers of Disease…
Study of cow tissues provides clues for unusual pattern of bird flu infections in dairy cattle
A new study looking at the distribution of receptors that flu viruses can attach to…
Venus has almost no water: A new study may reveal why
Billions of years ago, Venus may have harbored as much water as Earth. Today, almost…
Improved nutrition, sanitation linked to beneficial changes in child stress and epigenetic programming
A new study provides some of the clearest and most comprehensive evidence to date on…
Astronomers observe elusive stellar light surrounding ancient quasars
Astronomers observed the elusive starlight surrounding some of the earliest quasars in the universe. The…
AI to make crop production more sustainable
Drones monitoring fields for weeds and robots targeting and treating crop diseases may sound like…
Lake tsunamis pose significant threat under warming climate
The names might not be familiar — Cowee Creek, Brabazon Range, Upper Pederson Lagoon —…
Hubble views a galaxy with a voracious black hole
Bright, starry spiral arms surround an active galactic center in a new NASA Hubble Space…
New discoveries about Jupiter’s magnetosphere
New discoveries about Jupiter could lead to a better understanding of Earth’s own space environment…
New study reveals age-related brain changes influence recovery after stroke
A new study has revealed that areas of age-related damage in the brain relate to…
A better way to ride a motorcycle
Motorcycles are designed to accommodate the average-sized rider, leaving taller and shorter riders vulnerable to…
Biomechanical dataset for badminton performance analysis
In the sports industry, player data collection aids in personalized training feedback. Researchers have now…
Opinion: The world is relying on the United States to get value-based drug pricing right
The changing landscape of drug pricing policy in the U.S. has implications for the global…
STAT+: Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 may cause a distinct form of the disease, study suggests
For more than 30 years, Alzheimer’s researchers have thought of APOE4 as a major genetic…
STAT+: UnitedHealth CEO downplays his company’s control over physicians
You’re reading the web version of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow…
STAT+: Steward files for bankruptcy, leaving its eight Massachusetts hospitals in limbo
Steward Health Care, which once trumpeted its community hospital system as a low-cost alternative to…
Merck may have a competition for ever-scarce BCG
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FTC reviewing Novo-Catalent deal, Amneal opioid settlement, and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
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…
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…
Doxazosin Shows Potential as Alternative PTSD-Related Nightmare Treatment – MD Magazine
Doxazosin Shows Potential as Alternative PTSD-Related Nightmare Treatment MD Magazine Read Original Article: Doxazosin Shows Potential…
Peace or war, midwives keep delivering
Millions of lives each year rely on the expertise and care of midwives and yet…
First Person: Women in Madagascar too ashamed to seek help giving birth
Some of the poorest women in an underdeveloped region south of Madagascar are “too ashamed”…
Is Food Safe if It Has Chemicals?
Source: Food and Drug AdministrationRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Food Safety, Nutrition Read Original Article: Is Food…
Know Which Medication Is Right for Your Seasonal Allergies
Source: Food and Drug AdministrationRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Hay Fever Read Original Article: Know Which Medication…
Rare Diseases at FDA
Source: Food and Drug AdministrationRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Rare Diseases Read Original Article: Rare Diseases at…
What Are the Health Costs of Air Pollution, and What Can We Do About It?
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Researchers Are Exposing Troubling Consequences of Air Pollution
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Hotter Days Put Human Health at Risk
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Too Loud and Too Bright! Noise and Light Pollution’s Effects on Your Health
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TBI Resources for Service Members, Patients, Families, and Caregivers
Source: Defense Health AgencyRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Traumatic Brain Injury Read Original Article: TBI Resources for…
PTSD Treatment Decision Aid
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Suicide
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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…
Guterres demands better protection for journalists on environment beat
Friday marks World Press Freedom Day and UN Secretary-General António Guterres is highlighting an uptick in…