Medicine
Chat to strangers and let your kids be bored: how to embrace a ‘slow September’ – and enjoy life more
The pressure to self-optimise at the start of the new school year can lead to disappointment and burnout. Instead, here are seven ways to slow things down and reap the benefitsIt …
STAT+: FDA takes another look at botanical drugs
The biggest barrier for a top schzophrenia treatment, Ionis' first approval for Alexander disease, and more biotech news
Disabled workers at greater risk of losing health insurance
An organ transplant first, new details on ADA conference controversy, and more health news from Morning Rounds
STAT+: We’re reading about a Bristol CAR-T trial pause, Pfizer offloading a shelved candidate, and more
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Is a recommended diet affordable any more? – video
High food prices are affecting everyone right now, but it turns out they are affecting some people way more than others. Josh Toussaint-Strauss looks at the grocery price situatio…
Scientists map key protein interactions linked with profound autism
Research published in the journal Science illuminates a "missing piece" in the biological understanding of profound autism and offers new targets for drug development.
A remarkable documentary made by blind students: ‘We were stunned by the footage’
In Brailled It, the tension and stakes of the annual Braille Challenge are brought to the screen by three of the competitorsFor the past 26 years, some 22,000 blind and visually i…
Opinion: The FDA removed the red tape around one of the best drugs for children with schizophrenia. But the fear remains
Clozapine “is one of the most underused drugs in all of medicine,” writes Nitin Gogtay.
STAT+: Lindsay Clancy case exposes dangers of fragmented U.S. health system, experts say
In the months before killing her children, Lindsay Clancy repeatedly sought help for her deteriorating mental health.
Opinion: Make infectious disease data boring again
“Is CDC now applying different standards to state data depending on who governs the state or what political party won an election?” ask former CDC officials.
‘If you can’t understand what sex is, it’s irrelevant if you seem to be enjoying it’: how Queen at Sea upended the dementia drama
Lance Hammer’s first film in 18 years is a heart-wrenching masterpiece about family, mental decline and sexual consent. He and supporting actor Juliette Binoche discuss how they b…
Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months
Organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis and acted as a ‘bridge’ while he waited for a human transplant in the USA genetically modified kidney from a pig called Wilma has kept a 66-yea…
STAT+: Recipients of gene-edited pig kidneys successfully receive human organs
Two recipients of gene-edited pig kidneys have successfully received human organs, a milestone in the wider effort to advance xenografts.
STAT+: Ionis wins FDA approval for first drug for Alexander disease, a rare and deadly neurological disorder
Zanvastro is the first disease-modifying treatment for Alexander disease, a rare and fatal disorder.
‘Tactical athletes’ get new guidance for cardiovascular fitness
Tactical athletes, a category of people first recognized in the early 2000s, also need distinct kinds of health care.
Do people really smell different as they get older? The truth behind ‘old person smell’
Experts say that the smell comes from a chemical compound called 2-nonenal, and it can show up much earlier than one expectsLast week, my mom complained that she’s starting to sme…
STAT+: Seattle scientists launch $95 million AI biology effort
Ultragenyx drug fails pivotal Phase 3, FDA's success at regulating unproven stem cells, and other biotech news
STAT+: Fauci speaks, and writes
Anthony Fauci is working on a book, we unpack Trump's latest drug pricing deals, and more from STAT's D.C. Diagnosis newsletter.
HHS flip-flops on disability lawsuit
Drug overdose deaths decreasing, a path to patients for AI devices, and more health news from Morning Rounds
STAT+: OpenEvidence launches new family of AI models
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: What FDA's TEMPO pilot means for AI regulation, OpenEvidence launches new AI models, and more.
STAT+: We’re reading about an Ultragenyx failure, RevMed for lung cancer, and more
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STAT+: Abivax has still not been acquired. What’s going on?
Biotech M&A activity is off the charts, yet the French drugmaker Abivax hasn't been picked up yet. There may be some explanations.
The pediatricians who take in vaccine-skeptical parents others won’t
At a "practice of last resort," pediatricians prioritize allaying parents' vaccine concerns without hardline dismissals.
Opinion: I was a doula before I was an OB-GYN. I wish the two professions understood each other more
“The longer I practice, the more I think many conflicts in maternity care come from a simple misunderstanding,” writes Debra Eluobaju, a doula turned OB-GYN.