H5N1 avian flu found in Texas man who apparently was infected by dairy cows
This is a developing story. Texas health officials reported Monday that an individual who had…
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How expanded methadone access helped Switzerland defuse its drug crisis
ZURICH — The lobby of this addiction clinic is unremarkable, really, except for the network…
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How will the Supreme Court’s mifepristone decision impact biopharma?
New biotech newsletter launching this Thursday. Don’t miss out. Hey there. Today, we discuss the…
Top U.S. addiction researcher calls GLP-1 data for addiction ‘very, very exciting’
Early data regarding the use of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy to treat addiction…
Opinion: The influential adverse childhood experiences questionnaire should ask about gun violence
The adverse childhood experience (ACE) questionnaire has become a critical part of public health. It…
Overdose deaths hit another record but show signs of leveling off
The U.S. recorded 107,941 drug overdose deaths in 2022, according to a new federal report…
STAT+: Q&A: Mark Parrino says it’s time to ‘completely re-examine’ methadone treatment for opioid addiction
Nobody has made more of an impact on methadone treatment than Mark Parrino. For decades,…
STAT+: The methadone clinic monopoly: Opioid treatment chains backed by private equity are fighting calls for reform
Private equity firms have acquired stakes in nearly one-third of all methadone clinics in recent…
EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after partial ban
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a…
The harms of adverse childhood experiences are well-known. But positive experiences can affect future health, too
I was recently working with a young mother who struggled with depression and anxiety in…
Q&A: Is it time for scientists to rethink how they study sex in research?
Our understanding of sex has come a long way. Aristotle theorized that heat during conception…
What happens when an approved drug doesn’t work?
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Inside a push to create an NIH office for post-infection chronic illness
When the White House released President Biden’s 2025 budget requests this week, funding for biomedical…
Study: Gilead antiviral drug shows promise as a treatment for Ebola Sudan
A new study suggests the antiviral drug obeldesivir may be effective in curing Ebola Sudan…
STAT+: Medicare couldn’t cover Wegovy for weight loss. But now that it’s also a heart drug, the door is open
WASHINGTON — Novo Nordisk’s newly won permission to market the heart benefits of its obesity drug…
Delta 8 THC use reported by 11% of high school seniors
WASHINGTON — In the last year, an estimated 11% of high school seniors have used…
Rigid rules at methadone clinics are jeopardizing patients’ path to recovery from opioid addiction
DETROIT — Every morning, Rebecca Smith, nursing a surgically repaired knee, carefully walks down the…
STAT+: New methadone rules are about to take effect. Here are 6 ways treatment could shift
The federal government is reforming methadone care for the first time in over two decades….
Experts say leaked messages present false link between gender-affirming care and cancer
Hundreds of messages from an internal chat board for an international group of transgender health…
Opinion: STAT readers on new CDC Covid guidelines, weight loss drugs and mental health, and new psychiatric meds
STAT now publishes selected Letters to the Editor received in response to First Opinion essays…
RSV monoclonal Beyfortus was 90% effective at preventing hospitalizations in children this winter: CDC
A new monoclonal antibody product to protect against respiratory syncytial virus was 90% effective at…
Opinion: The CDC’s new, relaxed Covid isolation guidance makes perfect sense
What makes for good public health guidance? That’s the conversation I was having with a…
Florida health officials provide scant details on measles cases, worrying health experts
On Sunday, public health officials in two Michigan counties warned their residents that they may…
Air quality improvements belie rising racial and ethnic disparities in pollutant-related deaths, study finds
The U.S. is making progress in reducing the public health consequences of air pollutants and…
FDA advisory panel recommends a streamlined flu vaccine for next fall
When Americans line up for flu vaccines next fall, they will almost certainly be getting…
It’s time to stop treating menopause like a disease, researchers argue in series of Lancet articles
One in eight people is postmenopausal, and about 50 million women enter menopause every year….
How the U.S. is sabotaging its best tools to prevent deaths in the opioid epidemic
The opioid overdose epidemic has burned through the U.S. for nearly 30 years. Yet for…
STAT+: Q&A: Nora Volkow on how to get ‘at least 50% less people dying’ from opioid overdose
In 2003, the year Nora Volkow was appointed director of the National Institute on Drug…
Serum Institute of India wants government HPV contract
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CDC eases isolation guidance for Covid and other respiratory illnesses
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is “sunsetting” its advice that people sick with…
More than 1 billion people have obesity, including 159 million young people, study estimates
More than 1 billion people — or one in eight people worldwide — are now…
RSV vaccines may be linked to small increased risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, data suggest
The new vaccines that protect older adults against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, may be…
Flu vaccine offering decent levels of protection this winter, new data show
Flu vaccine appears to be offering reasonable levels of protection this winter, with particularly strong…
Amid measles outbreaks, U.K. launches vaccination ad campaign to boost childhood immunizations
LONDON — Facing a growing outbreak of measles, the U.K. on Thursday unveiled an advertising…
Chikungunya vaccine approved for select groups by CDC advisory panel
In a global first, some travelers and laboratory researchers who are at risk of contracting…
CDC advisory panel says people 65 and older should get a Covid spring booster shot
An expert panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines on Wednesday…
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Cholera vaccine shortage reaches worst point yet, with experts fearing deadly outbreaks
An unprecedented shortage of cholera vaccine has public health experts fearing that a recent surge…
The FDA isn’t afraid to yank a disappointing drug
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What do CEOs owe the world?
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HHS fills key vaccine advisory panel slots
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that it is filling eight vacancies,…
Covid-19 vaccine confidence soured by officials’ messaging, Republicans argue
WASHINGTON — A House hearing on vaccine safety claims sought to pierce through Americans’ falling…
Juul’s internal playbook opens a rare window into influence in Washington
WASHINGTON — A new trove of internal emails and other documents from the e-cigarette maker…
The need to know biotech news stories today
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Ebola vaccine cuts fatality even in people who were infected before the jab, new study shows
A new study has shown that people vaccinated against Ebola who still developed the disease…
New pharma CEOs in the hot seat
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Opinion: Moving from crisis response to crisis prevention in U.S. mental health systems
Despite widespread promises of reform after the murder of George Floyd in 2020, in 2023,…
STAT+: More than half the slots on a key vaccine advisory panel are vacant. Where’s HHS?
A critical government advisory committee charged with charting U.S. vaccination policy appears to be atrophying,…
CDC and social media: The new misinformation war
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Supreme Court to weigh whether Covid misinformation is protected speech
WASHINGTON — As social media sites were flooded with misleading posts about vaccine safety, mask…
STAT+: Juul spent big to court Black leaders to promote its e-cigarettes, new documents show
Documents released this week shed new light on an aggressive strategy from vape maker Juul…