The little-known bill that made drugs more affordable
This is Part 4 of “Behind the Counter,” an in-depth video series demystifying the complex…
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Why clinicians are reconsidering race-based algorithms
Algorithms are ubiquitous in medicine. They can take the form of a flowchart, a simple…
Watch: How drug patents pave the way to profit
This is Part 3 of “Behind the Counter,” an in-depth video series demystifying the complex…
Watch: How insurers use doctors to profit off medical codes
Insurers like UnitedHealth are profiting off of the Medicare Advantage system, and it’s causing problems…
Watch: How pharmacy benefit managers influence drug pricing
This is Part 2 of “Behind the Counter,” an in-depth video series demystifying the complex…
Watch: The role of PBMs, patents, and public health in drug pricing
This is Part 1 of “Behind the Counter,” an in-depth video series demystifying the complex…
Watch: Restaurant workers can serve your food, bring your drinks, and maybe save your life
BOSTON — The tables set up near the entrance of the Big Night Live concert venue…
Watch: What we know about traces of H5N1 bird flu found in pasteurized milk
Genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus was found in grocery store milk in the United…
Watch: Why fentanyl withdrawal is agony and how medication can prevent it
Over 2 million Americans have opioid use disorder, according to some estimates. Illicit opioids such…
Watch: What is in utero gene editing?
Recently approved gene therapies offer patients one-time, potentially curative treatments for genetic diseases such as…
Treating Rural America: The telehealth solution
There is a persistent shortage of primary care doctors in the rural United States. Specialists,…
Watch: A conversation with the 2023 STAT Wunderkinds
Each year, STAT sets out to celebrate the unheralded heroes of science and medicine, poring…
Treating Rural America: The Last Doctor in Town
With physicians experiencing high turnover and burnout during Covid-19 pandemic and rural hospitals closing, the…
Watch: P-value, an important measurement in clinical trials, explained
When testing new treatments, drugmakers must show that their formulation bears out better results than…
Watch: The troubled history of BMI, the body mass index
The body mass index, or BMI, is the formula that’s used most often to diagnose…
Watch: This small-town pharmacy may be a model for more affordable drugs
STAUNTON, Va. — Honest Rx operates like any other pharmacy in the United States —…
Watch: How pulse oximeters work, and why they sometimes do not
Pulse oximeters, which measure oxygen levels in blood, are one of the most widely used…
Watch: Why aren’t ectopic pregnancies viable?
Following the fall of Roe v. Wade, many clinicians have become fearful and uncertain about…
Watch: As an outbreak grows, what is monkeypox and how does it spread?
The world is experiencing a monkeypox outbreak, with cases seen in a number of countries…
Watch: Why isn’t there a nasal vaccine for Covid-19 yet?
Covid-19 vaccines have rapidly altered our relationship with SARS-CoV-2, turning a dangerous infection into something…
Watch: When disease impairs immunity, vaccines are hampered, too
Covid-19 vaccines are remarkably effective, and, at this point, they are the best tool we…
Watch: Merck’s Covid pill could transform treatment. Here’s how it works
Earlier this month, study results showed that molnupiravir, Merck’s investigational antiviral pill, cut hospitalization rates…
Watch: An unusual 30th birthday gift: Why I got a colonoscopy so young — and documented every step
The passing of Chadwick Boseman from colorectal cancer at the age of 43 devastated so…
Watch: SPACs are all the rage, but what are they? STAT explains
Wall Street’s hottest new trend is a 1980s retread: Private firms are merging with so-called…
Watch: What’s the deal with fecal transplants?
For more than a decade, scientists have been experimenting with a procedure known as a…
Watch: From Kalamazoo to Fenway Park: the logistics of Covid-19 vaccine shipments
Covid-19 vaccinations in the Unites States are starting to accelerate after a slow rollout. The…
Watch: What to expect when you’re injected: Vaccine side effects explained
Vaccinations for Covid-19 are now underway in the U.S. Two vaccines – one from Pfizer…
Watch: STAT’s Helen Branswell answers your questions about Covid-19, reinfection, and vaccine efficacy
It has been over nine months since STAT published reporter Helen Branswell’s first article about…
Watch: What day is it? How pandemic stress alters your perception of time
Sunday, Monday, July, August — do these words still have meaning? Time can feel like…
Watch: MIT engineers develop a system to help physicians get the most out of ventilators
The Covid-19 pandemic triggered ventilator shortages in hospitals around the world as clinicians rushed to treat…
Watch: How researchers will study Covid-19 vaccines
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, has sickened millions of people around the world and…
Watch: Antibodies, immunity, and what they mean for Covid-19, explained
The immune system is no wimp. When pathogens cause illness, it kicks into high gear….
Watch: Ventilators are in high demand for Covid-19 patients. How do they work?
Ventilators are one of the most important tools hospitals have for keeping Covid-19 patients in…
Watch: Why reports about coronavirus death rates can be misleading
When a new disease starts to spread, the most pressing questions are: How deadly is…
Watch: Hollywood motion capture technology finds a new role in hospital rehab
A technology most famous for its use in Hollywood movies is now a rehabilitation tool…
Watch: Why do some viruses spread more widely than others?
As public health officials try to gauge the threat posed by a new virus that…