Lead aprons not necessary for patients during X-rays, says largest U.S. dental group
Since the 1920s, lead vests and aprons have served as trusted shields against the harmful…
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Congressmen: This Covid hearing ‘could have been an email’
WASHINGTON — House Republicans have repeatedly accused Biden health officials of withholding and censoring documents…
The U.S. hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat
NEW YORK — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn’t abating, with the rate of infectious cases…
Zyn scrutiny from Sen. Chuck Schumer prompts an unlikely culture war
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants the federal government to investigate Zyn nicotine pouches….
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Bernie Sanders’ showdown with pharma CEOs is coming to a head
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HPV vaccine study finds zero cases of cervical cancer among women vaccinated before age 14
A historic new study out of Scotland shows the real-world impact of vaccines against the…
New chronic Covid study offers insight into which immunocompromised patients are most at risk
You’ve heard of long Covid, a condition in which the acute infection subsides but troubling…
Could long Covid’s signs of immune dysregulation in the blood lead to a diagnostic test?
Long Covid has long eluded scientists looking for its cause. Not knowing what triggers its…
The WHO and drug regulators want to reformulate the flu vaccine. It’s easier said than done
Last fall, the World Health Organization and some national drug regulators urged influenza vaccine manufacturers…
As she drives research on structural racism in health care, Rachel Hardeman faces a painful reckoning
MINNEAPOLIS — It’s been almost four years since George Floyd was murdered here at 38th…
After grilling Fauci on Covid origins, House Republicans want to consider new rules for foreign research
WASHINGTON — House Republicans want to explore tighter inspection and safety requirements for infectious disease…
Nearly 1 in 10 global teens have used “budget Ozempic” laxatives and other risky weight-loss products, per study
New weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy have garnered a lot of attention in…
This is the TLDR of JPM Day 1
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How opioid overdoses in public restrooms led an electrician to invent ‘safe bathrooms’
First, a light starts to flash. Then a high-pitched siren starts to blare. Then come…
Quitting alcohol — or even drinking less — reduces risk of oral cavity and esophageal cancer, per new analysis
Reducing or eliminating alcohol consumption reduces the risk of developing oral cavity and esophagus cancers,…
STAT+: What comes after Wegovy? The quest to eradicate obesity
About a decade ago, after becoming obese, Jacob Petersen lost weight so quickly that some…
Opinion: People with food insecurity deserve better nutrition education
Since spring 2022, a flood of migrants fleeing political instability in Venezuela — about 136,000…
STAT+: New weight loss drugs have proven their effectiveness. Now researchers want to know how to best use them
LONDON — Starting in the new year, a team of researchers in the U.K. and…
Morning Rounds: Our newsroom’s favorite stories of 2023
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Morning Rounds: Why health care costs are nearly a fifth of the GDP
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STAT+: Medical marijuana companies are using pharma’s sales tactics with little of the same scrutiny
WASHINGTON — Medical marijuana companies sell medicine, just like pharmaceutical companies. But they’re not playing…
Morning Rounds: Americans put faith in nurses as overall confidence in health care ebbs
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Opinion: The U.S. must raise federal alcohol taxes to address the alarming rise in alcohol use
Eleven years ago, two days before Christmas, my 24-year-old brother, who was a university graduate…
At a hospital’s teaching kitchen, patients get a taste of food as medicine
BOSTON — Tony McKoy, Jr. was ready to eat. Black chef’s hat on his head,…
Opinion: There’s a public health crisis lurking in our data: the Census option ‘some other race’
According to the 2020 Census, the second most common race in America, after white, is…
STAT+: Why FDA product recalls have spiked in recent years
Either American products are getting worse, or scrutiny over their safety is getting tougher. Whichever…
Morning Rounds: For kids with high BMI, task force not ready to recommend weight loss drugs
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A plot to solve the ‘whack-a-mole’ of drug discovery
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Methadone clinics spar with addiction doctors on bill that would widen access
Lawmakers on Tuesday will debate an addiction medicine proposal that would have been considered unthinkable…
Boston’s mobile clinics offer model of health care that meets patients where they are
BOSTON — Chongcan Zhu, an 83-year-old longtime resident of Boston, lives alone — but she…
Morning Rounds: Preterm birth rates vary across the U.S., with the highest in the Southeast
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Chronic fatigue syndrome estimated to affect 3.3 million in U.S., more than previously thought: CDC
Health officials on Friday released the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults…
Morning Rounds: 3D-printed organs, antimicrobial resistance in Ukraine, and other major health stories of the day
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White House delays menthol cigarette ban, alarming anti-smoking advocates
White House officials will take more time to review a sweeping plan from U.S. health…
STAT Morning Rounds: The health news you need to read today
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Sweeping bill to fight opioid addiction will be considered by Senate health committee
The Senate health care committee will consider a sweeping bill next week meant to combat…
STAT Morning Rounds: Six health news stories you need to start your day
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Opinion: Big Weed today is a whole lot like Big Tobacco in the 1950s
OK, marijuana is now legal. So where’s the public health approach? Strictly speaking, marijuana use…
CDC Director Mandy Cohen unscathed in her first congressional testimony
WASHINGTON — House Republicans sought Thursday to hammer the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
The surprising environmental cost of rapid testing, mosquito nets, and other lifesaving health products
Many commonly suggested ways to addressing climate change present few ethical challenges: Cut fossil fuels….
U.S. life expectancy rose in 2022, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level
NEW YORK — U.S. life expectancy rose last year — by more than a year…
STAT+: Colon cancer prevention paradox: Higher-risk patients pay more for colonoscopy
Ashley Conway-Anderson was prepared for a lot of things when it came to her first…
Overdose deaths during pregnancy spiked over the past few years, study says
Overdose deaths among pregnant or postpartum people skyrocketed between 2018 and 2021, according to new…
STAT+: House Republicans call CDC director to testify
WASHINGTON — A House committee that has sparred with the Biden administration over its handling…
Flu season is approaching, CDC says
Flu activity in many parts of the United States is starting to rise more rapidly,…
Preterm birth and infant mortality measures in U.S. remain stubbornly high
Preterm births and infant mortality are at alarming levels in the U.S., according to a…
How the Bad River Tribe flipped the script on the Native American opioid crisis
BAD RIVER RESERVATION, Wis. — Sunlight is streaming through holes in the walls of a…
Type 2 diabetes prevention programs can work at large scale, study finds
LONDON — Clinical trials have shown that lifestyle programs — which include diet, exercise, and…
Life expectancy for men in U.S. falls to 73 years — six years less than women, per study
The life expectancy of men in the U.S. is nearly six years shorter than that…
Opinion: State and local governments across the country are sidelining science
In late August 2017, Hurricane Harvey brought Texas rain that just wouldn’t stop. After four…