Opinion: Give Americans the right to save on health care
Dani Yuengling, a 35-year-old South Carolinian, had a family history of fatal breast cancer. So…
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Online requests for medication abortions spiked after the Dobbs decision
There was a staggering increase in requests for abortion pills through telemedicine in the months…
STAT+: How experts think we can put health data back ‘in the hands of the patient’
Two decades ago, the Bush administration threw a wrench in health data privacy, making it…
‘Front of the line’: For Alzheimer’s patients in successful trial, a feeling of gratitude
When the news came out last month that an experimental Alzheimer’s therapy succeeded in a…
In Fiona-ravaged Puerto Rico, hospitals were prioritized over health clinics for diesel, exacerbating rural health disparities
When Hurricane Fiona knocked out power across the entire island of Puerto Rico, hospitals turned…
When is a doctor not a doctor? Often, when patients address women physicians
In her inbox on the Mayo Clinic patient portal, the dermatologist Jamison Harvey receives some…
Call it data liberation day: Patients can now access all their health records digitally
The American Revolution had July 4. The allies had D-Day. And now U.S. patients, held…
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‘What a gift to give’: For a woman struggling with infertility, a sister’s unexpected offer of surrogacy brings new hope
Lydia Gatton’s first in vitro fertilization appointment was just a week away when the fifth-grade…
‘History is repeating itself’: The story of the nation’s first clinic for gender-affirming surgery
Nearly 60 years ago, Johns Hopkins Hospital opened a first-of-its-kind clinic to provide gender-affirming surgery….
Harassment prompts children’s hospitals to strip websites, threatening access to gender-affirming care
Children’s hospitals that have been targeted on social media for providing gender-affirming care — and…
Her mother’s abortion was required under China’s one-child policy. Her own would be illegal under Tennessee’s post-Roe ban
This is part of a series of snapshots from post-Roe America. It started as a…
A bionic pancreas aims to take the math out of managing type 1 diabetes
For people living with type 1 diabetes, it pays to be good at math. Keeping…
STAT+: New details on Apple Watch study emphasize Medicaid enrollment
Newly published details about a high-profile Apple Watch study calls it “a priority” to recruit…
Medicare is using one of its biggest hammers to try to fix the dialysis system: how providers are paid
Chronic kidney disease, already a problem affecting millions of Americans, is only expected to become…
At a fashion show for people with spinal muscular atrophy, models take back their own stories
NEW YORK — The scene: a fashion show on Fifth Avenue. The catwalk was not…
These 3 startups are trying to improve diversity in clinical trials, a challenge experts say will take more than just tech
A host of health tech startups and companies are advertising their apps and platforms as…
Opinion: Listen: A pediatric doctor on the life-or-death decisions some prospective parents must make
Christopher Hartnick never expected his work as a doctor to intersect with political discussions about…
Opinion: Why do people turn down social risk assistance offered by their doctors’ offices?
After decades of research documenting the profound effects of social factors on health, such as…
Opinion: Health care’s shift from covenant to commodity comes with consequences
Norman Rockwell’s 1939 painting “When the Doctor Treats Your Child” depicts a family doctor with…
With homicide the leading cause of maternal mortality, new research shows a link to firearms and intimate partner violence
Pregnancy is risky, and Naima Joseph sees the perils firsthand every day. For some patients,…
What happens to patients when telehealth businesses shutter?
Buzzy, venture-backed startups and big tech companies that have promised to disrupt health care are…
STAT+: One Medical founder Tom Lee on the Amazon deal and striking the right balance with virtual care
Virtual care companies face increasing churn as telehealth visits sink below their pandemic-era peak, forcing…
Opinion: The No Surprises Act: A Band-Aid protecting business as usual
The No Surprises Act has been hailed as a major bipartisan reform aiming to eliminate…
Opinion: ‘Whose life do I prioritize?’ A choice no parent wants to make
When an obstetrician or midwife cuts the umbilical cord after a child is born, the…
There’s nothing simple about chronic conditions. A complexity researcher has some ideas to improve care
Having a chronic disease can feel like a full-time job. There are the symptoms, the…
‘So much more to do’: A hospital system’s campaign to confront racism — and resistance to change — makes early strides
BOSTON — When a routine cancer screening came back showing an elevated PSA reading, George…
‘A golden age’: Long neglected in medicine, rare kidney diseases see a surge in research
As much as she tried, Judy Akin couldn’t shed the baby weight. So she’d spend…
Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in U.S.
Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this…
STAT+: Cancer patient who devoted six years to drug pricing reform isn’t done yet
BETHESDA, Md. — After six years of relentless advocacy work, David Mitchell was finally on…
Access to trauma care is improving across the country, but progress remains uneven
Six years ago, an expert panel made a strong suggestion to the White House: set…
With the help of a sticky, stretchy material, scientists design a continuous ultrasound system
It took hundreds of failed experiments, sticking gummy gels to all sorts of surfaces, for…
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STAT+: Top IQVIA lawyer declines to discuss Experian relationship, but pledges Americans’ medical secrets are safe
For years, the health data company IQVIA has quietly purchased detailed financial and demographic information…
STAT+: Internal documents on IQVIA’s secretive relationship with Experian undercut its image as a Fort Knox of patient data
To the outside world and its countless health care customers, the data powerhouse IQVIA has…
Daily Vitamin D supplements don’t lower risk of bone fractures, study finds
Whether created from sunlight or taken in by food, vitamin D assists in the mineralizing…
‘Critically important work’: Adm. Rachel Levine on efforts to combat gender-based discrimination in health care
A day after the Department of Health and Human Services announced plans to strengthen protections…
Encouraged by right-wing doctor groups, desperate patients turn to ivermectin for long Covid
Almost two years have passed since Dean Fritzemeier fell ill with Covid in October 2020….
Collateral damage of the Fed’s interest rate hikes: People who put medical bills on credit cards
Tiffany Yarina didn’t max out her credit card from a home renovation or luxury purchase….
STAT+: Amazon has big ambitions in primary care. One Medical is just the latest piece of its plan
When it comes to primary care, One Medical is hardly Amazon’s first rodeo. By the…
‘There’s no one long Covid’: Experts struggle to make sense of the continuing mystery
Robert Gallo apologized for still coughing. The day before President Biden tested positive for Covid-19,…
STAT+: 5 burning questions about Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical
With its acquisition of One Medical, Amazon is setting its sights squarely on shaking up…
As diabetes during pregnancy grows more common, experts point to a need for preventive care
Gestational diabetes is on the rise, climbing 30% between 2016 and 2020, according to a…
At a 988 call center, volunteers embrace a new number while providing familiar hope
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Don smiled when he saw who was calling. He usually works the…
FDA approves first at-home therapy for skin repigmentation in vitiligo patients
Patients with vitiligo will now have access to the first ever at-home therapy for skin…
Opinion: Empower primary care with adequate payments and technology
Nina, the mother of an autistic teenager, had never experienced a panic attack until Covid-19…
STAT+: One health system’s six-year odyssey to meet its patients’ needs outside the clinic
Manisha Parulekar knew her aging patients needed extra support outside the walls of her clinic….
They blazed a trail with ‘brain-computer interfaces.’ Now they want to help shape the field’s future
Three years after he was paralyzed from the chest down, Ian Burkhart faced a dilemma….
In the label ‘adult failure to thrive,’ medicine reveals its own failures
The death certificate made everything worse. Seth Fischer was already angry: a physical feeling, an…
STAT+: Beyond a CRISPR treatment’s encouraging results, some scientists see a need for more data on risk
What happens when you CRISPR people? Few questions generated more contentious discussion in biotech in…
Opinion: The accuracy of pulse oximeters shouldn’t depend on a person’s skin color
Covid-19 made pulse oximeters an even more important tool for measuring the amount of oxygen…
In a doctor’s suspicion after a miscarriage, a glimpse of expanding medical mistrust
The idea that she might be pregnant hadn’t crossed Janneke Parrish’s mind. She used contraceptives…