Opinion: NRC: be straight about when clinicians need to report errors that lead to radiation exposure
A recent action by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) should have protected patients who…
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Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need
An algorithm, not a doctor, predicted a rapid recovery for Frances Walter, an 85-year-old Wisconsin…
Prostate cancer treatment can wait for most men, study finds
Researchers have found long-term evidence that actively monitoring localized prostate cancer is a safe alternative…
U.S. requires new info on breast density with all mammograms
WASHINGTON — All U.S. women getting mammograms will soon receive information about their breast density,…
‘A different type of fatigue’: One woman’s Parkinson’s diagnosis is a test of flexibility and gratitude
“Living With” explores the contours of life with chronic illness, from the prelude to diagnosis…
STAT+: They were the 10% left out of life-changing treatments. Now these cystic fibrosis patients may finally get help
Vertex Pharmaceuticals revolutionized the treatment of cystic fibrosis. It also has unfinished business. The Boston…
STAT+: Leading ALS advocacy group roiled by infighting over money and priorities
A blistering battle has broken out between the ALS Association and more than a dozen…
GoodRx leaked sensitive health information to Facebook and Google, FTC alleges
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused GoodRx, the prescription drug discount platform, of sharing…
Town Hall Ventures’ Andy Slavitt on how to invest in Medicaid and health tech
SAN FRANCISCO — Part of Andy Slavitt’s core mission at Town Hall Ventures is proving…
STAT+: Gene therapy can transform life for people with hemophilia. But some patients don’t want it.
Given everything he’s been through, Bobby Wiseman says he should have been dead instead of…
Opinion: Death by missing data: Uncollected racial and ethnic pandemic data will drive inequities for decades to come
At every stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, national reporting of racial and ethnic disparities in…
Promising gene therapy delivers treatment directly to brain
When Rylae-Ann Poulin was a year old, she didn’t crawl or babble like other kids…
Opinion: It’s time to retire ‘poor historian’ from clinicians’ vocabularies
Should we pity the “poor historian” — the individual or family member who can’t give…
Predictive biomarkers could ease the exhaustive trial-and-error of antidepressants
When a patient is suffering from depression and considering medication, practically all physicians have the…
STAT+: Hip and knee replacements go better when performed by high-volume surgeons, new study finds
A new study underscores the importance of the adage “practice makes perfect,” especially when it…
U.S. plans crackdown on nursing homes that sedate patients with unnecessary antipsychotics
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing…
STAT+: Hospitals gear up to expand market power, raise prices in 2023
SAN FRANCISCO — More than a dozen of the country’s large not-for-profit hospital systems descended…
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For most mild infections, long Covid symptoms clear after a year, large study finds
Since long Covid emerged, how best to define it, predict it, and treat it has…
STAT+: Hospitals say peak labor costs are behind them
SAN FRANCISCO — Rising labor costs has been the main financial concern for hospitals over…
STAT+: Study finds heavier reliance on nurse practitioners, physician assistants after private equity takeovers
A new study suggests physician practices acquired by private equity rely more heavily on advanced…
‘I want people to see us’: A writer gives voice to long Covid and mothering from bed
“Living With” explores the contours of life with chronic illness, from the prelude to diagnosis…
FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug shown to moderately slow cognitive decline in early stages of the disease
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new Alzheimer’s disease treatment that moderately…
Opinion: Health record interoperability needs to include dental health records
As 2023 begins, health care providers in the United States must make health records more…
STAT+: Backed by a longtime mental health leader, a new startup aims to build support for serious mental illness
The number of startups focused on mental health has surged in the wake of the…
Gene therapy trial shows promise for treating ‘bubble boy’ syndrome. Now comes the hard part
H.T. Begay is a happy kid. He’s smiley, silly, and definitely trying to make you…
STAT+: Medicare’s home hospital program may soon get a lifeline from Congress. Can it prove its worth?
A Medicare program that allowed approved health systems to bill for hospital care delivered in…
Opinion: Specialized centers can help realign the U.S.’s moral compass for sickle cell disease
Even as the United States has made commitments to health as a human right and…
Every kick, a reminder: in post-Roe California, a painful wait before ending a wanted pregnancy
This is part of a series of snapshots from post-Roe America. He loved peaches. He…
From the World Cup to the Olympics, sports medicine is racing to improve how injuries are treated
Whether they’re in a World Cup match or an Olympic race, injuries can be devastating…
Opinion: The art of the ‘deceased note’: A physician grapples with documenting patients’ final moments
My grandmother died in the hospital, alone, the day after she was “found down” at…
Death certificate records of long Covid are a ‘floor of an estimate,’ experts say
Long Covid has begun appearing on death certificates for a small percentage of people who…
Huge U.S. study starts sharing gene findings with volunteers
More than 155,000 Americans who shared their DNA for science are about to learn something…
STAT+: The health insurer will see you now: How UnitedHealth is keeping more profits, as your doctor
Next year, UnitedHealth Group — one of the largest health care companies on the planet…
Medical malpractice lawsuits, delayed by the pandemic, are hitting hospitals harder than expected
Carlos David Castro Rojas was a healthy 27-year-old engineering student when he fell off a…
‘A constant information lag’: The troubled recall of Philips CPAP machines underscores flaws in device oversight
The ongoing recall of millions of breathing devices made by Philips has been botched and…
‘The more voice, the better’: How tech could bring a fuller picture of living with a disability to health records
Electronic health records don’t leave much room for nuance: On paper, two patients with the…
Lessons from a thriving physical therapist to a younger self just learning about multiple sclerosis
“Living With” explores the contours of life with chronic illness, from the prelude to diagnosis…
Q&A: Siddhartha Mukherjee on the rapid pace of cancer research and ‘luminous’ life of cells
The first cells Siddhartha Mukherjee ever saw were T cells, pulled from a mouse spleen…
STAT+: UPMC, Advocate Aurora, Duke fighting lawsuits over use of Meta’s tracking tool
Five months after a media investigation revealed that hospitals were feeding Meta sensitive patient information…
A jury finds NCAA is not to blame in lawsuit over football player’s death after repeated head trauma
LOS ANGELES — In a verdict that could affect countless claims by athletes who sue…
‘Mass incarceration is one of the greatest health challenges of our time’: MacArthur ‘genius’ Emily Wang on building solutions
The U.S. has two separate health care systems: one for people who aren’t incarcerated, and…
A simple screening question could help millions of women prevent cardiovascular disease. Why aren’t we using it?
Early one afternoon in 2000, Monique Shields, just a few weeks shy of her 30th…
Why doesn’t the U.S. have at-home flu tests?
Flu season is underway. RSV is putting record numbers of children in hospitals. And health…
STAT+: A CEO’s plan to monetize health data rescued from IBM Watson’s wreckage
A company being built from the ashes of IBM’s Watson Health division is launching new…
STAT+: She was a celebrated oncologist. Why did she hide her breast cancer until it was too late?
When Barrett Rollins walked into the bathroom of his Beacon Hill home, he was stunned…
STAT+: With VillageMD investment, Cigna bets on value-based care for a younger, healthier crowd
These days, if you’re an insurer and you’re not buying into the health care provider…
In a first, a fatal enzyme deficiency is treated in the womb
To protect this child from the same genetic disease that killed two older siblings, treating…
Vermont establishes a constitutional right to an abortion
WASHINGTON — Vermont will make abortion a constitutional right after voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot…
How doulas could help prevent the harms that can happen during childbirth
When Tamiya Griffin was expecting her first child in 2014, she had what she thought…
When it comes to caring for underserved patients, health tech is still figuring out what success looks like
For startups and investors aiming to bring health technology to underserved populations, evidence of impact…