STAT+: Teladoc CEO Jason Gorevic to leave the company
In a decision that surprised Wall Street analysts, Teladoc Health announced that long-time CEO Jason…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Boehringer biosimilar frustrations, FTC warnings, and more
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
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Sanofi resolves most Zantac litigation
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Consultants in England accept improved pay offer
Consultants in England have voted to accept the government’s improved pay offer, with 83% voting…
STAT+: Johnson & Johnson to buy Shockwave Medical for $13.1 billion
Johnson & Johnson on Friday announced it would acquire heart device firm Shockwave Medical for…
Non-acute heart failure management in primary care
What you need to knowHeart failure should be considered in any patient presenting with breathlessness…
Your dog is probably on Prozac. Experts say that says more about the American mental health crisis than pets
Dogs, our sunny, selfless shadows, crave little more than a daily walk, a treat or…
Why a leading bird flu expert isn’t convinced that the risk H5N1 poses to people has declined
News that H5N1 avian influenza has breached another mammalian species — this time dairy cows…
Opinion: Personalized medicine: We’re not there yet
When Francis Collins, then-director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, testified before Congress in…
Opinion: Does addiction make you un-American?
Should Prince Harry be deported from the United States due to his past drug use?…
Baylor wins 2024 STAT Madness with ‘smoke alarm’ for viral disease outbreaks
It began with injecting monkeys with sewage to see if they developed polio. Building off…
STAT+: Nuclear Regulatory Commission advisers beset by conflicts of interest, report finds
The oversight division of a U.S. government agency tasked with ensuring the safe use of…
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Dr. Shumard’s Functional Medicine Is Anything but Alternative – USA TODAY
Dr. Shumard’s Functional Medicine Is Anything but Alternative USA TODAY Read Original Article: Dr. Shumard’s Functional…
Ocean floor a ‘reservoir’ of plastic pollution
New science has taken a deep dive into plastic waste, providing the first estimate of…
STAT+: Boehringer Ingelheim layoffs are a sign of dysfunctional Humira biosimilar market
WASHINGTON — Boehringer Ingelheim is laying off or relocating its sales staff for its Humira biosimilar…
Stories from the UN Archive: Greatest of All Time fights for peace
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali took on fights outside the ring for civil rights and against…
Federal judge rules against Philadelphia supervised drug consumption effort
A federal judge this week dealt a major and likely decisive blow to Safehouse, a…
Listen: Biotech mega-rounds, a cancer vaccine setback & CEOs keep their promise
Why is it surprising when drug executives stay true to their word? And can neoantigen…
Why very few people who are eligible for a cochlear implant actually get one
Cochlear implants have successfully improved hearing loss for decades, but few people who qualify for…
Opinion: How climate change is driving a global epidemic of immune health problems, and how to stop it
Many of the effects of climate change play out at a very large scale: Heatwaves…
Haiti: Gangs have ‘more firepower than the police’
Some of Haiti’s gangs have bigger arsenals than the police as criminal groups are becoming…
STAT+: Weed for weight loss, and more from Biotech Land
This is the online edition of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a new subscriber-only newsletter. STAT+ subscribers…
Health tech investor Glen Tullman launches 62 Ventures, a new $100 million fund
You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology…
Commercially driven efforts to frame alcohol harms have no place in UK health policy development
There is considerable evidence of the role of commercial actors, particularly harmful commodity producers, and…
How resurrecting extinct species might impact medicine
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STAT+: Matt & Adam’s Take: Amylyx did the right thing by withdrawing its ALS drug. That’s rare and worthy of praise
On Thursday morning, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announced that it would withdraw its ALS drug, Relyvrio, after…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Amylyx pulling its ALS drug, GLP-1 drugs for Parkinson’s, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. After two days…
Autism and ADHD place “unprecedented” demand on NHS
The rise in the number of people in England waiting for diagnosis and treatment of…
Climate change impacts terrorist activity
Changing weather patterns induced by climate change are contributing to shifts in the location of…
Research shows direct link between state income taxes and migration
A new study looks at 110 years of income tax history across the U.S. and…
Life expectancy increased as world addressed major killers including diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, and stroke
Global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years since 1990, according to a new study. Over…
Talking politics with strangers isn’t as awful as you’d expect, research suggests
Individuals underestimate the social connection they can make with a stranger who disagrees with them…
Early dinosaurs grew up fast, but they weren’t the only ones
The earliest dinosaurs had rapid growth rates, but so did many of the other animals…
Working outside the typical 9-5 in younger adulthood may be linked with worse health decades later
The hours you work earlier in life may be associated with worse health years later,…
Immunotherapy for Alzheimer’s disease shows promise in mouse study
Scientists have shown that treating mice with an antibody that blocks the interaction between APOE…
Giant phage holds promise as treatment for lung infections
Researchers have discovered a new bacterial killer that can target common lung infection caused by…
Machine learning enables viability of vertical-axis wind turbines
Researchers have used a genetic learning algorithm to identify optimal pitch profiles for the blades…
Drawing inspiration from plants: A metal-air paper battery for wearable devices
Drawing inspiration from the way plants breathe, a group of researchers has created a paper-based…
Pressure determines which embryonic cells become ‘organizers’
A collaboration between research groups at the University of California, TU Dresden in Germany and…
California leads U.S. emissions of little-known greenhouse gas
California, a state known for its aggressive greenhouse gas reduction policies, is ironically the nation’s…
Discovery could end global amphibian pandemic
A fungus devastating frogs and toads on nearly every continent may have an Achilles heel….
Exploring the effect of the presence of familiar people in interpersonal space
Researchers investigate the influence of social relationships on our bodily responses to the presence of…
Plastic-free vegan leather that dyes itself grown from bacteria
Researchers have genetically engineered bacteria to grow animal- and plastic-free leather that dyes itself. Read…
STAT+: Amylyx to pull ALS drug from market, cut 70% of staff
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals will take its ALS drug Relyvrio off the market in the U.S. and…
Attorneys general in 25 US states ask for emergency abortions to be excluded from bans
Attorneys general from 25 states have urged the US Supreme Court to protect the ability…
March top picks: uncertainty and opportunities
This month has been one reeling with uncertainty. For many medical students, March is one…
Tanzania pins its hopes on new universal health insurance law
Reuben Thomas, 29, lies motionless in Tanzania’s largest orthopaedic hospital, the Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI)….
A new bill could legalise assisted dying in Scotland
In 2009, my old friend from medical school, Ann McPherson, wrote a powerful personal view…
Bird flu: Person with rare strain in US sparks alarm about cow transmission
A person in Texas has contracted a rare form of bird flu in the second…
What ‘de-extinction’ of woolly mammoths can teach us: a Q&A with evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro
Humans have long tinkered with the evolutionary trajectories of other species. Thousands of years ago…